Arrested Italian reporter planned 'balanced coverage' of Iran, journalist says
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was detained by police over a week ago in Iran, was planning to do a "balanced coverage" of the country by reporting on the "facts and realities on the ground", FRANCE 24 Correspondent Saeed Azimi said. Azimi said he met with Sala accompanied by a translator from an Iranian mediator agency three days before her arrest.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was detained by police over a week ago in Iran, was planning to do a "balanced coverage" of the country by reporting on the "facts and realities on the ground", FRANCE 24 Correspondent Saeed Azimi said. Azimi said he met with Sala accompanied by a translator from an Iranian mediator agency three days before her arrest.