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Iran extends British man's prison sentence for contacting media, family says
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Iran extends British man's prison sentence for contacting media, family says
A British man serving a 10-year sentence in Iran on espionage charges has had two more years added to his term, according to family members.
- Craig Foreman's family said he was brought before a judge without a lawyer or translator and informed of the additional sentence.
- Foreman and his wife Lindsay, also sentenced to 10 years, have been on hunger strike since May, their family stated.
- UN special rapporteurs called on Iran to release the couple, citing grave irregularities in the proceedings.
- The UK has appointed former minister Alistair Burt as the first envoy for British nationals detained abroad.
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