Lindsay Foreman says she's keeping sane by reading, exercising, and practicing yoga. But after 16 months in Iran's Evin prison, the 53-year-old life coach admits she's struggling.
"I'm dealing with the realisation that we're likely to be here for a long time," she told the BBC by phone.
Craig Foreman, 52, and his wife were on a round-the-world motorcycle trip when they were arrested on suspicion of espionage in January 2025. They adamantly deny the charges. In February, they received a 10-year prison sentence.
"I just feel that we're wasting our lives in here and rotting away," Craig said. "We are innocent people. We have committed no offence."
They are being held in separate cells in the same prison. Their son, Joe Bennett, now gets regular phone calls from them via the Foreign Office, which has described their incarceration as "appalling" and "unjustifiable."
Lindsay spent 57 days in solitary confinement and was interrogated while blindfolded. Conditions in Evin prison are tough: unhygienic, with no healthcare or dental care, and frequent inmate fights.
Craig says he's watched four cellmates be taken away for execution. "I know they've been executed because they publicise it on TV the next day."
The couple had ignored Foreign Office advice against travel to Iran. "Craig and I had assessed the risk and did not think that innocent tourists would end up in prison for this long with no evidence," Lindsay said. "I take responsibility for the choice I made."