Cecilia Sala, 29, who was detained last month while on a reporting trip, was on a plane home, the Italian government announced.

Italian reporter Cecilia Sala has been freed after three weeks in an Iranian prison and is flying home, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Wednesday.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, 29, has been released after three weeks in an Iranian prison and is on her way back to Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office announced on Wednesday. Sala was detained in Tehran on December 19 while working under a regular journalistic visa and accused of “violating the laws of the Islamic Republic.”

An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks has been freed and has returned home, after her fate had become intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer arrested in Italy and wanted by the

A plane carrying Cecilia Sala, 29, left Tehran after "intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels," Premier Giorgia Meloni's office said, adding that the Italian premier had personally informed Sala's parents of the news.

Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained in Iran, has been released after three weeks. Her detention had been linked to an Iranian engineer wanted by the US. Intensive diplomatic efforts led to Sala's freedom,

An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States was freed Wednesday and is heading home, Italian officials announced.