Iran journalist 'will not be freed'

Gulf Daily News:

Iran's judiciary said yesterday hunger-striking jailed journalist Akbar Ganji, who the European Union and the White House have demanded be freed, was receiving medical treatment and would not be released.

"He is under special medical care ... and the prison physicians examine him two or three times a day," Mohammad Salarkia, deputy head of Tehran Justice Department, told the official Irna news agency.