Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now
Sign up
*Password must be at least 8 characters and contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one symbol.
Already have an account?
By submitting, you consent that you are at least 18 years of age and to receive information about MPR's or APMG entities' programs and offerings. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about MPR, APMG entities, and its sponsors. You may opt-out at any time clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication. View our Privacy Policy.
Sign in to your profile
Forgot Password?
New to MPR News?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Reset Password

Enter the username on file and we'll send you a code to reset your password.

Still require assistance or not sure what your User Name is?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Email Verification

A verification code has been emailed to

Still awaiting the code?
New York (AP)

Mothers hope 2 hikers released soon from Iran

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Cindy Hickey, Nora Shourd
In this photo taken July 26, 2010, Cindy Hickey, left, the mother of Shane Bauer, and Nora Shourd, mother of Sarah Shourd, are seen at Hickey's home in Pine City, Minn., talking about their children. Shourd's daughter Sarah was released from Iranian custody on Tuesday.
AP Photo/Amy Forliti

The mothers of two American hikers who have been detained in Iran for more than a year say they hope their sons will be released soon, now that the third hiker has been freed.

Laura Fattal and Cindy Hickey said Wednesday that when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, he should bring their sons with him.

Sarah Shourd was released from an Iranian prison on Tuesday after Omani officials mediated a deal for a half million dollar bail to win her release.

Shourd and the two other Americans - her fiance Shane Bauer and their friend Josh Fattal - were detained along Iran's border with Iraq in July 2009 and later accused of spying. The two men remain in a Tehran prison under indictment on espionage-related charges.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Gallery
1 of 2
Cindy Hickey, Nora Shourd
In this photo taken July 26, 2010, Cindy Hickey, left, the mother of Shane Bauer, and Nora Shourd, mother of Sarah Shourd, are seen at Hickey's home in Pine City, Minn., talking about their children. Shourd's daughter Sarah was released from Iranian custody on Tuesday.
AP Photo/Amy Forliti
2 of 2
Sarah Shourd, Nora Shourd
Sarah Shourd, 32, of the U.S., right, embraces her mother Nora Shourd, left, on Sarah Shourd's arrival at the royal airport in Muscat, Oman, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, after leaving Tehran, Iran. The American woman released by Iran on Tuesday after more than a year in prison.
Sultan al-Hasani/ASSOCIATED PRESS