About Lindsay
and Craig Foreman
From their Children
We are Joe, Toby, Chelsea and Kieran.
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We are writing this together because our parents
have been detained in Iran on charges of espionage.
OUR PARENTS
Mum is a psychology coach with a big heart. Dad is a carpenter and craftsman.
For some time, Mum had been exploring what makes life meaningful - through coaching and countless conversations around our family table. True to her nature, she came up with a bold plan: to journey by motorbike from the UK to Australia, gathering stories and insights from everyday people along the way.
In true Dad fashion, he supported her dream wholeheartedly.
They trained hard for the trip. Mum had to overcome a deep fear of motorbikes - her brother tragically died in a crash when she was a teenager. But she was determined, and she passed her motorcycle test. Dad, always the practical one, took care of the gear and bikes. Together, they mapped out the route with care and precision, aiming to arrive in time for the Positive Psychology Conference in Melbourne.
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THE ARREST
This wasn’t a holiday. It was a purposeful, deeply personal, and humanitarian journey.
But they never made it to their destination.
Their dream ended and a nightmare began. Each day we live with uncertainty - with only snippets of news, without information on their wellbeing. We know they have been moved to Evin prison in Tehran and we have been allowed to speak to them only once but we don’t know if they are really safe or being treated humanely. And most of all, we don’t know when -or if- they are coming home. As we face the pain of not knowing, we are constantly aware that whatever we’re feeling, it pales in comparison to what they must be enduring.
WHAT HAPPENED
Our parents were on a global motorcycle journey they called #PPK2K—a people-to-people adventure exploring what makes a good life.
Their route took them from Spain through Europe and into Iran, where they planned just five days of travel before continuing east to Australia.
Everything was in order:
Valid visas, a licensed guide, a pre-approved itinerary.
Thousands of British and dual citizens travel to Iran each year. Mum and Dad understood the risks to be political instability and concerns about personal safety, not hostage-taking, and took every precaution to manage those risks. They believed their short journey through Iran would be unproblematic.
They entered Iran on 31 December 2024, visiting Tabriz, Tehran, and Isfahan. Locals welcomed them warmly, and they shared joyful moments online. Their final stop was to be Kerman on 4 January 2025.
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But they never arrived.​​​
The unfolding of a nightmare​​
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On 3 January 2025 they were detained at gunpoint
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On 13 February 2025, Iranian state media claimed they were arrested on charges of espionage
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That is not only false, it’s absurd. Our parents are not spies. They are a coach and a carpenter, full of curiosity and kindness, with no ties to any government.​​​
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They were kept in solitary confinement in Kerman with no contact with the family and only a few consular visits in the first six months.
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They had been due to be transferred to Evin and in June 2025 we endured a month of not knowing where they were when the bomb dropped on Evin.
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In July 2025 they were put on a flight to Tehran and told they were free, only to be rearrested and blindfolded on their arrival.
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They were each held separately in various prisons before being transferred to Evin Prison where they remain separated.
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In November 2025, desperate to have some contact they went on a hunger strike which ended when they were allowed phone calls with family.
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In February 2026 they were sentenced to ten years on false spying charges by a Judge sanctioned internationally for sham trials.
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Some two weeks later war broke out in Iran.
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They are held in one of the harshest prisons in the world with bombs dropping around them.
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We are worried for their health and safety. They should not be there.
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We are four siblings, not activists, doing everything we can to bring them home.
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They entered Iran legally and followed every rule.
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They are innocent.
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Our message to the government is that this nightmare must end.
We want them SAFE.
We want them FREE.
We want them HOME NOW
Thank-you, Joe, Toby, Chelsea, and Kieran