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FREE SARAH SHOURD: The Petition is over! SHE IS FREE!!!!!
Please, sign it here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Free-Sarah-Shourd/
FREE SARAH CAMPAIGN
On July 31st, 2009, Sarah Shourd was abducted by Iranian border guards, while on holiday hiking with her boyfriend Shane Bauer and their friend, Josh Fattal, in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iranian authorities claim that Sarah, Shane and Josh crossed the border into Iran. However, a 5-month investigation by The Nation magazine, concludes that they were kidnapped at gun-point in Iraq.
Solitary Confinment
Sarah is held in solitary confinement in Iran's notorious Evin prison.
She lives in a small cell measuring about 2 metres by 3 metres. To use the bathroom, she is forced to wear a blindfold and is escorted by guards.
Serious Health Condition
Sarah has a precancerous condition which may now have turned cancerous.
She has been denied medical access and has had no monitoring of her condition. She recently discovered a new lump in her breast.
Denied access to a lawyer
Sarah has not been charged and has been denied access to a lawyer.
Please, sign the petition here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Free-Sarah-Shourd/
And read more about Sarah Shourd prision here: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/en/sarah.html
| Date: | 26 August 2010 |
| Action Type: | Petitions |
| Sponsored By: | A Safe World for Women |
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SARAH SHOURD FREEDOM STATEMENT
14 Sep 2010
PRESS TV, Iran September 14th
Iran has released American national Sarah Shourd on a bail of $500,000, 14 months after she was arrested with two other Americans for illegally entering the country.
The Tehran prosecutor announced on Tuesday that Shourd, 31, was handed over to officials at the Swiss Embassy in Tehran which represents US interests.
"The case inspector informed the Tehran prosecutor of a bank guarantee concerning the posting of bail and after the prosecutor's agreement, he issued the order for her freedom," the prosecutor's website said.
Shourd, 31, Shane Michael Bauer and Joshua Felix Fattal, both 27, were arrested in July 2009 after illegally crossing the border from the mountains of Iraq's Kurdistan region.
The three Americans were charged with espionage after the Tehran prosecutor found “compelling evidence” that the trio had been cooperating with US intelligence agencies.
The decision comes after the Islamic Republic earlier called off the release of Shourd over unresolved legal issues.
Bauer and Fattal will remain in jail and the trio will have to stand trial for espionage.
http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/en/free-sarah-campaign.html
14 Sep 2010
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