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American hikers imprisoned in Iran freed today

State Department confirms Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, captured by the Iranian government while hiking along the Iran-Iraq border and charged with espionage, were freed today.

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Iran frees imprisoned American hikers

Imprisoned American hikers in Iran to be freed

Two years after Americans Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal were captured by the Iranian government while hiking along the Iran-Iraq border and charged with espionage, their lawyer says they may be freed on Wednesday. The news comes a week after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  told The Today Show that the hikers would be freed, only to […]

Iran frees jailed US hikers

Conflict & Justice

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal who had been given eight-year jail terms by Iran for spying have been released on bail.

Will Iran Release Jailed Americans?

Three American hikers made international headlines in 2009, when they were arrested after illegally crossing the Iranian border.  Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shroud were quickly jailed on charges of espionage. Although Shroud was released 8 months later, both Fattal and Bauer have spent nearly two years in prison.  In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Today […]

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Brother of American hiker detained in Iran speaks out

Conflict & Justice

Earlier this week, one of three American hikers who had been detained in Iran since last summer was released from prison. We talk to Alex Fattal, older brother of one of the remaining detained hikers, Joshua Fattal’s.

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Arrested in Iran

Global Politics

Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal, three American hikers, were arrested for crossing the border into Iran. Sandy Close, executive director of Pacific News Service, joins The Takeaway to discuss the capture.