B itish
couple
C aig
a d
Li dsay
Fo ema .
B itish
couple
C aig
a d
Li dsay
Fo ema ,
jailed
i
I a
o
espio age
cha ges
they
de y,
have
e ded
thei
hu ge
st ike
afte
93
a d
84
days
espectively,
the
BBC
epo ted.The
couple,
f om
East
Sussex,
we e
a ested
i
Ja ua y
2025
while
t avelli g
th ough
I a
o
moto cycles
as
pa t
of
a
jou ey
f om
Eu ope
to
Aust alia.
They
we e
se te ced
to
10
yea s
i
p iso
i
Feb ua y
afte
bei g
co victed
of
espio age.
P otest
ove
p iso
co ditio s
The
Fo ema s
bega
thei
hu ge
st ike
i
May
afte
I a ia
p iso
autho ities
stopped
them
f om
co tacti g
thei
families.
Thei
elatives
said
the
p otest
was
also
aimed
at
highlighti g
the
t eatme t
of
the
couple
a d
othe
p iso e s.Acco di g
to
the
family,
the
couple
ag eed
with
p iso
gua ds
to
e d
the
st ike
i
the
hope
of
egai i g
di ect
co tact
with
thei
loved
o es.
Howeve ,
as
of
Mo day
afte oo ,
commu icatio
had
ot
yet
bee
esto ed.The
couple
had
p eviously
staged
a
sepa ate
hu ge
st ike
i
Novembe
i
what
thei
family
desc ibed
as
a
“c y
out
fo
help”.
Family
joi s
fi al
five-day
fast
Five
people
outside
Teh a ‘s
Evi
p iso
joi ed
the
couple
i
a
five-day
fast
i
solida ity,
i cludi g
Li dsay
Fo ema ‘s
so
Joe
Be ett.Be ett
said
his
mothe
a d
C aig
wa ted
the
fi al
days
of
the
p otest
to
highlight
b oade
issues
of
t uth,
justice,
ki d ess,
peace
a d
u ity.
The
family
said
the
couple
had
su vived
la gely
o
milk
a d
wate
mixed
with
eithe
ho ey
o
salt
du i g
thei
hu ge
st ike,
but
said
they
did
ot
k ow
thei
cu e t
co ditio .
Family
seeks
UK
i te ve tio
Be ett
said
the
couple
ate
togethe
o
Su day
fo
the
fi st
time
i
about
th ee
mo ths,
but
wa ed
that
ecove i g
f om
such
a
p olo ged
hu ge
st ike
would
be
difficult.The
family
has
u ged
the
UK
gove me t
to
i te ve e
a d
seek
the
couple’s
elease.
Relatives
ece tly
met
the
UK’s
e voy
fo
complex
co sula
cases,
Alistai
Bu t,
a d
the
Middle
East
mi iste ,
Stephe
Doughty,
desc ibi g
the
discussio s
as
“positive
a d
co st uctive”.C aig
Fo ema ‘s
family
has
also
alleged
that
his
se te ce
was
exte ded
by
two
yea s
afte
he
spoke
to
the
media.
His
legal
team
has
said
the
additio al
se te ce
would
be
i cluded
i
a
complai t
to
the
UN
Wo ki g
G oup
o
A bit a y
Dete tio .
