“If ever there was even the slightest doubt that we were in Iraqi Kurdistan to relax and have fun, this should surely remove it. I hope the Iranian authorities see these clips, realize my friends are harmless young people who may have made a simple mistake and let them come home.”

~Shon Meckfessel, the ‘fourth hiker’

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To read a news release in English about the videos, click here. (pdf)

To read a news release in Farsi about the videos, click here. (pdf)