espionage
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Craig and Lindsay Foreman, from East Sussex, have been held since January 2025 and were sentenced to 10 years in February on espionage charges which they deny.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
A British couple jailed in Iran on espionage charges have lost an appeal against their 10-year sentence, according to their family.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Eric Lentell, chief legal and strategy officer for Archer, said the company is “not worried at all” about the corporate espionage accusations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The island’s internal espionage and counterintelligence apparatus includes some 100,000 officials and informants who spy on the population and monitor every street, workplace and university, García said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The Russian was given two separate code names inside the Agency: IRONBARK, for the military information he provided, and CHICKADEE, for his political espionage.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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