Alessia Piperno had been traveling in Iran without a valid visa and was blogging about the civil rights protests in the country when friends say she was taken into custody during a raid shortly after celebrating her 30th birthday.
, has been released from Iran’s notorious Evin prison, Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni announced Thursday.
The Italian had been traveling in Iran without a valid visa and was blogging about the civil rights protests in the country when friends say she was taken into custody during a raid shortly after celebrating her 30th birthday. “After intense diplomatic efforts, today Alessia Piperno was released by Iranian authorities and is preparing to return to Italy,” Meloni’s office said.
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