» Read discussion on Joshua Fattal 05/05/11 Journalism is not an exact art, so the Americans who go on trial in Tehran for "espionage" next Wednesday are called the "hikers", seized by Iranian border guards as they trekked close to the frontier in Iraqi Kurdistan almost two years ago. Shane Bauer and his fianc?e Sarah Shourd, along with Shane's friend Joshua Fattal, were on holiday, enjoying the beauties of the great Ahmed Awa waterfall ...
09/23/09 The families of three American hikers detained in Iran were hopeful to learn more Wednesday about their loved ones when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to speak to the United Nations General Assembly. Ahmadinejad said in an Associated Press interview Tuesday that he would request leniency for Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shourd, who have been held for 53 days since apparently ...
09/23/09 One of the hikers, Joshua Fattal, had recently lived in Oregon; working with a Cottage Grove-area group promoting organic farming, sustainable forests and renewable energy.
09/22/09 Family members say Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were detained after they strayed into Iran while hiking in Iraq in July
08/20/09 Three American hikers detained in Iran are "totally harmless" travelers who carefully planned a trip in Iraq but apparently accidentally ended up crossing the border, their relatives said Thursday. Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shourd have been held for three weeks, their exact whereabouts unknown. Their relatives are pressing for diplomats to gain access to the three to help arrange ...
08/20/09 NEW YORK (AP) - The families of 3 American hikers being held in Iran are striving to keep focus on their detention as it enters a third week. Relatives of Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shourd have scheduled media interviews Thursday in New York.
08/12/09 The U.S. State Department has asked Iran to permit Swiss diplomats to see three Americans being held there. Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley on Monday addressed the detention of Joshua Fattal, who lived in Cottage Grove, freelance journalist...
08/11/09 In a widely disseminated error by news outlets and bloggers, Joshua Fattal, 27, currently a captive in Iran, is being confused with Joshua Fattal, a teenaged local yeshiva student who has written two articles for Fresh Ink, the high school supplement of The Jewish Week.
08/10/09 In a widely disseminated error by news outlets and bloggers, Joshua Fattal, 27, currently a captive in Iran, is being confused with Joshua Fattal, a teenaged local yeshiva student who has written two articles for Fresh Ink, the high school supplement of The Jewish Week. The case of mistaken identity has led to speculation that the older Fattal may be charged with being a "Zionist" spy.
08/04/09 Iran has arrested three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq on allegations they illegally entered the country, and a lawmaker said Tuesday that authorities are deciding whether they will be accused of spying. Officials in northern Iraq's Kurdish region said Sunday that the three -- Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Joshua Fattal -- were tourists who inadvertently crossed into Iran on ... | 
