TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A U.S. journalist jailed in Iran for espionage is on a hunger strike, and plans to keep it up until she is freed, her father told CNN on Saturday.
Roxana Saberi records video in Tehran, Iran, in this photo taken in September 2003.
Roxana Saberi, 31, was sentenced last week to eight years in prison after a one-day trial that was closed to the public. Her father, Reza Saberi, confirmed the hunger strike, saying she started it on Tuesday.
"She was supposed to see her lawyer on Thursday but the lawyer could not get permission from the courts to go see her," Reza Saberi said. "She says she will continue the strike until she is free from prison."
Reza Saberi said he spoke to his daughter in a one-minute call, and "she did not give us the chance to tell her not to do it."
President Obama and other U.S. and international officials have denounced the Iranian court's actions.
Saberi's legal team has said it will appeal her conviction. Judiciary Chief Ayatol
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