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Iran Sentences US Hikers to 8 Years for Spying

AFPAugust 20, 2011.

Iranian state TV reports that Americans Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal have received lengthy prison terms on charges of espionage.

The Plight of Three Journalists Imprisoned in Iran Reveals the Risks That Come With Real Reporting

Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. August 1, 2010.

The work of independent freelancers willing to travel the world at their own risk and on their own dime has never been more critical.

Witnesses Say U.S. Hikers Were Seized in Iraq, Not Iran

Babak Sarfaraz, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. June 25, 2010.

Two independent eyewitness say Iranian forces crossed the border into Iraq to arrest the three Americans last July. Then a rogue officer took over custody.

Ahmadinejad Hints at Possible Prisoner Exchange for 3 U.S. Hikers; State Department: "We're Not Interested"

Omid Memarian, IPS News. February 5, 2010.

Six months after three U.S. citizens mistakenly crossed the Iran-Iraq border, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran could be willing to exchange them for Iranians imprisoned in the U.S.

A Statement On My Friends, Three U.S. Hikers Reportedly Detained at Iran/Iraq Border

Shon Meckfessel, The Nation. August 7, 2009.

"I hope that people understand my friends' presence in the area for what it was: a simple and very regrettable mistake."

Mother of American Arrested in Iran Voices Concern

Agence France Presse August 2, 2009.

Three Americans were arrested Saturday after crossing into Iran while backpacking.