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US Hikers Held in Iran Took Big Risks

Crossing the border accidentally is hard, but possible

(Newser) - How hard is it to accidentally cross the border from Kurdish Iraq into Iran, as Sarah Shourd, Josh Fattal, and Shane Bauer did last year? Outside magazine dispatched Joshua Hammer to retrace their steps and find out. His conclusion? The three demonstrated a “shocking lack of preparation,” but...

US Hikers Held in Iran Call Home: 'We're Strong'

They call parents for first time since bust on spy charges

(Newser) - The trio of American hikers Iran arrested last summer have been allowed to call home for the first time. "She told me, 'I'm OK, I'm coping,'" the mother of Sarah Shourd told the San Francisco Chronicle . Shourd said she was being kept in solitary confinement in a Tehran...

Freed Belgians 'Deeply Concerned' About Hikers

Americans in solitary in Iran for 6 months under extreme pressure

(Newser) - Two Belgians who’ve just been freed from Iranian prison say they’re “deeply concerned” about the “well-being” of three American hikers being held there, who will have logged 6 months next week without any contact with their families or lawyers. “Iran, please free the hikers,”...

Ahmadinejad Backtracks on Vow to Help Free Hikers
Ahmadinejad Backtracks
on Vow to Help Free Hikers
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Dec 21, 2009 11:55 AM CST

Ahmadinejad Backtracks on Vow to Help Free Hikers

Iranian prez tells Diane Sawyer, 'I am not the judge to judge about it'

(Newser) - The three American hikers being held in Iran probably shouldn’t count on that helping hand Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised them. In an interview airing tonight on ABC , Diane Sawyer asked Ahmadinejad if he was still going to do his best to free the hikers, as he promised. “Yes,”...

Can You Accidentally Hike Into Iran?

Yes, but it's not exactly easy, or safe

(Newser) - The plight of the three American hikers facing espionage charges in Iran might have you wondering: Is it really that easy to accidentally wander into Iran? The answer is yes, but only “if you’re reckless,” writes Juliet Lapidos for Slate’s Explainer column. The Iraqi Kurdistan area...

Iran Will Put 3 US Hikers on Trial

They entered Iran with 'suspicious aims,' says foreign minister

(Newser) - Iran will try the three Americans hikers who were arrested in July after they crossed the border from northern Iraq, the Iranian foreign minister said today. Charges were unspecified, though they have previously been accused of spying. "They have entered Iran with suspicious aims. The judiciary will try them,...

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