Craig Foreman and his wife, Lindsay, from East Sussex, are being held in Tehran’s Evin prison after being convicted of espionage, charges they both deny. Multiple reports say the couple were sentenced to 10 years following their arrest on spying-related charges in January, when they were passing through Iran during a motorcycle trip. The family says the situation has worsened: Craig Foreman’s prison term is extended by two years after he is said to have spoken to the media. The reports state that the extension is connected to the couple’s engagement with journalists while imprisoned. The Independent adds that the couple are two months into a hunger strike in Evin prison. The outlets also note that the family is “flabbergasted” by the additional sentence, which they describe as being imposed for speaking to the press. Across sources, there is no official Iranian government account included in the reports, and the couple’s innocence is consistently asserted by their family.
UK couple in Iran prison see Craig Foreman sentence extended after speaking to media
Craig Foreman and his wife, Lindsay, from East Sussex, are being held in Tehran’s Evin prison after being convicted of espionage, charges they both deny. Multiple reports say the couple were sentenced...
- Craig Foreman and his wife, Lindsay, are held in Tehran’s Evin prison.
- They were arrested in January while travelling through Iran and later convicted of espionage; they deny the charges.
- Their initial sentence was reported as 10 years each.
- Their family says Craig Foreman’s sentence is extended by two years due to speaking to the media.
- The Independent reports the couple have been on a hunger strike for two months.
The family of British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran on espionage charges that they deny, said on Wednesday that a judge had extended Craig Foreman’s sentence by two years for speaking to the media.
15 minutes agoLONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - The family of British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran on espionage charges that they deny, said on Wednesday that a judge had extended Craig Foreman's sentence by two years for speaking to the media.The couple were arrested in 2025 while travelling through Iran by motorcycle as part of a round-the-world journey. Britain has described their original sentences as "totally unjustifiable".
1 hour agoCraig and Lindsay Foreman are two months into a hunger strike in Iran’s notorious Evin prison
2 hours agoCraig Foreman and his wife Lindsay, from East Sussex, are being held in Tehran's Evin prison after they were sentenced to 10 years for an espionage conviction
2 hours agoCraig Foreman and his wife, Lindsay, were each handed prison sentences after being convicted of espionage, charges they both deny.
3 hours agoCraig Foreman and his wife, Lindsay, were each handed prison sentences after being convicted of espionage, charges they both deny.
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