T he jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi has ended a two-week hunger strike, her father Reza Saberi says.
Roxana Saberi, 32, began eating again on Monday evening. She started the fast on 21 April to protest against an eight-year jail sentence for spying.
Her lawyer told the BBC that an appeals court would hear her case on 12 May. He said the verdict would be announced the same day or within a week.
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