US EditionBritish couple sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran, family say
Lindsay and Craig Foreman deny espionage charges after a three-hour trial; family calls sentence politically motivated and criticizes lack of evidence and transparency.
- British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been sentenced in Iran to 10 years in prison for espionage, according to their family.
- The couple was arrested while on a motorcycle trip on January 3, 2025 and later charged with spying, which they deny.
- The Foremans' lawyers in Iran stated there was no legal basis for a case against them, and their bail applications were ignored.
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British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who were detained in Iran last January while on a motorbike trip around the world, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Tehran court for espionage. The East Sussex couple deny the charges. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called their conviction unjustified.
A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 was sentenced to ten years in prison for espionage, announced his family on Thursday 19 February. A decision described as "revoltful and totally unjustifiable"...
A British couple has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for espionage, after having already spent a year in pretrial detention in the country. According to their lawyer, the case against them was without merit. The Iranian regime has also failed to provide evidence of espionage. "We are deeply concerned," says their son, Joe Bennett.
There is now speculation that Lindsay Foreman and Craig Foreman are being used by Iran as bargaining chips with Western countries.
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