Iran claims the three crossed into its territory. [2] The three sometimes dispute and sometimes accept this claim. The three American detainees have claimed they were simply hikers who did not realize that they were in Iran and that they actually have lengthy backgrounds as social justice activists. Secretary of State Clinton marks anniversary of detention of 3 American hikers asking Tehran to 'do the right thing' and release them
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Framed by the hostile relationship between Iran and the US, this feature documentary reveals the breathtaking, personal story of three Americans - Sarah Shou. The documentary, Free Shane & Josh, is 25 minutes of explanation of how three American hikers crossed near the border of Iraq and Iran and were detained by the Iranian military last year, Wend. Nov 4, 2010, 11:42 AM EDT | Updated Dec 6, 2017 Scroll down to watch the documentary NEW YORK -- A new documentary about the three American hikers detained by Iran provides new evidence that they were simply tourists and not spies and offers new insights into their lives in prison. Iran: Free Unjustly Detained American Hikers. Trial Set to Resume as Detention Approaches 2 Years
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Muhammad Ali at a May 24, 2011, press conference to call for the release of American hikers detained by Iran. ( Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP) June 11, 2016 They were very intense days, 781. The United States remains deeply concerned by the case of three American hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal, and Sarah Shourd, who have been detained in Iran without charge or access to legal representation since July 2009.. These three innocent Americans have been in detention in Iran for almost nine months without formal charges or access to. March 16, 2014 / 10:40 AM EDT / CBS News It was nearly five years ago that we first heard news that three young American hikers had been imprisoned by Iran, accused of spying. This morning,. The three took a tour to a waterfall in the Kurdish highlands of Iraq, and as they hiked along a road that turned out to be the border with Iran, an armed man in uniform waved them over. The next.
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Mothers of three American hikers detained in Iran plead for them to be freed before this month's one year anniversary of their arrest American hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal were sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, but were released on Wednesday. Photograph: AP Iran This article is more than 12.
Sept. 21, 2011 Two American hikers imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran were released Wednesday after days of conflicting signals, ending diplomatic skirmishing that complicated the United. The ordeal of two young American men held for more than two years in an Iranian prison is finally over. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 29, were accused of espionage and sentenced to eight years.
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Iran's internal politics are complicating the release of an American jailed after being arrested hiking near the border. Sarah Shourd, one of three hikers being held, may be released on a $500,000. Amnesty International and other organizations have harshly—and rightly—criticized Iran's egregious human rights violations. However it is truly a cause for celebration when the Iranian authorities decide to take the high road on human rights, and these actions must be recognized and welcomed.
