UK couple detained in Iran face new court hearing
A British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges will appear in court on Saturday for their latest hearing, their family confirmed on Wednesday, as they renewed calls for stronger UK government action. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested in January while travelling through Kerman, central Iran, during a round-the-world motorbike trip. Iranian authorities accuse them of spying, but their family insists the allegations are baseless. The couple are being held in separate prisons near Tehran. Relatives say they were left “completely in the dark” about the case and only managed to speak to the pair for the first time in early August. “Our parents are innocent, they are enduring horrific conditions, and they are suffering repeated violations of their human rights,” their son Joe Bennett said in a statement. “We are calling on the UK government to […]