Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple who’ve been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in jail on expenses of espionage, in line with their household, pose for a selfie in an unknown location on this undated handout {photograph} taken in 2024 and obtained by Reuters on February 19, 2026. Free Lindsay and Craig Marketing campaign/Handout through Reuters
The household of a British couple detained in Iran mentioned on Friday (March 20, 2026) the pair had been getting used as “human shields” throughout the U.S.-Israeli conflict on Iran and so they accused Britain’s authorities of failing to make progress on their launch. Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been sentenced to 10 years in jail final 12 months after Iran charged them with espionage, which they deny.
The household mentioned the couple had been getting used as “efficient human shields” and mentioned a blast close to Evin jail in Tehran had blown out window panels in Craig Foreman’s ward and prompted plaster to fall onto inmates, who dived beneath their beds for canopy.
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“My dad and mom live beneath a ‘drone of drones’, the fixed, maddening buzz of 600 machines within the sky,” Joe Bennett, Lindsay Foreman’s son, mentioned in a assertion.
“They’re sharing small rectangular cells with rats and cockroaches, sleeping on steel bunks with out mattresses in a state of fixed bodily ache.”
Bennett criticises U.Okay. Authorities
The couple had been arrested in January 2025 whereas travelling by Iran on bikes as a part of a world journey. In February final 12 months Iranian state media introduced their detention on espionage expenses.
Mr. Bennett has lobbied the British authorities to safe his dad and mom’ launch. At a convention on arbitrary detention in Washington this month he mentioned that his dad and mom felt deserted and that Britain had provided “virtually non-existent” advocacy past fundamental sensible assist. The British authorities has condemned the Foremans’ sentence as “completely unjustifiable” and has mentioned it is going to maintain urgent for his or her launch.
Mr. Bennett mentioned British International Secretary Yvette Cooper provided solely “delay and uncertainty” throughout a gathering he held along with her this week. A spokesperson for the overseas ministry mentioned in an emailed assertion that the welfare of British nationals detained in Iran was a precedence “for this authorities and continued to be throughout the present state of affairs within the Center East.”
“Craig and Lindsay’s sentences are fully appalling and completely unjustifiable,” the spokesperson mentioned. “We’ll proceed to pursue this case relentlessly with the Iranian regime till we see Craig and Lindsay safely returned to the UK and reunited with their household.”
The spokesperson added that Britain would proceed to offer consular help to the Foremans and their households.
Revealed – March 21, 2026 05:50 am IST