19:44, 28 April 2009 | GMT +5
Iran denies reports on detained U.S. reporter's hunger strike
TEHRAN. April 28. KAZINFORM. Iran's Judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi denied on Tuesday the reports that the U.S. reporter has gone on a hunger strike, the official IRNA news agency reported; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

Saberi, a 31-year-old freelance journalist, who reported for various news organizations including the BBC and U.S. National Public Radio (NPR), had been denied press credentials by Iranian authorities since 2006. However, she defied the ban and continued her journalistic activities.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi has asked the United States and the Europeans not to interfere with this case.
But U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Iranians for a re-examination of the spy case against the Iranian-American journalist, saying that "We hope the actions will be taken as soon as possible by the authorities in Iran...to bring about the speedy release of Ms. Saberi and her return home (to the United States)."
Iran's high-ranking officials have urged the country's judiciary to carry out a "fair" and "full" investigation into the case; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See news.xinhuanet.com for full version.