Iran: Release US hikers following 'grossly unfair' trial

21 August 2011 Two US citizens accused of "espionage" and "illegal entry" have been sentenced to eight years in prison by a Tehran court. The Iranian authorities must release two US citizens following a deeply flawed trial, Amnesty International said today, after the men were sentenced to eight years in prison by a Tehran court on charges of “espionage” and” illegally entry”.Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who were arrested while hiking in the Iraq-Iran border area in July 2009, were each given three years for allegedly entering Iran illegally and five years for spying, according to Iran’s…

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