UN experts demand Iranians free British hostage couple

UN human rights experts, including Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Edwards, have called for the release of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple sentenced to 10 years in Iran on espionage charges. They have been on hunger strike for 30 days in Tehran's Evin prison after their phone contact with family was cut off. The experts say the couple appear to be wrongfully detained and face a medical emergency. The Foremans, arrested in January 2025 while on a motorcycle trip, lost their appeal and their case has been sent to Iran's Supreme Court.