Topic: Sarah Shourd

Iran sentences an American to death: the history of such 'spies' (+video)

The good news is that many Americans accused of spying in Iran are eventually released. The bad news for Amir Mirzaei Hekmati is that Iranian-Americans have it rougher.

US hikers freed: Timeline of key events

The two US hikers remaining in Iranian custody, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, were released today after more than two years of detention. Here are the key points in their saga.

Iran releases US hikers on eve of Ahmadinejad's UN speech

Iran today set free two US hikers accused of espionage whose release had been stalled by a rift between President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian judiciary.

Ahmadinejad says US hikers in Iran will be released soon. Why now?

Iran's leadership may be keen to offer a goodwill gesture, some observers suggest. Others wonder if the release of the two US hikers is tied to the controversy over Iran's nuclear program.

Iran's Ahmadinejad announces imminent release of two US hikers

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that US hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal would be released within two days. The Revolutionary Guard carried the message, implying support for the deal.

Eight-year sentence of US hikers could send US-Iran relations to new low

An Iranian court has sentenced American hikers Shane Bauer and Joshua Fatta to eight years in prison for illegally crossing the Iraq-Iran border and committing espionage.

American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer get stiff sentences in Iran

Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, who’ve been held for two years in a Tehran prison, received five years for espionage and three years for illegal entry into Iran. Supporters hope they may be pardoned as diplomatic bargaining chips.

Muhammad Ali joins US Muslim appeal to Iran to release US hikers

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali lends his name to the US Muslim leaders' appeal at the request of the families of the two US hikers, who have been held in Iran nearly two years.

Muhammad Ali willing to visit Iran to free hikers

Muhammad Ali: According to wife Lonnie Ali, such a visit would depend on her husband's health. Parkinson's Disease has limited his speech and physical activity.

Iran kicks off espionage trial of US hikers

Iran's espionage trial of US hikers, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, comes ahead of the Feb. 11 anniversary of Iran's 1979 revolution and as tensions are rising over Iran's nuclear program.

Hikers and other alleged spies: which Americans travel to Iran, and why

Iran state media reported Thursday that an American in Iran was detained for having espionage equipment in her mouth. For Americans – be they hikers or businessmen – Iran can be a forbidding destination if the visitors are perceived as potential spies.

US woman arrested in Iran as spy: Why the story may not have teeth

Iranian media have produced conflicting reports, none well sourced, on the alleged arrest of a US woman with a spying device in her teeth.

Five bombshells from WikiLeaks' Iraq war documents

In the largest document leak in US history, WikiLeaks has released more than 400,000 secret US documents about the Iraq war. As with the second-largest leak in US history – the 92,000 Afghan war documents released in July – much of the substance of the leaks has been reported already, but details are new.

Click through the following slides to learn what the documents reveal.

Iran: US hikers will go on trial Nov. 6

Iran accuses the three US hikers of spying, an offense punishable by death. Sarah Shourd was released on bail in September, but Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have now been held longer than the 1979 US Embassy hostages.

Iran frees Iranian-American businessman Reza Taghavi

Iran released Orange Country businessman Reza Taghavi on Saturday after holding him in prison for two and a half years for bringing money to Iranian rebel group, Tondar.

While Ahmadinejad speaks at UN, hiker Sarah Shourd appears on Oprah

An Oprah episode will air Thursday with Sarah Shourd, as well as the mothers of the US hikers detained by Iran last year. Meanwhile, Iranian President Ahmadinejad is set to speak at the UN.

Iran's Ahmadinejad in NY. Mothers of American hikers hope to meet him

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in NY and talked about the two American hikers still in prision in Iran. On Sunday, Sarah Shourd underscored her gratitude at being released but said she felt only "one-third free."

US hiker Sarah Shourd returns to America after more than a year in jail in Iran

US hiker Sarah Shourd's arrival in the US coincides with that of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who says the US should now release Iranians it has detained.

After Sarah Shourd's release, questions over the other US hikers

American hiker Sarah Shourd has been reunited with her family, but questions remain over the two Americans still in Iranian custody.

Does American hiker Sarah Shourd's release help Ahmadinejad?

American hiker Sarah Shourd's release was supposed to be a 'gift' from Ahmadinejad, who heads to the United Nations next week amid intense international pressure. But his actions riled conservatives in Iran.

Sarah Shourd bail set at $500k, family appeals to authorities

Sarah Shourd: In Washington, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the Obama administration is in close contact with the families of the detained hikers and the Swiss Embassy.

Iran to release US hiker Sarah Shourd once $500,000 bail is deposited

US hiker Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers detained in Iran for more than a year on espionage charges, will be released as soon as $500,000 bail is deposited, a top Iran prosecutor said Sunday.

Iran reneges on release of American hiker, Sarah Shourd. Why?

Iran says it now won't release the American hiker, Sarah Shourd. Ms.Shourd, one of three Americans held for more than a year in Iran, was scheduled to be released Saturday morning. Another case of political crosscurrents in Iran?