US EditionFamily of UK couple detained in Iran and supporters hand petition to No 10
Joe Bennett delivered a 70,000-signature petition urging the UK Government to increase efforts to free his detained parents from Tehran’s Evin prison amid worsening health conditions.
- At the steps of Number 10 Downing Street, Joe Bennett delivered a 70,000-signature petition as a Whitehall rally and choir performing `Stand By Me` took place.
- Marking the one-year anniversary, campaigners timed the petition delivery to increase pressure on the British Government for Lindsay and Craig Foreman's release.
- Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained on 3 January 2025 during a world motorcycle tour and are accused of espionage, which they deny; Joe Bennett said his mother is `malnourished` and endures `horrible conditions` in Evin prison, Tehran.
- Joe Bennett said the government's response has been `passive` and called it `criminal`, urging a response from the prime minister while a Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said it is `deeply concerned` and continues consular engagement.
- Protests erupted in Iran last Sunday over inflation, killing two more and raising the death toll to at least 10, following US President Donald Trump's warning on Friday amid heightened tensions.
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Iran protests add complexity, says son of British couple
The son of a British couple held in Iran said Saturday that protests there add "another layer of complexity", as family and friends marked the one-year anniversary of their detentions. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their early fifties, were seized on January 3 last year, according to relatives, as they passed through central Iran during a round-the-world motorbike trip. The following month Iranian state media announced their arrest on espio…
Family delivers urgent petition for Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s release one year after Iran detention
The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman delivered a significant petition to No 10 Downing Street in 2025, marking over a year since the British couple was detained in Iran during their ambitious round-the-world motorcycle tour. The heartfelt plea urges the UK government to escalate efforts for their immediate release, emphasizing the profound distress experienced […]
Family of UK couple held in Iran take petition to No 10
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