AN ADVENTURE motorcyclist is hoping to encourage others from across Worcestershire to join him on a ride to raise awareness of the plight of Lindsay and Craig Foreman who are wrongly imprisoned in Iran.
The ride will take place on May 20, with the local group meeting at Hopwood Services at 7am to reach the start point at Queen’s Gate, London, at 9.30am.
The group will then journey past the Iranian Embassy to express their views and Parliament Square where a petition will be handed to Government, calling on it to do more to get Lindsay and Craig released.
As the Standard went to press, the petition had around 67,000 names on it – it is hoped by then, there will be 100,000 signatures. If that is the case, it will trigger a House of Commons debate on the issue.
Adrian Kriss, from Bromsgrove, told the Standard: “Lindsay and Craig are now fast approaching 500 days of detention and the Government has done nothing of meaning.“I feel more needs to be done as this inaction sends the wrong message to governments of other countries who may well feel they could benefit in some sort of political way by detaining UK citizens.“Therefore, I suggested, and am now helping, organise a ride out passing the front of the Iranian Embassy and finishing at Parliament Square where we will deliver the petition.”
The campaign to get the pair released is being led by Lindsay and Craig’s children – Joe, Toby, Chelsea and Kieran.
In a post on their campaign website – freelindsayandcraig.com – they said the pair were a ‘coach and a carpenter, full of curiosity and kindness, with no ties to any government’.
The pair were on #PPK2K – people-to-people adventure exploring what makes a good life – global motorcycle journey.
Their children said they had valid visas, a licensed guide and a pre-approved itinerary.
They entered Iran on December 31, 2024, visiting Tabriz, Tehran, and Isfahan where they were warmly welcomed by locals and shared joyful moments online.
Their final stop was to be Kerman on January 3, 2025, but they never arrived – their phones went silent and they did not check into their hotel.
On February 13 last year, Iranian State Media claimed they were arrested on spying charges and on February 17, they were sentenced to ten years in prison in Iran following what their family called a ‘sham trial by a sanctioned Judge’.
“That is not only a false accusation, but it’s absurd – our parents are not spies.”
Visit: eventbrite.com/e/ride-out-to-parliament-for-lindsay-and-craig-foreman-tickets-1986900130777 to book free spaces on the ride.
And go to: c.org/DGwZRsTTyM to sign the Change.org petition.
