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UN Calls Foreman Detention Hostage-Taking Amid Hunger-Strike Crisis

7/6/2026

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UN human-rights experts call the Foremans’ detention hostage-taking and warn of an imminent medical emergency.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman are on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison after an espionage sentence they deny.
Their family says they survive only on water, milk and honey and their health is rapidly declining.
Nearly 90,000 people have signed a petition urging the British government to intervene, despite officials denying credible prisoner-exchange plan.

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UN human-rights experts call the Foremans’ detention hostage-taking and warn of an imminent medical emergency.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman are on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison after an espionage sentence they deny.
Their family says they survive only on water, milk and honey and their health is rapidly declining.
Nearly 90,000 people have signed a petition urging the British government to intervene, despite officials denying credible prisoner-exchange plan.