Two U.S. hikers convicted as spies leave Iran on bail
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Clifford Armion
le 22/09/2011
Activer le mode zenParisa Hafezi
"TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens sentenced in Iran to eight years' jail for spying flew out of the country on Wednesday after Oman paid bail of $1 million, diplomats said. "Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, who were arrested while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border in 2009 and denied being spies, flew initially to Oman, whose officials helped secure their release. ""Two years is too long in a prison," Bauer said in a brief statement on behalf of the two. "We sincerely hope for the freedom of other political prisoners and other unjustly imprisoned people in America and in Iran."" Read on...Pour citer cette ressource :
"Two U.S. hikers convicted as spies leave Iran on bail", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), septembre 2011. Consulté le 19/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/two-u-s-hikers-convicted-as-spies-leave-iran-on-bail