Overview

• Lindsay and Craig Foreman appeared in a Tehran court on Wednesday with a lawyer assigned by the state, according to their family.
• The couple’s relatives have requested an urgent meeting with Foreign Secretary David Lammy through adviser Radd Seiger to press for their return.
• Craig is being held in Evin Prison and has had no access to funds for 25 days, with the UK Foreign Office unable so far to transfer money for essentials.
• Lindsay met UK ambassador Hugo Shorter and received a comfort pack, while she is held at Qarchak women’s prison, which rights groups have criticised for harsh conditions.
• The East Sussex couple were detained in January during a round-the-world motorcycle trip and charged with espionage, which they deny, as the UK maintains a warning against travel to Iran due to the risk of detention.