LONDON: A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran after trying to watch a volleyball match is on a hunger strike for the second time, the BBC reported on Monday.

Ghoncheh Ghavami, a 25-year-old law graduate from London, is protesting against “what she called her illegal detention,” her mother told the BBC.

Ghavami was sentenced to a year in jail after attempting to attend a men’s volleyball match between Iran and Italy in Tehran in June, her lawyer told Iranian media.

Woman are banned from attending volleyball and football matches in Iran, which officials say protects them from lewd behavior.

The BBC reported that Ghavami is on hunger strike “against her continued detention without a court order, and the judiciary’s decision to keep her case in limbo.”

The status of Ghavami’s case is uncertain because prosecutors have not confirmed her sentence, according to the broadcaster.

Ghavami previously went on hunger strike for two weeks before her sentencing, when she was detained for months before going on trial behind closed doors.

No reason was given for her sentencing, but Ghavami was accused of spreading anti-regime propaganda, a broad charge often used by the Iranian judiciary.