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Mothers of Remaining Jailed US Hikers Speak Out

HeadlineSep 16, 2010

The mothers of the two remaining American hikers still jailed in Iran have spoken out for the first time since the release of Sarah Shourd. Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal remain behind bars over fourteen months after they were jailed along with Shourd while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border. Shourd was freed Tuesday on $500,000 bail. Josh Fattal’s mother, Laura Fattal, called for the pair’s release.

Laura Fattal: “Part of the back and forth before Sarah was released was there was an investigation of all three of them, and Iran knows they had three innocent hikers. And now they have two innocent hikers. And so, we’re eager for the judicial system and all the systems within Iran to finish and let these — let my son and his very good friend Shane be released and come home to their families.”

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