Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested while travelling in Iran last January and subsequently charged with espionage, which they deny. They are currently being held at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.
Ms Foreman’s son, Joe Bennett, was meeting with parliamentarians on Wednesday to tell them his parents have endured threats of execution, witnessed regular knife fights and been left visibly malnourished and suffering from chronic medical neglect in prison.
“Since their arrest on January 3rd 2025, more than 400 days ago, Mum and Craig have suffered a list of human rights abuses that is truly shocking,” he said in a statement.
Yeah in a better world my trip of a lifetime would be Iraq and maybe see Iran too. No amount of wanting to see Babylon and Sumer makes it not an incredibly stupid decision for me to go. Iran is dumber