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US Hikers Held in Iran Get Court Date for May

The two American men jailed in Iran for the past 19 months and accused of being U.S. spies are set to appear in a Tehran court next month. The May 11 court session, announced today in Iranian media, will be the third court appearance for Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, both 28. Twice before, Iran has delayed a verdict in...

Iran Opens Trial of 3 Americans on Spy Charges

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Two Americans accused of spying appeared in a closed-door Iranian court session Sunday to begin trial after an 18-month detention that has brought impassioned family appeals, a stunning bail deal to free their companion and backdoor diplomatic outreach by Washington through an Arab ally in the...

State Dept. Investigates Claims US Woman Arrested in Iran

The State Department is investigating reports that an American woman with spying equipment concealed in her teeth has been detained by Iranian authorities. The semi-official Fars news agency reported that a woman identified as Hall Talayan, 55, was detained in the Iranian-Armenian border city of Norduz, some 350 miles...

Freed Hiker: Poor Relations With Iran Led to My Imprisonment

(Dec. 7) -- Freed American hiker Sarah Shourd says she would never have been held in solitary confinement for 410 days if the U.S. had a friendlier attitude toward Iran. "I never would have been kept in jail for 14 months if Iran and the United States had a better relationship," she wrote in a commentary published online...

With Trial Delayed, Luminaries Call for Hikers' Release From Iran

(Nov. 2) -- Nobel Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mairead Maguire, along with MIT professor and renowned activist Noam Chomsky, are adding their voices to the chorus calling for the release of American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who are still being held in Iran's notorious Evin prison. Bauer and Fattal,...

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Two American Hikers Jailed In Iran Marry By The Bay

Two Americans detained and accused of spying after hiking near the Iraq-Iran border three years ago will marry Saturday in the San Francisco Bay area.

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05/09/12 After years of captivity in Iran, hikers marry Source: Pine City Pioneer - Pine City MN On Saturday, May 5, in a private ceremony among friends and family, former Iran hostages Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer were married in pastoral California.
05/08/12 U.S. Hikers Once Held In Iran Get Married Source: ABC - KGTV 10 - San Diego CA Two American hikers held in Iran and accused of spying after straying across the unmarked border there have been married in California, an attorney said.
05/06/12 News Digest Source: The Lowell Sun - Lowell MA Hundreds of tiny dogs dressed up like tacos, ballerinas and a variety of other things fell short of setting a world record, but organizers say they're encouraged by the turnout for the inaugural Cinco de Mayo Chihuahua parade.

Background on Shane Bauer

On July 31, 2009, three Americans, Sarah Shourd (32), Shane Bauer (28) and Joshua Fattal (28), were taken into custody by Iranian border guards for allegedly crossing into Iran while hiking near the Iranian border in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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