HRANA – Craig and Lindsay Foreman, two British nationals imprisoned in Iran, have gone on hunger strike in protest against the lack of progress in their case.
According to HRANA, quoting the BBC, Ms. Foreman told her son, Joe Bennet, during a phone call yesterday that “not eating is the only power she has.” Joe Bennet also told the BBC that he is not sure whether the hunger strike will help secure phone contact, and he does not know when the strike began.
He added that his mother said she “feels confused and has been let down by both the UK government and Iranian authorities.”
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman, who entered Iran on a round-the-world motorcycle trip, were arrested in January of 2025 in Kerman by IRGC Intelligence forces. Judicial authorities have accused them of “espionage,” claiming the couple gathered information in several provinces under the cover of tourism and research activities.
The British ambassador to Iran at the time also met with the two defendants at the Kerman Prosecutor’s Office in February of that same year.
In recent years, Iranian authorities have arrested several foreign nationals on charges such as espionage or cooperation with hostile governments. Some of those detained have later been released following political negotiations. Human rights organizations and several Western governments have accused Iran of using such arrests for political leverage, an allegation Iranian officials have consistently denied.
