British couple lose Iran jail sentence appeal, family says

A British mates jailed successful Iran connected espionage charges person mislaid an entreaty against their 10-year sentence, according to their family.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested successful January 2025 portion passing done Iran connected a round-the-world motorcycle trip.

They were accused of spying - charges they adamantly contradict - and were sentenced successful February. Both are presently connected hunger onslaught successful Tehran's Evin prison.

A subordinate of their ineligible squad successful the UK told the BBC nary crushed was fixed for the rejection of their appeal. Lindsay's son, Joe Bennett, said they were "not permitted to be their ain entreaty hearing".

He added: "It is simply a superior quality rights violation, and it is 1 much crushed wherefore 2 British citizens, with nary different options left, are present starving themselves successful protest."

Bennett said his parent and step-father had been asked to motion documents successful Farsi which they could not read, and refused.

Barrister Haydee Dijkstal, portion of their ineligible squad successful the UK, said: "Craig and Lindsay are guiltless tourists who are arbitrarily detained and who person had their cardinal rights severely and consistently violated passim their detention."

Their lawsuit has present been passed to the Supreme Court, according to Bennett, though the household bash not recognize the ineligible process oregon the timeline of what mightiness hap next.

"It's truly tough, I don't cognize wherever to crook now," helium told the BBC. "I'm massively disquieted for them. But it's hard due to the fact that I can't speech to them."

Family members person said Craig, a carpenter, has been refusing nutrient for 25 days. Lindsay, a beingness coach, concisely resumed eating but is present connected time 16 of her hunger strike.

Snippets of quality travel via the families of their cellmates. Craig - who is taking sugar, beverage and h2o - is present said to beryllium becoming visibly thinner and weaker.

Bennett said there's little accusation connected however his mother, Lindsay, is. He is hopeless for news.

Their past consular sojourn was backmost successful December.

The Foreign Office - which warns British citizens against travelling to Iran - has described their incarceration arsenic "unjustified and appalling".

Its existent proposal states: "Having a British passport oregon connections to the UK tin beryllium crushed capable for the Iranian authorities to detain you."

Richard Ratcliffe, whose woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was held successful Iran for astir six years, said helium believed the nonaccomplishment of the Foremans' entreaty was a important moment.

"The Revolutionary Court is simply a theatre of punishment alternatively than a existent court," helium told the BBC. "So erstwhile thing similar this happens it's a awesome from the Iranian authorities to the British government."

The Foreign Office said it volition "continue moving to guarantee that Craig and Lindsay are returned safely to the UK".

In the meantime, Bennett hopes the British embassy volition beryllium capable to sojourn them successful prison, and instrumentality them basal items specified arsenic vitamins and a alteration of clothes.

He would similar them to extremity their hunger strike, for their ain health, but understands that they consciousness that their bodies are the lone bureau they have.

"The occupation is that I don't spot an extremity to this astatine the moment, which is the hardest thing," helium told the BBC. "We conscionable privation them home."