British couple detained in Iran used as 'human shields' at Evin prison near strike zones, family says

The family of British nationals Lindsay and Craig Foreman said on Day 21 that the couple is being used as 'effective human shields' during the US-Israeli war on Iran. The couple was sentenced to 10 years in Iranian prison last year after being charged with espionage — charges they deny — and remain held at Evin Prison in Tehran. Their son Joe Bennett said in a statement: 'My parents are living under a "drone of drones", the constant, maddening buzz of 600 machines in the sky. They are sharing small rectangular cells with rats and cockroaches, sleeping on metal bunks without mattresses in a state of constant physical pain.' A blast near Evin prison had blown out window panels in Craig Foreman's ward and caused plaster to fall onto inmates, who dived under their beds for cover. The family accused Britain's government of failing to make progress on their release. Evin Prison has historically held foreign nationals and political prisoners in Iran. The deliberate proximity of foreign hostages to military targets — if intentional — would constitute use of human shields under international humanitarian law. The incident adds pressure on the UK government at the same moment it is authorizing US bases for Hormuz strikes.