AM 1240 WJON » sarah shourd http://wjon.com Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Hikers Released by Iran Set May Date for Wedding http://wjon.com/hikers-released-by-iran-set-may-date-for-wedding/ http://wjon.com/hikers-released-by-iran-set-may-date-for-wedding/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:29:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=50951 Two American hikers released from an Iranian prison are planning for a wedding in the spring. Cindy Hickey, the mother of Minnesota native Shane Bauer, says her son will marry Californian Sarah Shourd on May 5 in the San Francisco area.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hikers-released-by-iran-set-may-date-for-wedding/feed/ 0 Getty Images Newly Freed Hiker Bauer Back Home in Minnesota http://wjon.com/newly-freed-hiker-bauer-back-home-in-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/newly-freed-hiker-bauer-back-home-in-minnesota/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:48:14 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=39565 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Shane Bauer is enjoying some quiet family time in Minnesota just two weeks after walking out of an Iranian prison. Bauer arrived this week at his mother's rural home near Pine City with his fiancée, Sarah Shourd. His mother, Cindy Hickey, says the visit has been filled with walks in the country, sing-alongs around the fire and cooking meals together.

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]]> http://wjon.com/newly-freed-hiker-bauer-back-home-in-minnesota/feed/ 0 Getty Images Shourd: 'Huge Burden' Lifted After 2 Hikers Freed http://wjon.com/shourd-huge-burden-lifted-after-2-hikers-freed/ http://wjon.com/shourd-huge-burden-lifted-after-2-hikers-freed/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:57:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=36719 Sarah Shourd says a "huge burden" has been lifted now that the two American hikers held with her in Iran have been freed and returned to the U.S. Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer landed Sunday in New York. They were freed under a $1 million bail deal after more than two years in prison.

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]]> http://wjon.com/shourd-huge-burden-lifted-after-2-hikers-freed/feed/ 0 Chris Hondros/Getty Images Freed Hikers: Iran Held Us Because We're American http://wjon.com/freed-hikers-iran-held-us-because-were-american/ http://wjon.com/freed-hikers-iran-held-us-because-were-american/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:52:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=36715 Two American hikers freed from an Iranian prison after more than two years in captivity say they were held simply because of their nationality. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer spoke at a news conference Sunday after arriving in New York. Bauer grew up in Onamia. His mother lives in Pine City.

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]]> http://wjon.com/freed-hikers-iran-held-us-because-were-american/feed/ 0 Michael Nagle/Getty Images Freed Hikers Arrive in Oman [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/freed-hikers-arrive-in-oman-video/ http://wjon.com/freed-hikers-arrive-in-oman-video/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:33:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=35578 Shane Bauer of Onamia, Minnesota and Josh Fattal were reunited with their families in Oman after they were released from an Iranian prison. The two were imprisoned on charges of spying for more than two years.

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]]> http://wjon.com/freed-hikers-arrive-in-oman-video/feed/ 0 CNN AP Interview – Iran Envoy Sees Release For Americans http://wjon.com/ap-interview-iran-envoy-sees-release-for-americans/ http://wjon.com/ap-interview-iran-envoy-sees-release-for-americans/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:50:50 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=24858 Iran's ambassador to Iraq says he expects two Americans held in Iran on espionage charges will be released "very soon." Hassan Dannaie Fir says he doesn't know exactly when Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal will be let go.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ap-interview-iran-envoy-sees-release-for-americans/feed/ 0 Getty Images Friends Fast To Mark Iranian Hiker's Birthday http://wjon.com/friends-fast-to-mark-iranian-hikers-birthday/ http://wjon.com/friends-fast-to-mark-iranian-hikers-birthday/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:15:11 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=17242 Supporters of a hiker from suburban Philadelphia being held in Iran are fasting to protest his second straight birthday behind bars. Elkins Park, Pa., resident Josh Fattal turns 29 on Saturday. He and 28-year-old Shane Bauer have been imprisoned in Tehran since July 2009 on espionage charges.

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]]> http://wjon.com/friends-fast-to-mark-iranian-hikers-birthday/feed/ 0 Getty Images Moms of US Hikers Held In Iran Start Hunger Strike http://wjon.com/moms-of-us-hikers-held-in-iran-start-hunger-strike/ http://wjon.com/moms-of-us-hikers-held-in-iran-start-hunger-strike/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 10:22:20 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15666 The mothers of two American hikers held in Iran on espionage charges say they're starting a hunger strike. Last week, Iranian authorities delayed the trial of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal without explanation.

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]]> http://wjon.com/moms-of-us-hikers-held-in-iran-start-hunger-strike/feed/ 0 Sarah Shourd and Cindy Hickey (Getty Images) Shourd, Bauer's Mother Devasted By Trial Delay http://wjon.com/shourd-bauers-mother-devasted-by-trial-delay/ http://wjon.com/shourd-bauers-mother-devasted-by-trial-delay/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 13:59:20 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=14949 Relatives of the two American men held in Iran on espionage charges are upset that their trial did not resume Wednesday. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were not brought to court as scheduled and their attorney says Iranian officials gave no immediate explanation.

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]]> http://wjon.com/shourd-bauers-mother-devasted-by-trial-delay/feed/ 0 Sarah Shourd and Cindy Hickey (Getty Images) AP Exclusive: Ali Asks Iran To Free U.S. Hikers http://wjon.com/ap-exclusive-ali-asks-iran-to-free-u-s-hikers/ http://wjon.com/ap-exclusive-ali-asks-iran-to-free-u-s-hikers/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:39:06 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=10181 Boxing champ Muhammad Ali is asking Iran to release two American hikers held since 2009 on spy charges. Ali, arguably the most prominent U.S. Muslim, on Wednesday released to The Associated Press a letter he wrote to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ap-exclusive-ali-asks-iran-to-free-u-s-hikers/feed/ 0 Getty Images Iran Opens Trial Of 3 Americans On Spy Charges http://wjon.com/iran-opens-trial-of-3-americans-on-spy-charges/ http://wjon.com/iran-opens-trial-of-3-americans-on-spy-charges/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:23:34 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=7054 An Iranian court is holding a closed-door session to begin proceedings against three Americans detained 18 months ago and accused of spying. Authorities imposed a blanket ban for observers, including Swiss Ambassador Livia Leu Agosti who represents U.S. interests in Iran.

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]]> http://wjon.com/iran-opens-trial-of-3-americans-on-spy-charges/feed/ 0 Getty Images Shourd Sings For Still Captive Hikers http://wjon.com/shourd-sings-for-still-captive-hikers/ http://wjon.com/shourd-sings-for-still-captive-hikers/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:22:55 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=1357 It's hard to believe two Americans are still held captive in Iran on charges they were spying when captured along the Iran/Iraq border.  Sarah Shourd wrote "Piece of Time" when she was in prison.  Iranian officials released her for health reasons, but still hold Sarah's fiance Shane Bauer of Onamia, Minnesota and her friend Josh Fattal.

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