UK – Sky News, Oct 14, 2025
Relatives say they are in “agonising limbo” and the couple are enduring “very tough mental and physical conditions”.
A Briton detained in Iran during a motorbike tour has been moved to a prison where her husband is being held, her son has told Sky News.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were arrested in January and charged with spying – allegations they deny.
The couple were initially detained in a prison in the Iranian city of Kerman before being sent to separate jails in August, with Mrs Foreman moved to Qarchak women’s prison.
Last week, their family heard reports of the deaths of three women detained there, who were said to have been denied medical treatment. They were also told 19 other inmates were reportedly on hunger strike over the conditions inside.
Speaking to Sky News on Tuesday morning, Mrs Foreman’s son Joe Bennett confirmed she was moved to Evin Prison on Thursday, where her husband is being detained.
He said the family had been “sick with worry” over reports of the treatment of prisoners in Qarchak.
“We are relieved she’s out of Qarchak, but Evin is not a safe haven – it’s still one of the most notorious prisons in the world. We cannot let slight relief turn into complacency,” he said.
“Knowing that people have died in the same place where mum was held just days ago is unbearable.”
