FREE THE US HIKERS SHANE BAUER, SARAH SHOURD, JOSH FATTAL, DETAINED IN IRAN
Please sign our petition for their release, which we intend to deliver to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Mission to the United Nations:
We, the undersigned, respectfully ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal from detention as soon as possible and allow them to return home to their families. As an immediate step, we appeal to you to allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to speak with their families again, in order to ease the worry of their loved ones.
http://freethehikers.org/take-action/sign-the-petition/
On July 31, 2009, Shane, Sarah and Josh were hiking near the Ahmed Awa waterfall in Iraqi Kurdistan. There are conflicting news reports saying that they were taken by Iranian border guards who entered Iraqi territory and captured Shane, Sarah and Josh, or that they mistakenly crossed the unmarked border into Iran. Since then, they have been detained in Iran in near isolation from the outside world and without access to a lawyer.
Shane, Sarah and Josh were in Iraqi Kurdistan on a hiking vacation and had no intention of entering Iran. They all have great respect for different cultures and societies and for the law. If they did enter Iran, it can only have been by accident.
The families, friends and supporters of Shane, Sarah and Josh share the deep hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion in this unfortunate case and release them as soon as possible.
Thank you.
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