Reporter Jailed in Iran Ends Hunger Strike

Iranian judiciary denies strike, father says she's 'very weak'
By A Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted May 6, 2009 12:47 PM CDT
Reporter Jailed in Iran Ends Hunger Strike
A member of Reporters Without Borders, hold placards with the picture of American journalist Roxana Saberi jailed in Iran, outside the Iran Air office in Paris.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Jailed journalist Roxana Saberi has ended her 2-week hunger strike a day after the Iranian judiciary said she'll get an appeal hearing on her spying conviction, Reuters reports. The Iranian-American consumed only dates and sweetened water and became "very weak," her father said. The hearing on Saberi's 8-year sentence for spying is scheduled for next week.
(More Roxana Saberi stories.)

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