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British couple sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran, family say
Lindsay and Craig Foreman deny espionage charges after a brief trial in Tehran; their family calls the 10-year sentences politically motivated and unjust, citing no evidence.
- On February 19, 2026, Lindsay and Craig Foreman were sentenced to ten years in Iran for espionage, the family announced Thursday.
- Lindsay Foreman and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 while travelling by motorcycle on an around-the-world trip; Iran's judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir accused them of espionage after detaining them in Kerman, central Iran.
- A three-hour court hearing denied them the chance to mount a defence, and Joe Bennett, son of Lindsay Foreman, said, `They have consistently denied the allegations. We have seen no evidence to support the charge of espionage.`
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper labelled the sentence completely appalling and said the UK will continue consular assistance and pursue the case with Iranian authorities.
- The timing coincides with reports of a US regional deployment and renewed concerns about hostage diplomacy, as Western governments accuse Tehran of using detained foreigners as bargaining chips.
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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 on a world tour have been sentenced to ten years in prison in Iran for "espionage." Lindsay and Craig Foreman—both 52 years old—have now been held in harsh conditions for over 400 days. Their family has reacted with dismay to the verdict. The British government called the sentence "appalling and completely indefensible."
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.
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