THE FAMILY of a Brit mum and dad detained in Iran hope the government will fight harder for their release after another couple were finally freed by the Taliban.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested and charged with spying against Tehran while on a dream motorbike tour around the world in January.
PALindsay and Craig Foreman are facing espionage charges in Iran[/caption]
PAThe couple were arrested while on a motorcycle trip in January[/caption]
facebook/PPK2K RTW Motorcycle MissionThe couple remain detained in Iran[/caption]
The married couple, both aged 52, have been kept in separate hellhole prisons for nine months awaiting trial for espionage charges which they deny.
Their detention echoes the case of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who were finally reunited with family this week after being held in Afghanistan since February.
Lindsay and Craig’s son Joe Bennett hopes their safe return will force UK authorities to increase efforts to get his mum and dad home to East Sussex.
He said: “We are extremely relieved to hear that the British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have now been released.
“They and their family have been through such a terrible time and our thoughts and support go out to them as they return home
“ No-one should be held hostage abroad, not them and not our loved ones, Lindsay and Craig Foreman.
“Lindsay and Craig are still held in terrible conditions in jails in Iran and we remain very concerned for their health and wellbeing.
“We hope this will now put the spotlight on our UK government to do more to ensure the release of Lindsay and Craig.”
Peter, 80, and wife Barbie, 76, lived in Afghanistan for 18 years running training projects since 2009 – before being snatched by Taliban thugs.
They were held in a cell underground their intelligence HQ until being released on Friday following mediation led by Qatar.
Moments before boarding a flight to Doha, Barbie told Sky: “My message is God is good, as they say in Afghanistan.”
Peter added: “We are just very thankful.”
The Foreman family say Lindsay and Craig are “showing remarkable strength of character” while enduring “deeply concerning prison conditions”.
Craig is sharing a single room with 57 other men stacked into triple bunk beds without a mattress in Evin prison.
Lindsay is sleeping on a metal bunk alongside around 70 women crammed into a tiny area spanning just 140 square metres in Qarchak prison.
They were granted a “small glimmer of light” when allowed to share a phone call and see each other once a week.
APBarbie and Peter Reynolds, aboard a plane travelling to Qatar after being released by the Taliban[/caption]
AFPPeter Reynolds hugs his daughter Sarah Entwistle in Doha on Friday[/caption]
ReutersBarbie Reynolds being greeted in Doha on Friday[/caption]
Relatives are urging the UK government and new Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to immediately end their “hostage situation”.
Lindsay and Craig entered Iran on New Year’s Eve last year and travelled through Tabriz, Tehran and Isfahan.
After passing through Europe from Spain, they had planned to spend five days in Iran before travelling to Australia.
They had valid visas, a licensed guide and pre-approved itinerary for their #PPK2K global adventure exploring what makes a good life.
But the couple were last heard from on January 3 and never checked into their hotel on the scheduled final stop the following day in Kerman.
On February 13, Iranian state media announced they were arrested on espionage charges.
PAFamily of Lindsay and Craig Foreman are hoping for a similar outcome to the Reynolds[/caption]
Facebook/Motorcycle missionThe British couple’s children have called for more government pressure on Iran for the release of their parents[/caption]
Not known, clear with picture deskThe couple are being detained separately in Iran on espionage charges[/caption]