Her phone suddenly went silent, none of her Iranian contacts knew what had happened to her, but the following day the journalist made two very short phone calls, one to her mother and one to her partner,

Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, but her arrest was only made public on Friday.

Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19, but news of her detention only became public on Friday. The reason for the arrest of Ms. Sala, a well-known reporter, has not been made public.