Key facts
- British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman, arrested in Iran in January 2025, have ended hunger strikes.
- They were protesting prison conditions and were sentenced to 10 years in jail on espionage charges.
- Craig Foreman's hunger strike lasted 93 days, and Lindsay Foreman's lasted 84 days.
- The couple's family stated that the final days of the protest aimed to be constructive and collective.
- Five individuals in the UK, including Lindsay Foreman's son Joe Bennett, joined the hunger strike for its final five days in solidarity.
A British couple, Lindsay and Craig Foreman, who were arrested in Iran in January 2025 and sentenced to 10 years in jail on espionage charges, have ended their hunger strikes. Craig Foreman's strike lasted 93 days, and Lindsay Foreman's lasted 84 days. The couple were on a motorcycle journey from Europe to Australia when they were detained. Craig Foreman's sentence was reportedly extended by two years after his family spoke to the media. The family stated the hunger strike was a protest against prison conditions and that the final five days of the protest were aimed at transforming the action into something constructive and collective. Five individuals, including Lindsay Foreman's son Joe Bennett, joined the hunger strike for its final five days in solidarity. Bennett described the final days as being about "people standing together around values that should be universal: Truth, justice, kindness, peace and unity." The family recently met with UK envoy Alistair Burt and Minister for the Middle East Stephen Doughty, describing the meetings as "positive and constructive." Bennett urged for "warm words into action" and for other states to support discussions with Iran, calling the detention "arbitrary."