News · 20 May 2026
British couple spend 500 days in Iran jail
Unsplash / Khashayar Kouchpeydeh
Two British tourists face potential decade-long imprisonment after Iran convicted them of espionage charges they deny. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their 50s, were sentenced to ten years in Tehran's Evin Prison following their January 2025 arrest during a motorcycling holiday. Their family delivered a petition with 70,000 signatures to Downing Street, demanding government action for their parents' release.
Reported by Mirror · How we write briefs