UK – The Independent, Oct. 02, 2025
Lindsay and Craig Foreman deny espionage charges after they were arrested in January.
The family of a British couple detained in Iran is calling on the Foreign Office to “secure their urgent release”, saying the couple’s “physical health is really starting to suffer”.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January during a motorcycle tour around the world and were later charged with espionage.
The couple, of East Sussex, deny the allegations.
Asked when the last time was he had contact, Lindsay’s son Joe Bennett told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “So, via the embassy, we’ve had contact about three weeks ago, but actually direct contact with my mum and Craig is near on two months now.
“We’ve only actually had the one phone call with them both, which is really tough. So, it’s all fractured sort of information that comes through, and, I say, no direct information is being passed from them to us.”
On how they are, he said “reports are not good”, adding: “Conditions are, you’ve got cramped cells, there’s no mattresses, there’s been untreated illnesses, malnutrition, lack of hygiene.
“They went months without funds. You know, when you hear stuff like your mum’s on a drip, it sends you a bit crazy, really, because you don’t know why or what for, or if she’s going to be OK.
