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- 1British couple detained in Iran's Evin prison visited by ambassador▼detention of craig and lindsay foreman
Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple detained in Iran, have received a visit from a British ambassador at Tehran's Evin prison after months without contact. The meeting is the first confirmed confirmation of their wellbeing since their detention. The couple, reportedly detained while travelling through Iran, remain held, and the Foreign Office is pressing for consular access and their release.
- 2Iran's Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi describes torture in prison▼‘A return to prison is always looming’: Iran’s Nobel laureate recounts torture in jail and hopes for the future
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has given an interview describing the torture and harsh conditions she endured in Tehran's Evin prison, saying a return to jail always looms over her. She also voiced hope for the future of Iran and its protest movement, drawing wide international attention to the treatment of political prisoners.