3 h. ago British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were detained in Bamiyan provice for ‘teaching mothers parenting with children’The Taliban have arrested a British couple in their 70s for “teaching mothers parenting with children”.Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, were detained when returning to their home in the Bamiyan province on 1 February. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Children of UK couple arrested in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for release

The Taliban has severely restricted women’s education and activities

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5 h. ago Taliban arrest Brit couple in their 70s for ‘teaching parenting skills to mothers’ in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds’ texts to their family stopped three days after they were detained on February 1

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9 h. ago Elderly British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban for 'teaching good parenting skills to mothers'

Peter, 79, and Barbie Reynolds, 75, were arrested on February 1 after they returned to their home in the Bamiyan province in Afghanistan.

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3 d. ago Video: Couple on holiday in Australia watch on CCTV as neighbours ‘land

A British couple on holiday in Australia were horrified to watch their neighbours allegedly encroach on their garden while they were away.

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4 d. ago What is espionage as British couple charged in Iran during motorbike tour?

A British husband and wife have been charged with espionage in Iran - but what exactly does that mean?

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4 d. ago Foreign Office whistleblower hopes tribunal win ‘establishes precedent’

Josie Stewart was sacked by the FCDO in 2022 after being accidentally identified as a confidential source by a BBC journalist.

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4 d. ago Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan

Pakistani police say suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in a region in the country's northwest bordering Afghanistan

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4 d. ago Espionage charges are ‘made up’, says mother of British woman detained in Iran

Jennifer Rutland said family members had warned the British couple not to visit Iran because they knew it was ‘dangerous’.

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4 d. ago Off air: One by one, the Taliban are removing women’s voices from Afghan radio

As one of the last female-run stations in the country is silenced, a former broadcaster gives an inside view of the crackdown on women working in the mediaWhen the Taliban began marching towards cities across Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, Alia*, a 22-year-old Afghan journalist, found herself doing some of the most important work of her short life and career.In the weeks leading up to the Taliban takeover in August, Alia’s voice on the radio became familiar to many in northern Afghanistan. She reported on the withdrawal of foreign troops, the siege of government offices and on the detention of former officials in her province. Above all, Alia reported on the situation for women and their fears and concerns – emotions she was experiencing herself. As the Taliban gradually began imposing restrictions on them, Alia was documenting history repeating itself. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago We sold our home and all our possessions to travel the world because we are fed up with broken Britain (and became accidental TV stars in China)

Almost two years ago, British couple Chris and Tamira Hutchinson and their three children sold their home in Corby, Northamptonshire to travel the world. They have not looked back.

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5 d. ago British motorcycling couple detained in Iran charged with espionage

Craig and Lindsay Foreman accused of entering country ‘under guise of tourists’ A British couple detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after travelling to the country as part of a round-the-world motorbike trip.The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are in their early 50s, had been charged after allegedly gathering information in different locations in the country. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago 'If you have blue eyes and blonde hair, Iran is not safe for you': Warning to tourists amid desperate bid to free British motorcycling couple arrested by Tehran 'as bargaining chips'

Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested on unspecified 'security-related charges' in January during a motorcycling journey to Australia.

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6 d. ago Couple arrested in Iran 'could have been held just because they are British': Pressure builds on Government to help bring them home

The British tourists who are being held in custody in Iran as they motorbiked across the world may have been arrested simply for 'being British', according to reports.  

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7 d. ago UK must act more promptly over latest Iran detentions, says Richard Ratcliffe

Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe expresses concern for Craig and Lindsay Foreman who were held in JanuaryThe husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has called on ministers to act “more promptly” than they did to help free his wife, after Iran detained a British couple on a motorcycle trip.Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife was freed in 2022 after five years in a Tehran prison, expressed fears that the couple would now face the “brutal theatre” of court process to “get the government’s attention”. Continue reading...

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