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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 ...
05/04/11 American hiker Sarah Shourd said she is traumatized by her prison experience in Iran and will not return there for trial on May 11th. Iranian authorities detained Shourd last year, along with her fiance and Minnesota native Shane Bauer and their friend Josh Fattal.
02/05/11 A new film tells the story of three Americans who were hiking in Iraq but ended up being detained by Iranian soldiers. Sarah Shourd spent 410 days in Tehran's Evin Prison; her companions, including her fiance, are still there. There were days when Sarah Shourd couldn't bring herself to get out of bed. She didn't eat. She wanted to disappear.
11/21/10 One of the Americans, Sarah Shourd, who was freed on bail, had not been summoned to return to the country to appear in court. Her fiance, Shane Bauer, and their friend Josh Fattal remain in prison in Iran.
10/19/10 Cindy Hickey said a Tehran-based lawyer representing the hikers' families told them her son, Shane Bauer, and Josh Fattal would stand trial Nov. 6 on espionage charges. A third hiker, Sarah Shourd, was released from prison last month. The families say the three were hiking in Iraq, near the Iranian border, when they were arrested.
10/11/10 'Our incarceration has taken a huge toll on us all," said Sarah Shourd, 32, of herself and fiance Shane Bauer and best friend Josh Fattal, both 28.
09/28/10 NEW YORK (AP) - Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans arrested last year while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border, met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday to plead for the release of her still-imprisoned fiance and their friend.
09/25/10 NEW YORK - Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans arrested last year while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border, met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday to plead for the release of her still-imprisoned fiance and their friend.
09/24/10 NEW YORK - Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans arrested last year while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border, has met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to plead for the release of her still-imprisoned fiance and their friend.Family...
09/24/10 Sarah Shourd, released after nearly 14 months in an Iranian prison, meets with President Ahmadinejad to seek the release of her fiance and a friend.
09/24/10 Her 410 days of solitary confinement in an Iranian prison were mostly cramped quarters and endless monotony, but Sarah Shourd chooses to savor the few moments of joy: a proposal from her boyfriend and a birthday celebration complete with a chocolate cake.
09/23/10 An Oprah episode will air Thursday with Sarah Shourd, as well as the mothers of the US hikers detained by Iran last year. Meanwhile, Iranian President Ahmadinejad is set to speak at the UN.
09/23/10 Sarah Shourd hopes to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while he is in New York this week.
09/23/10 Freed UC grad Sarah Shourd, who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and is accused of espionage, said Thursday she wants to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while he's in New York.
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09/20/10 Sarah Shourd, the UC Berkeley graduate released last week after 14 months in an Iranian prison, said Sunday that she and two male companions were travelers who, at worst, inadvertently hiked across the border from Iraq. Mindful of the fate of her friends, who... Iran - 2009 detention of American hikers by Iran - Iraq - University of California Berkeley - United States
09/20/10 Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in NY and talked about the two American hikers still in prision in Iran. On Sunday, Sarah Shourd underscored her gratitude at being released but said she felt only "one-third free."
09/20/10 NEW YORK - Sarah Shourd, the American woman held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of espionage, said Sunday that she and two men detained with her never spied or committed any crime, calling their arrest "a huge misunderstanding."
09/17/10 STR FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, Iran's English language state television has reported that American Sarah Shourd has been released after more than a year in prison.
09/17/10 The United States must set free Iranians it is holding after Tehran released American woman hiker Sarah Shourd, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday.
09/17/10 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday it would "be a very significant humanitarian gesture" for Iran to release two remaining American hikers it is still holding. During a brief press conference, Clinton said the United States is "very relieved" that Iran freed Sarah Shourd, who was arrested more than a year ago along with fellow hikers Josh Fattal and |