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.
But they never arrived.​​​
The unfolding of a nightmare
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On January 3rd their phones went silent. They didn’t check into their hotel. We heard nothing more.​
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On 13 February, 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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The nightmare continues:
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There have been only a few brief consular visits and we know they are suffering with their health.
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They were originally scheduled to be moved to Evin Prison in Tehran in early June.
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We endured a month of not knowing where they were when war broke out before learning in July that they were still in Kerman.
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On 29th July, instead of a phone call that had been promised to us, they were moved to separate prisons in Tehran
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They have since been moved again separately to Evin prison.
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In November, 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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Evin prison is known for extremely harsh conditions and we are worried for their health and safety.
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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