Brit Channel 4 stars detained in Iran on espionage charges ‘moved to separate prisons after being subjected to torture'
Husband and wife Craig and Lindsay Foreman have spent over half-a-year days in jail since being detained during a round-the-world motorbike trip.
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Craig and Lindsay Foreman have spent over half-a-year in an Iranian jail since being arrested on spy charges
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The British couple had been on a round-the-world motorcycle trip
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Ever since their incarceration, the pair have hardly spoken to their loved ones and mainly had contact with the Foreign Office
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The Brits entered Iran despite being warned by the Foreign Office and their family to avoid passing through the notoriously strict state.
The couple, both in their 50s, were held back in January on unspecified espionage charges.
The Iranian government claimed they were 'posing as tourists' to gather intelligence against the Middle East nation.
The couple's worried family revealed that they hadn't had any direct contact with them since their initial incarceration.
And the Foreign Office said, until recent weeks, it couldn't confirm their whereabouts.
Now, it's thought the couple have been cruelly separated and moved from a security detention facility in Kerman, the Daily Mail reports.
Lindsay Foreman was recently transferred to Qarchak Prison, meanwhile her husband Craig was moved to Greater Tehran Prison, according to information obtained by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
The two prisons are over 20 miles from one another.
The charity also claimed in a statement that during their detention in Kerman, the Brits were "'subjected to severe pressure and torture aimed at extracting forced confessions".
It added how their family has become understandably increasingly concerned and their well-being - especially considering the recent heightened tensions between Israel and Iran.
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The pair first travelled into Iran from Armenia on December 30, and reportedly planned to leave by January 4, as they headed for Australia.
While in Iran they visited Tabriz, the capital Tehran, and Isfahan before staying in Kerman.
It was here where they were picked up by police and arrested.
At the time, the Foreign Office said the couples arrest had "caused significant concern".
The couple, who had previously been featured on Channel 4's A New Life in the Sun, had ignored pleas from friends, family and the Foreign Office (FCDO) not to enter Iran.
FCDO guidance explicitly warns against all travel to the country, cautioning that British citizens could be arrested simply for their nationality.
Despite this, the pair acknowledged the extreme risk in a social media post on December 30.
It read: 'Despite the advice of friends, family, and the FCDO (which strongly advises against travel to Iran for British nationals), we've chosen to keep moving forward.
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The pair shared pictures of them in Iran before their arrest
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Brit couple Craig & Lindsay Foreman (whose faces were blurred) meeting British ambassador Hugo Shorter
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The couple were warned not to travel to Iran by their family and friends
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'Why? Because we believe that, no matter where you are in the world, most people are good, kind humans striving for a meaningful life. Yes, we're aware of the risks.
'We also know the rewards of meeting incredible people, hearing their stories, and seeing the breathtaking landscapes of these regions could far outweigh the fear.'
The UK government has been urged to act quickly to try and free the pair.
Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was imprisoned in Iran for six years, urged officials to move faster than they did in her case.
He said: 'My heart goes out to them, and I hope they are not in for a long ordeal, and that the government is able to respond more promptly than it did in our case."
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