- 21 June 2011
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- Events in Iran, Human Rights in Iran
Podcast: Interview with Sarah Shourd
21 June 2011 Posted By Lily Samimi
Listen to NIAC’s “Let’s Talk Iran” Podcast featuring an exclusive interview with American hiker, Sarah Shourd.
Sarah along with her fiance Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were detained in Iran on July 31, 2009, while hiking in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan near the Ahmed Awa waterfall, a local attraction. Bauer and Fattal have been held for 686 days without trial. Shourd was released on September 14, 2010, on humanitarian grounds after spending 410 days in solitary confinement.
Sarah discusses in detail about her experience imprisoned in Iran, about the abuse that Shane and Josh have faced while she was in prison, about their current status in prison, and about what exactly happened the day they were captured.
After much delay, Josh and Shane’s trail is set to take place on July 31, 2011 (on the 2nd anniversary of their arrest).
One Response to “Podcast: Interview with Sarah Shourd”
Lily.
I think this should be put into the same context of national security as that experienced by Iranian-American Cyrus Kar who, was detained for a prolonged period of time without benefit of due process by US military forces in Iraq.
http://www.venusproject.net/ecs/Cyrus_Kar_Filmmaker.html
Wouldn’t you agree this is more pertinent to Iranian-Americans than those Americans trespassing into a sensitive border area of Iran without proper documentation?
We really should prioritize more local concerns of the Iranian-American community, over that of another country’s criminal justice system judged in a highly partisan and judgmental nature.
That said, all of this converges into the point I often make: the emphasis upon conflict resolution, in place of extended confrontation. That should be square one, to be built upon toward the realization of US-Islamic Republic of Iran rapprochement.