No regular contact with pair held in Iran, family say
"What I do expect is for our government to stand up for its citizens, to challenge what is happening and to keep pushing when commitments are made and then not honoured."Mum and Craig brought their hunger strikes to an end believing things would improve. Regular calls were supposed to be part of that. "Instead, we are once again in a position where we are waiting, trying to understand what is happening from a distance and being given another date further down the road.
- ▪"What I do expect is for our government to stand up for its citizens, to challenge what is happening and to keep pushing when commitments are made and then not honoured."Mum and Craig brought their hunger strikes to an end believing things
- ▪Regular calls were supposed to be part of that.
- ▪"Instead, we are once again in a position where we are waiting, trying to understand what is happening from a distance and being given another date further down the road.
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No regular contact with pair held in Iran, family sayImage source, Free Lindsay and Craig CampaignImage caption, The pair were arrested in Iran in January 2025ByJacob PanonsSouth EastPublished12 minutes agoA British couple who have been detained in Iran for more than 20 months have not had regular contact restored with their family, despite assurances, their family say.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, who were sentenced to 10 years in jail over espionage charges which they deny, were promised family contact after they ended hunger strikes, but there had not been regular calls since, they said.The family of the couple, who are from East Sussex, is calling for an urgent meeting with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to discuss what action can be taken.The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office…
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