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UN experts gravely concerned for Britons on hunger strike in Iranian jail
U.N. experts said the couple faces grave risk after more than 30 days without food and urged Iran to reopen the case.
- On Wednesday, United Nations rights experts warned that the detention of Lindsay Foreman and Craig Foreman in Iran may amount to "hostage-taking." The rapporteurs described the pair as "wrongfully detained" and urged their immediate release.
- Tehran sentenced the couple to 10 years in Evin prison last year after charging them with espionage during a motorcycle trip. The British nationals deny these charges, which experts described as "highly questionable grounds."
- Craig has been on a hunger strike for more than 30 days, while Lindsay has refused food for more than 20, prompting experts to declare "After 30 days without food, this is a medical emergency." The family reports unsanitary conditions with no mattresses.
- The family has collected more than 88,000 signatures demanding action, criticizing the response from The British. Joe Bennett, their son, stated he felt a "profound sense of abandonment" due to lack of consular support.
- Joe Bennett traveled to the United States in March to ask Trump for help as negotiators discuss prisoner swaps. Bennett insists any "serious framework deal" between the United States and Iran must include foreign detainees.
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A British couple on prolonged hunger strike in an Iranian prison is facing a "serious danger", warned UN human rights experts on Wednesday, considering that their detention...
Hunger striking British couple held in Iran at ’grave risk’: UN
UN rights experts warned Wednesday that a British couple on a lengthy hunger strike in an Iranian jail were at serious risk, charging their detention could amount go "hostage-taking". Lindsay Foreman and her husband Craig were detained during a round-the-world motorbike trip at the start of 2025. They were sentenced in February to 10 years in prison on espionage charges that they deny. The pair "should not be in prison", the United Nations speci…
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