Overview
- Lindsay and Craig Foreman, arrested in Kerman in January during a round-the-world motorcycle trip, have been charged with spying, which they deny.
- Iranian authorities cite the couple’s travel footage as evidence of espionage, while the family says it was material for a film on happiness.
- Mrs Foreman is held in Tehran’s Evin prison, where the family reports overcrowding, vermin and poor nutrition, including meals of rice and gristle.
- Son Joe Bennett says the case is stuck in a stalemate and is pressing the UK government to publicly reject the spying allegations.
- The Foreign Office says it is deeply concerned, remains in contact with the family and is raising the case with Iranian authorities after an October court hearing yielded no sentence.