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Contact with British couple held in Iran cut off, family says
Key takeaways
- Hsin-Yi Lo South East Handout Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been detained in Iran for more than a year.
- Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were detained by Iranian authorities on suspicion of espionage in January 2025 while travelling the world, which they deny.
- Their family have claimed that the couple's phone access was cut off in early May, allegedly over a media interview they gave that month.
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Hsin-Yi Lo South East Handout Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been detained in Iran for more than a year. The family of a British couple imprisoned in Iran have claimed that contact has been cut off for more than a week, leaving them "gravely concerned" for their wellbeing.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were detained by Iranian authorities on suspicion of espionage in January 2025 while travelling the world, which they deny.
Their family have claimed that the couple's phone access was cut off in early May, allegedly over a media interview they gave that month.
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