Overview
- By Thursday, the family said they had no contact for more than a week after prison staff stopped Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s phone access in early May following a media interview.
- The couple’s campaign group says the phones were removed as punishment for speaking publicly, and relatives fear the pair could now resort to a hunger strike to protest the blackout.
- The UK withdrew its diplomats from Iran in February, and the Foreign Office says it is still pressing officials in Tehran, while the family says the ambassador told them there is no clear channel to secure a release.
- In recent calls before the cutoff, Lindsay described hearing missiles and drones near Evin Prison after the February 28 strikes and warned that shaking buildings, poor safety exits, and overcrowding left inmates at risk.
- The judge who sentenced the couple, Abolghasem Salavati, is sanctioned by the UK, US, and EU over unfair trials, and the family points to recent French repatriations as it urges Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to act.