FREE THE US HIKERS SHANE BAUER, SARAH SHOURD, JOSH FATTAL, DETAINED IN IRAN
Please sign our petition for their release, which we intend to deliver to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Mission to the United Nations:

We, the undersigned, respectfully ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal from detention as soon as possible and allow them to return home to their families. As an immediate step, we appeal to you to allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to speak with their families again, in order to ease the worry of their loved ones.


On July 31, 2009, Shane, Sarah and Josh were hiking near the Ahmed Awa waterfall in Iraqi Kurdistan when news reports say they mistakenly crossed the unmarked border into Iran. Since then, they have been detained in Iran and have had only one phone call with their families.


Shane, Sarah and Josh were in Iraqi Kurdistan on a hiking vacation and had no intention of entering Iran. They all have great respect for different cultures and societies and for the law. If they did enter Iran, it can only have been by accident.


The families, friends and supporters of Shane, Sarah and Josh share the deep hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion in this unfortunate case and release them as soon as possible.


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Signatures & Comments:

  1. Aleen Stein: I hope the Iranian government will realize these people should be returned to their families as soon as possible, and that the American government continues to press for their release until that happens. I don't know Josh, but Sarah and Shane are two of the most worthy humans I've known, and bear Iran no ill will.

  2. Alita Renée Holly: Releasing Sarah, Shane and Josh would be a merciful and compassionate gesture that their family and friends would appreciate greatly.

  3. Anonymous

  4. Patrcia Kambitsch

  5. Robert Sinding: These people are entitled to due process.

  6. Leigh Goldenberg

  7. Mustafa Basri: heart and mind!

  8. Della Hansmann

  9. jen anderson

  10. Andrew Linn

  11. Kate Hirst: I have strong hope that Iran will understand that Josh, Sarah, and Shane are travelers of peace and I hope that Iran will hear this plea of the family and friends of these three, and compassionately let them free. Perhaps this will also open a new door for peaceful diplomacy between our two countries, and a new opportunity for peace in the middle east.

  12. Anonymous

  13. Kegan Blumenthal

  14. Corinne White

  15. Suzie & Mike Warren: we are praying for their immediate release! why cant the world know the status of these wonderful kids. we are all sick with worry. pls someone bring them home!!!!!

  16. casey nitchman: pls come home soon Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  17. chase e. nitchman: pls come home soon Shane, Sarah, and Josh!

  18. brenda barton: god bless

  19. Anonymous

  20. Pam Lopez

  21. abel kloster

  22. shannon sinclair

  23. Po Ewing: Please free our friends

  24. sage warren

  25. Emily Sudd: Please give us our friends back.

  26. LIsa Talbot: Please free our friends!

  27. Luke Alberti

  28. Tanya Kravatz

  29. Anonymous

  30. Lori Pasley

  31. David Marcus: Get out soon, guys. We're thinking about you.

  32. Vassia Alaykova

  33. Jozlyn Anderson: My thoughts are with you guys!

  34. jon wayman

  35. tammy chang

  36. Larry Carr

  37. Paul Holmes

  38. Anonymous: I've known Sarah for six years. She's a kind person who cares about other people and other cultures. I hope the government of Iran will see that she has only good intentions and hiked into Iran by mistake. Please let her and her friends come home soon.

  39. Alex Fattal: Bring em all back home! Iran, please free the hikers soon.

  40. Anonymous

  41. Cara Levine

  42. Vickie Majorek

  43. Emily Wilson

  44. Anonymous

  45. Anonymous

  46. jodie anderson

  47. Elena Alaykov

  48. Inge Maskun: Keeping you in our prayers and sending energy, love, peace and light!!! You're coming home!!!!

  49. Leslie Zolnik

  50. Rhea Block

  51. Shannon Taylor

  52. Alexis Brickner

  53. Cheryl Dodds

  54. Anonymous

  55. Emily Allen

  56. Nikki Shutrop

  57. Linda Conrad

  58. Eleanor Nettleton: Please send them home.All three are working on the path of peace,and their being in custody does more harm for the truth than their freedom to continue their paths Please hear that they mean no harm!

  59. Alejandro Flores: please free the hikers!

  60. cara felleman: Josh is my cousin and i miss him very much!!!
    my prayers are with all of yall!
    please bring them home safe!!

  61. Brandon

  62. Eglé Gatins

  63. bonnie glass

  64. Alex Fattal: Bring em all back home! Love you Josh.

  65. Lorna Rosenberg: We pray that 3 young people that with only a quest to repair the world will be released unharmed to return to their homes immediately. Lorna Rosenberg

  66. Anonymous: We will be very grateful for your compassion and understanding.

  67. Anonymous

  68. Sidney Buffington: Please allow these three young people to come home. Just let them come home.

  69. Sarah Standish: I know that Sarah and Shane were informed, experienced travelers who would never have knowingly wandered into Iranian territory. Their combined experience was so great that when they gave advice, I always listened carefully, and I know they were of the sort that always followed their own advice themselves. I am lucky to have gotten to know them over the past year, and hope to see them again soon.

  70. Rose

  71. Ben Baldassare

  72. Anonymous: Please show compassion and immediately free Shane, Sarah, and Josh. Thank you.

  73. Walton K. Martin III: Best wishes for a expedited release.

  74. Fartash Barvarz: “Our whole effort is to help you release your loved ones."
    Wish they can return back very soon.

  75. Laura Fattal: Please let my son come home.

  76. therese Balagna: I hope Josh, Shane and Sarah will be treated with justice and with all the rights that every human being deserves.

  77. Adam Jersett

  78. Jacob Fattal: Josh I love you! Come home very soon.

  79. maria jimeno

  80. Anonymous

  81. Anonymous

  82. Heather MacNeil

  83. Brandy Conner

  84. Lynnae Soper

  85. dawn peters

  86. Kelly Duncan

  87. Anonymous

  88. Susan Chapler M.D.: Show your Humanity.

  89. Anonymous

  90. Mauricio Carneiro: Hiking and climbing should be completely free from politics !

  91. anthony kraus

  92. Mary Catherine Davis

  93. Anthony Huh

  94. James Soderbeck

  95. Emily Churchill: I lived near Sarah and Shane in Damascus, where they were greatly loved by the local Syrian and Palestinian community. We all miss them hugely and await their safe return.

  96. Anonymous

  97. bryn bowen

  98. Adam Schatzow

  99. Anonymous

  100. Anonymous

  101. Anonymous

  102. Anonymous: please send the hikers home. please show some empathy, and compassion. they are innocent of any wrong doing.

  103. Bret, Heather, and Elizabeth Goldman

  104. Anonymous

  105. Brianna Smith

  106. Anand Vaidya

  107. Brian Gralnick

  108. Farah Mawani: May all the love going your way carry you home.

  109. Jessica Feingold

  110. Josh Grill

  111. Joan M. Smith: I can only hope that these young people are being detained under humane conditions and that people of generousity, wisdom and compassion will release them soon to their families and friends.

  112. Anonymous

  113. Reuben Burrows: Iran stands to gain nothing by holding on to these individuals. Please show good faith and set them free.

  114. Ofer Vaisler

  115. Chris Lyons

  116. Frank Smith

  117. bonnie glass

  118. Tiffany Marschall

  119. Rita Kalra

  120. Anonymous

  121. Anna Harris

  122. Anonymous

  123. Yonnas T Getahun: Prayer!

  124. Jeremy Fallick

  125. Sam Rubenstein

  126. Anonymous

  127. Anonymous

  128. Erin Schlumpf

  129. Anonymous

  130. Josh weizer

  131. Salma Abu Ayyash

  132. Abby Bronstein

  133. Anonymous

  134. Diane Straus: These hikers are no threat to Iran.

  135. Quinn Maguire: i am heart broken for the families and friends of these gentle adventurers.

  136. Cindy Hickey: Shane, I send you love and peace, Mom.....

  137. Diane Hentges: I miss you godchild...love ya lots

  138. Cathy Theis: Shane we miss you & want you home!

  139. Christine Canard

  140. Manuela Ferrari: I have strong hope that Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion and Josh, Sarah, and Shane will be soon released.

  141. Nicole Lindstrom: I just want Sarah, Josh, and my brother Shane home and safe. I love you Shane!!!!

  142. Primo Vannicelli: The government of Iran can demonstrate its readiness to rejoin the community of nations by freeing these innocent victims.

  143. jeffrey katz

  144. jeffrey katz

  145. Carl Myers

  146. Jennifer: Dude, just let the people go!

  147. Carl Myers

  148. Concerned Friend

  149. vicki nelson: I wish all of them the best of luck. I hope that they are all returned home to their families safely.

  150. Al Bauer: please release my son Shane I love him and miss him

  151. Brian Robertson

  152. Carlo Manke: FREE THEM

  153. Brandon Lloyd

  154. Nancy O'Neil

  155. Diane Hentges: Shane, I miss you and love you godchild.

  156. Anonymous

  157. Mary Schmidthuber: Please free our grandson & his friends, we love then & miss them ~Grandma & Grandpa S.

  158. JOSEPH COTTEN, II

  159. Nena Cantillo

  160. Anonymous

  161. Angel Unfried

  162. NENA CANTILLO: Por la pronta liberación de Josh y sus compañeros. Amigos en Colombia APOYANDO LA CAUSA.

  163. Clara Pinilla

  164. Ian Conway

  165. Jeanine Cochran

  166. Marcus Blumenfeld

  167. Samantha Massey

  168. Hugh Allspaugh: Please!

  169. Tony Long

  170. Laura Bell

  171. Janet Perry

  172. Angela Keene

  173. Benjamin Smith: Much love to all three

  174. Evren

  175. Jeremy Fallick

  176. Lisa Austin

  177. Jeff Simmons

  178. Laura Breckheimer: Hopes, prayers, and energy pouring out in hopes these three amazing people are released soon.

  179. Magdalena Marinova

  180. Christian A. Williams

  181. Susan Pulley

  182. Vlada Tomova

  183. Shannon Fletcher: I agree with some below - these people are entitled to due process. Americans or otherwise - these are human beings and should be treated as such. I don't see the point in holding folks and causing them and their families so much distress.

  184. Anonymous: Please have compassion!

  185. Shari Pleiss

  186. Anonymous

  187. Dara Rapoport

  188. Jason Blau

  189. Anonymous

  190. Violeta

  191. Anonymous

  192. Verena Paravel

  193. Tara Abraham

  194. Maria Munoz: Ellos no se merecen esto. Si un gobierno ha cometido un error,tambien puede rectificarlo.

  195. Patricia Zolnik

  196. Jackie Boxman

  197. etr: Please understand, there has been a severe mistake. Please free these fine folks, you must understand that they have no intention of harming Iran and would have otherwise been some of those most likely to hear the case of the Iranian government. I mean to tell you, these are the opposite of enemies, for you and the republic of Iran. These are kind, warm, respectful people whom you would otherwise meet as friends, whom would meet you with respect and conviviality, regardless of anyone's claims. Please hear the suffering and make a wise choice for us all. These three are not your enemy, I assure you.

  198. Anonymous: Be human.

  199. Anonymous

  200. kori

  201. Tim Hassall

  202. Anonymous

  203. Shannon Bauer: I miss you and love you Shane and Sarah...I hope to see you both and Josh home soon.

  204. Anonymous

  205. Pablo Sánchez Prieto

  206. Michael Roberts: I met Josh a few years ago in Oregon at Aprovecho. He's a good man, and certainly not a spy. Please release him and his friends now. It's the only morally right thing to do. Until you do, treat them well.

  207. Moriah Oxnard

  208. Paul Naylor

  209. Anonymous: Nadie tiene derecho de privar a nadie de su libertad.

  210. juan pomponio

  211. Anonymous

  212. Nico Voigtlaender

  213. Nico Voigtlaender

  214. lino bolaños

  215. Loralee

  216. Jake Terrell

  217. Susan Sandys: We love you Sarah!

  218. Anonymous: estoy llena de buenas energias y fe de que van a salir libres por que soy conciente de que son personas inocentes y que muy pronto estaran junto a sus seres queridos, y pues el gobierno iraní les va a pedir excusas y le haran una aclaracion publica de su inocencia... Señor Jesús se hara tu voluntad...

  219. Juan Ensuncho Bárcena: ¡Libertad para tod@s l@s hij@s de la Tierra! ¡Sin distinción alguna!

  220. Emily Williams: with loving intention...

  221. Anonymous

  222. Anonymous

  223. Adriana Echavarria: Nadie puede ser retenido en contra de su voluntad, LA LIBERTAD ES UN DERECHO HUMANO Y UNIVERSAL!!!

  224. Rosemarie Pontuti: WE respectfully emplore the Iranian Government to release the 3 young innocent hikers and to grant them the ability to communicate with their families.

  225. James M Sandys

  226. Donnie Knutson

  227. Sarah: Please bring them home!

  228. Otoniel Guevara: Poeta y editor salvadoreño.

  229. Everett Pieri

  230. Jacque Golden: free Josh!!

  231. Alex Crowe

  232. Giuli Cordara: I hope they will be released soon. It is incredible something like this can happen in a global world!!!

  233. John Nowotny

  234. Anonymous

  235. Jim Hickey

  236. Denise Conway

  237. Will Schmidthuber

  238. Mieka Ritsema

  239. Anonymous

  240. Mary Schmidthuber: Please send our grandson Shane & his friends Sarah & Josh back to us. We love him & miss him. ~Grandma & Grandpa

  241. laureen wermerskirchen: PLEASE FREE THE HIKERS

  242. Anonymous: Let them come home!

  243. Donna Hutchison: "Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi"
    "In the name of God , Most Gracious, Most Merciful (Al-Fatiha, 1:1)"

    There are 107 verses in the Quran that mentions the merciful attribute of God. Please be merciful and let Shane, Sarah, and Josh free.

  244. Julia Cattrall

  245. Anne Moors

  246. Helen McGrath: I knew Josh and Shane, and that they are only capable of respect and humility towards all cultures. Please let them return home to their families.

  247. Eric Novinson

  248. Anonymous

  249. Tish Scheffler

  250. Anonymous

  251. Elizabeth

  252. Rachel Molly Joseph

  253. Rebecca Fisher

  254. Raúl Cantillo Atuesta.-Colombia: PORQUE DIOS NOS HIZO LIBRES...¿QUIENES SOMOS NOSOTROS PARA QUITAR LO QUE ÉL NOS HA REGALADO?
    SEAN MISERICORDIOSOS, PORQUE ÉL ES MISERICORDIOSO.--

  255. MARIA ATUESTA MAGALLANES: Olviden su enojo por favor, son solo unos chicos.....Bienaventurado el corazón donde el amor existe. Desde Cartagena mis oraciones por el regreso de estos jovenes.

  256. Anonymous

  257. miranda hurst

  258. Mirabelle D'Cunha

  259. Anne Weber

  260. Anne Beales

  261. Jim Hickey

  262. Rachel G: My heart is with them.

  263. Deanna Chilian

  264. Joel Leagans

  265. Anonymous

  266. Anonymous

  267. Devon O'Rorke-Wieneke

  268. Anonymous

  269. Brianne McGrath

  270. Tami Boettcher

  271. Anonymous: Heard on the radio - want them to come home.

  272. Joanna Dickins

  273. Jenna Friedenberg

  274. Anonymous

  275. Nate Lindstrom: See you soon Shane

  276. heather peroni

  277. Jennifer Le Clainche

  278. Caitlin Stein

  279. Anonymous

  280. Mary Specht: I know Iran will do the right thing.

  281. Solbritt Isaksson

  282. Abbey Steele

  283. Jodie Filpus

  284. Chris Hayes: Please come home safely!

  285. laura becerra

  286. Nick Thomas

  287. Victoria Valencia

  288. Melanie Dubin

  289. Kathleen Smith

  290. David Alfáro Scordia

  291. Yoori Chung

  292. Kerrin Mitchell

  293. Lisa Anne Ross

  294. Anonymous

  295. Anonymous: Josh was my daughter's teacher during the last semester. It is clear to me he was a tourist, plain and simple, and should be released.

  296. Melody Isis Herman

  297. Anonymous

  298. Kasey Wooten

  299. Anonymous

  300. Breck Sullivan-Carpenter

  301. Emily Capilouto: Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers!

  302. Anonymous: We hope for their speedy and safe release!

  303. Sheri Rose: Please, please for humanity, please show you are decent people and release them to their families.

  304. Samantha: I worked with one of the hikers' siblings. Please, for the sake of their families, at least release some information, if not the hikers themselves.

  305. Toni Del Sorbo

  306. Anonymous

  307. Christine Jones

  308. Julie Thompson

  309. Mike Ernst

  310. Dustin Shubert

  311. Anonymous

  312. Kathy Cacciola

  313. Sandy D.

  314. Marie Carlisle

  315. Josh Dell

  316. Todd Deutsch

  317. Anonymous

  318. Jennifer Zinchuk

  319. Harper McDaniel

  320. Julia Thomas

  321. Lauren Gill

  322. Angelina Acevedo

  323. Christine Thiers

  324. Matthew MacLean

  325. Sarah Hobstetter

  326. Amelia Reese Masterson

  327. Laura Yamagata

  328. William Scalia

  329. Dennis H. Harris

  330. Adam Hess

  331. Sheri: Please return these young adults to their homes.

  332. Jessica Gingery

  333. Carol

  334. Anonymous

  335. Genji Schmeder

  336. Farooq Abrahem: I pray to you my teacher (Sarah). Hope to see you again, May Allah release you from them.

  337. erika bernheimer

  338. Cristina Paul

  339. Mary Ann Tenuto: Please let them come home to their families.

  340. James Conger

  341. R. L.: Please free these hikers. They are peaceful people.

  342. Yael Rivera

  343. Jamie Leslie: There does not appear to be a purpose in detaining these folks any longer. Please let them return home.

  344. Susan Pozniak: Storming the heavens with prayers for their safe return!!!!

  345. Patricia Costa

  346. Jacque Gulbrandson

  347. Anonymous: Please release the hikers. They are not political pawns but real people with families!

  348. Jeremiah Hair: Can't wait to see you all home soon...

  349. Shane M. Bauer

  350. Ben Felleman: Miss you Cous!

  351. Elizabeth Roland: Please allow Shane, Sarah, and Josh consular access, as well as contact with their families.

    To Shane, Sarah, and Josh: I hope that you are being treated well, and wish for your safe return to your family and friends.

  352. Anonymous: Young westerners choosing to travel in Iran sends a message of tolerance, and symbolize peace. I hope the Iranian government will choose to reciprocate by safely returning these young travelers home to their loved ones soon. My thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah, Josh, their families, and friends.

  353. Sean Hale

  354. Anonymous

  355. Lisa Rinaldi

  356. Anonymous

  357. Sandra Stafford

  358. Stephen Brown

  359. lesley cole

  360. Miriam Celi

  361. Rana Chowdhury

  362. Erin Ross

  363. Elizabeth Wright

  364. Aimee Bauer: You're in our thoughts and prayers. We hope to see you soon!!!

  365. Luke Weckman

  366. Debra Ling

  367. Alex Campbell

  368. Linsey Sandler

  369. Ann Hopp

  370. Cheryl Muck

  371. Anonymous

  372. Nathan Jersett

  373. Suzanna Storkamp: My thoughts and prayers are with the hikers and their families.

  374. Anonymous

  375. Craig Anderson: I think if you often, Sarah. I hope you are well and that this ends soon.

  376. Stephanie Martina

  377. Anonymous

  378. Tina Hyland: Please return Shane, Sarah, and Josh to their families. They are compassionate people who bear no ill will towards Iran, and they deserve to come home.

  379. Michael Baker

  380. Drew Jensen

  381. Kristina Lim: Please free our friends!

  382. Clare Yetter

  383. Blair Colby: Prayers Iran will let these innocent people go.

  384. Mike Swavola II: Best wishes to Josh, Shane, Sarah,
    Stay strong. Keep your faith. Come back soon.

    Please let these people go.
    -Mike

  385. Cara Gilpin

  386. Sara Benner

  387. Matt Roberts

  388. Meredith Walters: Sarah and Shane are two of my best friends. They are caring, loving, respectful people who are passionate about making the world a better place. I hope they come home safely, soundly, and swiftly.

  389. Marilyn Olson: Please release these three inocent people in the name of humanity, peace, and goodwill!!

  390. Rita Carlotto: Please release these innocent people!

  391. Dina Solomon

  392. Monica Carroll: I pray for a fast and safe return. Please free them!

  393. Cathy Whitney

  394. Jared Weber

  395. Mikael Thomas Bouckaert: If I were to list a thousand jobs Shane Bauer might have, FBI agent or CIA agent or anything having anything even remotely to do with the US Government would not be on that list.

  396. Amina Ghazi

  397. Ryan Farr: My prayers are with you!!!

  398. Anonymous

  399. Julie Oliger: Please release our kids for they meant no harm. Please forgive them as it is the right thing to do.Thank you!!

  400. Jennifer Barkan: Please be kind to our dear friends.

  401. Anonymous: Please free these young people and return them safe and sound to their waiting families!

  402. Amanda Kortuem

  403. Mark S.

  404. Nina Schrager

  405. Melanie Blais

  406. Jonathan Fieweger

  407. Jael Weinberg

  408. Darya Miller

  409. Benjamin Zack

  410. Allison Smith

  411. Ryan Weldon

  412. Bryan Zubay

  413. Virginia Paynter

  414. Sarah Gorney

  415. Anonymous

  416. Jenna Dunham: Please bring these 3 home safely!!

  417. Lucy M: Before he was captured, Josh was my daughter's teacher for 6 months in the International Honors Program. He had no ill intentions, but simply was naive and didn't understand the dangers involved in hiking in this region.

  418. Paula Tudorof: I ask the US government to work to release these three individuals. I know Josh's brother and have read about Sarah and Shane, each exceptional individuals and human beings. I ask the Iranian government to cooperate and release these three people to their families. My mind will continue to maintain hope that they are released soon.

  419. Stephanie Jacobson

  420. Howard Weinberg

  421. Todd Schwartz

  422. Anonymous

  423. Anonymous: They are good people, let them be ok

  424. Anonymous

  425. Anonymous

  426. Mike Bentele

  427. Jeannie Feld

  428. Anonymous: Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh to their home communities as their being there was an accident and belong amidst their friends and family. peace.

  429. Larry Feld

  430. Abhijay Goenka

  431. Georgina Quinones: Please let them go and be with their family they weren't harming anyone!

  432. Niki Foster

  433. Nicholas Stanzione

  434. Joan Rea

  435. Anonymous: Please bring them back!

  436. Anonymous

  437. Jeri Schwerin

  438. Katina N.: Please show mercy. Even though our countries have political conflict-show the U.S. and the rest of the world that you are not as bad as everyone would like to believe. Blessings to all.

  439. Anonymous

  440. monica brown

  441. Anonymous

  442. Anonymous: Have mercy on these children!

  443. Yaseen Karim

  444. Katie K.: Iran has the opportunity to make a positive change, to show compassion and fairness. Shane, Shara, and Josh have always demonstrated their compassion and respect for others. We need these good people in the world; we need these people to ensure peace. Please return Shane, Sarah, and Josh so they can continue to spread their kindness! Please return them to relieve their worried friends and family!

  445. Anonymous

  446. Anonymous

  447. Nathan Kleinman

  448. Anonymous

  449. Eliza Castro

  450. Bobbie Dougherty

  451. Margaret Roberts

  452. Anonymous

  453. Brenda A Davis: As a mother I would want to know my child is okay. My prayers are with all of you.

  454. Anonymous

  455. Nathan Stephens: Let them go! Thank you!

  456. Hannah Schwartz

  457. Candice Powers

  458. Anonymous

  459. Chris E. Vargas

  460. A L MacArthur: Please release the hikers; they do not belong in your prison.

  461. Tom McMullen

  462. Robyn Tevah: I feel so awful for their families; this could have been one of my kids....I hope they are out soon. I also second the remark about releasing them would be a good way for Iran to show they really want to be part of the community of nations.

  463. Andrew Sullivan

  464. John E. Nitchman

  465. Manuela Hernandez Fraile

  466. Carolina Zhang

  467. Nina Hoechtl

  468. Anonymous

  469. Rosemarie Chiarlone

  470. Joan Mizer

  471. Athene Greig

  472. Anonymous: Please release them.

  473. Carolyn McIntyre: I will keep Sarah, Shane and Josh in my prayers.

  474. Melissa Blade

  475. Anonymous

  476. farrah: please let them come back to the US!!

  477. Alex Herron

  478. Shannon Thomas

  479. Rachel Rothman

  480. Emma C

  481. Elizabeth Hoyos

  482. Kelli Alseth

  483. Anonymous

  484. Anonymous: Faith and Hope

  485. Anonymous

  486. Jeremiah Ross: They were hiking! How is that reason to hold them against there will? Let them go immediatley

  487. Kelly McFaul-Solem: ..it has been too many days, please take the letter written by the Moms to heart...release Shane, Sarah and Josh...this would be an especially meaningful way to commemorate the International Day of Peace on Sept 21st in keeping with that mission of "strengthening the ideals of peace within and among all nations and people." You and your families are in my thoughts every day...

  488. Julie Heller

  489. Kay Ostensen: Hello - we respectfully request your compassion in realizing the innocence of this mistake - 3 people who were seeking only to fully experience the majesty of nature and the mountains - and to release Sarah, Shane and Josh as soon as you possibly can. The world will gratefully acknowledge your act of ethics and courage, and the families of these fine youth will join in honoring your gov't and humbly, joyously celebrating their release. Kay Ostensen

  490. Rhena Magaziner

  491. Cara O'Brien

  492. Ellie Sigrist

  493. Anonymous: Praying for the release of these three young lives. God bless them and their families.

  494. Corrie Judge

  495. Ashley Torres: <3 Please send our hikers home <3

  496. PASSION: Will it ever be possible for all walks of life to have respect and compassion no matter where one is from or what they believe? THINK OF THE SAYING:
    "DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU"
    Whom ever it may be that can help these families/friends really need to look inside their hearts and do what is right.

  497. David Simmons: See ya soon!

  498. Rhoda Coleman: Please let them come home to their families. Having talked to Sarah before she left the US, I know her greatest desire was to bring respect, honor, and friendship to people from all cultures.

  499. Kerryanne: Please take a moment to read a bit about these three individuals. I believe that you will find they are peaceful and caring; and that they simply made an honest mistake by crossing into Iran. Thank you.

  500. Shanon Jaramillo: Three people making a difference in this world is what I see here. God Bless you three and your families and may you be delivered home unharmed.

  501. Alex

  502. Dennis Vogel

  503. Kim Vogel

  504. Brandy Jo Frei

  505. Mary Katherine Morrison: Our family will be praying for the safe return of your children.

  506. Anonymous

  507. Tom Shelton: Send them home now!

  508. Lonn Selbst: Justice requires that the hikers be released. Thank you.

  509. TheLamer

  510. Pat Schmidthuber: Love you, miss you, we think about you every day. We will see you soon.

  511. Janet Oliver: Whatever is pure, kind and honorable. Please think of those things as the world watches. The choice your country makes will fall in to the sight of all people.

  512. CB Pearson

  513. Peter Jordan

  514. Ruth Carroll

  515. Danielle Boileau

  516. Shannon Gorny

  517. Donovan Gorny

  518. Doug Odegard: If a stranger should come to your door, greet him or her with friendship and hospitality. Please, do not let international politics interfere with what is right. Release Sarah, Josh, and Shane to the loving arms of family and friends.

  519. Rachel Curran

  520. Thomas Kovacs: Please Iran do what is right.

  521. Amy McClintock

  522. Anonymous: We're all human beings here, let them go. They are probably scared to death and their families are worried sick. Do the right thing.

  523. stan grubbs: our family is praying daily for your safe return..

  524. Heather M Bair

  525. Heather M Bair

  526. Erin Dupuis

  527. Joshua Kaiser

  528. william prine: I am praying for Josh, Sarah and Shane I hope they get home soon.

  529. Eric Prag: This truly is absurd. Release them. It doesn't take a month to do a background check.

  530. Nancy Padgett

  531. Carrie Aguilar: We respectfully ask that you release Sarah, Shane, and Josh right away. Please care for them, as you would your own children, in the interim.

  532. Anonymous

  533. Anonymous

  534. Stella Tripp

  535. Leila Rain: I hope they come back to you all safe :) good luck! I'll keep them in my thoughts and prayers

  536. Gundula Stoll

  537. Damon Rosario

  538. Anonymous

  539. Brianne Siciliano

  540. Alison Milianta: Please, send them home to their families.

  541. Maha: Josh, Shane and especially Sarah are too good to be into this mess. I'm 100% definite that they respect laws and they had no intention to enter Iran. And I know very well that there is no marking in that area!!
    Please, take an immediate step forward!

  542. Steve Silver: I wish the US government would ratchet up the pressure; these hikers must be released immediately.

  543. Shannon Bauer: I love and miss you Shane and Sarah. I hope to see the three of you home very soon.

  544. Komal Shah

  545. Joni Mitchell: Recognize that you have made a serious mistake, one that if you decide to reverse has the possibility of affecting the lives of these innocent, young people positively, and many other people who they have touched in their lives, versus if you stubbornly hold on to the false charges that you have no ability to prove, you do harm to many, including yourself and the reputation and relations of your country. RELEASE THE HIKERS! THEY ARE INNOCENT!

  546. Allison Whitehead: Please release the hikers to their loved ones!

  547. Anonymous

  548. Bari Cunningham

  549. Jessica Walters

  550. Amy

  551. Fatima Marquez Pacheco

  552. Alysabeth Alexander

  553. Anonymous

  554. Leslie Von Berg

  555. Anonymous

  556. Randy Barish: There is absolutely no reason for the detention of these innocent hikers. They pose no threat whatsoever to the Islamic Republic. They don't deserve this and need to be released without any conditions. We implore the people holding them to show compassion and humanity and release these hikers to their families as soon as possible.

  557. Anonymous

  558. Richard Rubin: Come home safe!

  559. j. johnson

  560. Jayne Huber

  561. Claire Parnell

  562. Robert J. N. Sanchez

  563. Anonymous

  564. Kandy Noles Stevens: Praying for the safe return of Sarah, Shane and Josh! God bless your families.

  565. Anonymous

  566. Anonymous: Free free free them.

  567. Akila Stewart

  568. Celina

  569. Elisabeth Luby

  570. Jessica Lundgren

  571. Sylvie Kearney

  572. Anonymous

  573. Anonymous

  574. Angela Singleton

  575. Michael Davis

  576. Ann Guiney

  577. Shayin S Gottlieb

  578. Rebekah Nagata

  579. James Haglin: Free the Hikers!!! Do some good!

  580. Eric Boulet

  581. Sara N: In my thoughts.

  582. Anonymous

  583. Anonymous

  584. Dustin Eirdosh

  585. Ashley Brock

  586. Humam AlMukhtar

  587. Shane Burke

  588. Celeste Calvet

  589. Avery Livengood

  590. Yapeng Zhou: i hope the three hikers could be sent back their home soon.

  591. Andrea Murray: We are eagerly awaiting their return!

  592. Stefan Zimmermann

  593. Michell Joy Jinayon: Please set them free.

    "Pakawalan nyo na po cla."

  594. Ekaterina Samolyak

  595. Alexa Shore

  596. Kristin Lindstrom

  597. Olga Fedeli: They are young, and happy to walk on this beautiful earth ... surely they didn't want to offend anybody. Please understand and let them free.

  598. Elizabeth Schafer: Come home soon!

  599. Anonymous

  600. Jennifer Donahue

  601. mike ferrand: compassion is something that should know no borders.

  602. Tai J Salisbury: highest good...

  603. Carlos Valdivia

  604. Anonymous

  605. Daniel Isaac King: I would like the Islamic Republic of Iran to understand that many people in our country, myself included, would like to be able to see the people of the Dar al Islam to learn from them and to build peace among us. I believe that Mr. Bauer and Fattal and Ms. Shourd had no other purpose than this in their visit to your neighbor, Iraq, and had no intention to in any way compromise the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I have dreamed of one day visiting your country in order to see the glory of the mosques of Isfahan, and to pay my respects to the works Shah Abbas. You will understand that I can never make this visit if my countrymen and friends are held in captivity with out due cause. I appeal to the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the cause of greater peace and friendship, that they release Ms. Shourd, and Mr. Fattal and Mr. Bauer.

  606. Anonymous

  607. stacy leonard

  608. Dwayne Hodgson: We respectfully ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to please release these young people.

  609. Carol Loverde

  610. Mark H. Morris: you have my prayers and my help...what ever I can do...may they be home very soon...

  611. Anonymous

  612. Jessica Ryan Westle

  613. Cynthia Weiss

  614. Janette Watt: While there are sometimes differences that separate the different people on this planet, we also share needs and beliefs that can allow us to live in peace. I know, and many people like me know, that the people of Iran need to ensure that they are safe, that their children are safe. Many of us who live in other parts of the world want this too. Many of us also respect your borders, and come to your land only if we are invited, and while there are respectful guests. From the stories that I have heard of these three young people, they share the same beliefs of respect and safety -- of respecting and honouring others, and never wanting to harm. Please release them back to their families knowing that they never meant harm.

  615. Sarah Kubley: In the name of peace please let these good harmless people go. They have a deep respect for all peoples and bear no ill will towards anyone. Their families and friends love and miss them.

  616. Claire Hooker: I feel for these three people's loved ones.

  617. Rosemary Kirincic

  618. Sue

  619. Josh vardey

  620. Felicia Nelson: I will be praying for the families who have been anguished over the detainment of their loved ones.

  621. Anonymous

  622. NINA SAADA

  623. Sara Plowman

  624. Susie Straussberger

  625. Tina Noren: Please send them home to their families.

  626. Kathleen O'Grady

  627. Lee Conway

  628. Anonymous

  629. Jess McConnell

  630. Anonymous

  631. Linnea Weiland

  632. Peter Pezzolo

  633. Jeremy Baudoin

  634. Monica R

  635. Shellie Cooke

  636. selena vegas

  637. Tikkei Knarr

  638. Anonymous

  639. Victor Chavez

  640. Daniel Bolton

  641. Heidi Hiler

  642. Oliver Holmes

  643. Judith Janec

  644. helaine Alon

  645. Norma Moreira

  646. Tamara Miller

  647. Rebecca Herman

  648. Alex Miller

  649. Raya Kuzyk: Stay brave!

  650. Olga Touloumi

  651. June Chung: Please free the hikers.

  652. Anonymous

  653. Elizabeth Prado

  654. Tomás Rodríguez

  655. Samantha Topping

  656. Jelena Vidojevic

  657. Caroline Luis

  658. Anonymous

  659. Travis Wermerskirchen

  660. Jeff Griffiths

  661. megan lacera

  662. Anna Mewis: Freedom for Shane Sarah and Josh.

  663. Jennifer and Rodrigo Fuenzalida: With heart-felt wishes that the Iranian goverment will show compassion and good will toward these three citizens of the world.

  664. Susan Levey

  665. James Willis: FREE THE HIEKRS

  666. Anonymous

  667. Anonymous

  668. Marcela Wonsang

  669. Donna Benner

  670. Valerie Stahl

  671. Anonymous

  672. Jeremy Sultan

  673. Anonymous: I hope and pray for the safe return of these 3 hikers!

  674. Jonathon Hricko

  675. Natalie Senske

  676. Maria: Just peace PLEASE!!!!! and safe realeace for those in the hands of war. Libertad para todos los secuestrados.

  677. Hillary Dinkin Walter

  678. Todd Berman

  679. Veronica Rivera: Please release the hikers.

  680. Anonymous

  681. Anonymous

  682. Alexandra Lewin

  683. Kimberly Rafuse

  684. Paloma: I'm sure these young people are greatly missed by their families. Please let them go home to their loved ones.

  685. Cherie Lanam

  686. Anonymous

  687. Akshay Desai

  688. Paula Duarte: Queremos que regresen a sus hogares, al lado de sus madres y familia que tan preocupados estan por su bienestar

  689. Anonymous

  690. DeAnna D. Tibbs

  691. MESA INGLISH

  692. Zoe Feld

  693. John Soares: I hope the Iranian government treats the three hikers humanely and releases them as soon as possible.

  694. Julia Grigel

  695. marcus kryshka

  696. Chandra Abel

  697. Anonymous

  698. Kinga Dymek

  699. Mariana Carrera

  700. jennifer miller: Sarah, Shane, and Josh traveled to the Middle East to open their minds and hearts to new experiences and people, and to soak up the beauty there-nothing more. I hope for their speedy release. Sarah and Shane I miss you!

  701. Max Harris

  702. Isis Feral

  703. Panda Sekuhara

  704. Barbara Plate

  705. Anonymous

  706. Anna Baltzer: My friends Sarah & Shane are true supporters of peace & justice, and wish no harm on the Islamic Republic of Iran or any of its people. Please let them return to their families and loved ones.

  707. Matthew Lightner

  708. Dorrit Geshuri

  709. andrej grubacic

  710. Rachel Freifelder

  711. Tegra Fisk

  712. Eryn Hughes

  713. Amy Trader

  714. Rebecca Van Houdt

  715. Cathy Williamson

  716. Anonymous

  717. Anonymous

  718. Paula Garcia

  719. Jennifer Heyward

  720. Jeanne Kortz

  721. Logan Berrian

  722. Anonymous

  723. Anonymous

  724. Anonymous

  725. Carol Lee: In Peace

  726. Kristi Kenney

  727. Carol Kort: My daughter told me about this disgraceful situation. I feel for their families and friends.

  728. Anna Elliott

  729. Connie Perry

  730. Monica Tauriello

  731. Joan Doyle

  732. Lauren Agresti: Please send Sarah, Shane and Josh home soon and safe. Thank you.

  733. Teresa Snyder-Nehl

  734. megan moriarty

  735. Lee Worden

  736. Amie Fishman

  737. Stephanie McNary

  738. Anonymous

  739. Iain Thomson: Releasing them would do a lot to show those in the US who think poorly of Iran that they are wrong.

  740. Francesca Gentille

  741. Paula Gardner

  742. Melissa Klein

  743. Leslie

  744. Jarrett Coger

  745. Eric Waters

  746. Jo Anne Bucholz

  747. Jennifer Allen

  748. Sara Margolis

  749. Ulysses Hillard

  750. Alana Theriault

  751. Rahula Janowski

  752. Arielle Slam

  753. Melody Binder

  754. Laura Turiano

  755. Loren Yglecias: Please set our friends free. They are wonderful people.

  756. Gwen Grierson: Please - think of their families!!!!!!

  757. Patricia Luna: I hope the Government of Iran will release our friends now. We have being waiting for long time to see them back home. Please do it now, and thanks for you time.

  758. Patrick Sandys

  759. Elisa Smith

  760. Jennifer Biehn: Please free our friends. Hikers should feel free to safely walk the beautfy of the mountains anywhere on planet earth.

  761. Ronald W. Thompson: Life is hard enough without making it more difficult for each other.

  762. Jen Cote

  763. Gregory Mengel

  764. Kelly M. King

  765. Morgan Holly

  766. Robert Shipp: Do the right thing here. DO THE RIGHT THING.

  767. Arline Epstein: Today is International Peace Day (Sept 21). I am praying for a peaceful and compassionate resolution for the three young hikers.

  768. Mike Duberowski

  769. Wendy Millstine

  770. Hilary Klein

  771. Anonymous

  772. Anonymous

  773. Anonymous

  774. tracy Phillips

  775. Daniel Fleischer

  776. Anonymous: Blessings to you and your families and the Iranian government. May you all be well.

  777. Peggy Edman: Nam myo ho renge kyo.

  778. Roya

  779. Jen Anonia

  780. Abe Doherty

  781. Debra Kerr: May Shane, Sarah and Josh be safe, and may Iran hear our compassionate concern for them and all people being held in places of conflict. May Iran release them soon and receive the benefits of goodwill that will follow.

  782. Micah Ariel

  783. Belma Gonzalez

  784. james harris: We all sometimes make mistakes. It sounds to me like the hikers accidentally crossed your border. Please show mercy and release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.

    Sincerely
    James Harris

  785. marcella Trowbridge

  786. Tom Humphreys

  787. Greta Nettleton: To the Iranian authorities:
    Please show compassion for these three innocent young people and let them return home to their families. They have done nothing to harm your country.

  788. Doug Stange

  789. Anonymous

  790. Anonymous

  791. Richard Raab

  792. Kurt Weyland

  793. susan kukle: the young people were only hiking in unknown territory and not doing any evil acts. They should be released to their families and helped to freedom.

  794. Elisabeth Tapley

  795. Bonnie Griep

  796. Anonymous: Thank you for whatever you can do to free these three individuals.

  797. debbie brown

  798. Rosemarie: I pray for your safe return.

  799. Linda Wagner: :) Please realize your error and release these people to their families!

  800. Tim Weston

  801. Matt Anderson: Please bring these three young people home! We Miss them!

  802. Robert Campbell: Please release these three young people in the spirit of inter-cultural understanding and cooperation that they themselves profess!

  803. Anonymous

  804. Anonymous

  805. Anonymous

  806. Andrea Sierra

  807. Anonymous: Don't stop praying for the return of these 3 lives. God is in control. He can soften the hearts of the leaders in Iran who have the power to release the hikers. God can and will do great things. God can show the leaders the true hearts of the hikers. Don't give up!!

  808. Neoma Kenwood

  809. Anonymous

  810. Staci Glass: In thoughtful prayer today that Shane, Sarah and Josh are brought home safely immediately.

  811. Karen Tarapata: I hope that the Iranian government will show mercy to these unfortunate hikers.

  812. Chrisopher J. Haid

  813. Jeannine: Please don't use these young people as pawns. Let them go home! Thank you.

  814. Megan W.

  815. Troy Browne

  816. Sara Litke

  817. Anonymous: they made a mistake,please let them free,your pepole are welcom to the us,never would we lock them up if they wanted to come here,this isnt about religon or any polotics,they wanted to see your beutiful country and this is what happend

  818. Sasha Fisher

  819. Matthew Stargardter

  820. Anonymous

  821. Anonymous: There is such a thing as vacation. These people are not spies.

  822. Jorge Lacera

  823. carole chupp: We,the American people can trust that you will come to the realization that they meant no harm and you will let them return home unharmed.

  824. Anonymous

  825. Bob Akshay

  826. Tamara

  827. anonymous

  828. Jen Poole

  829. Carter Cleveland

  830. Sarah Aspinwall

  831. Bruce Abel: Act on compassion.

  832. Angela Robinson: Mistakes do happen.

  833. Anonymous: Please let their families have their children back!!

  834. Anonymous

  835. Roger Littge, M.D.: Our thoughts and prayers go out for these hikers to be freed as soon as possible.

  836. Lisa Young: Please free the hikers. They are innocent people. Their friends and family need them here.

  837. Michael Terry

  838. Charles Berry-Skillen

  839. Donna DiFelice: We get illegal imigrants here and when they are caught they are deported. They enter here knowing they are doing wrong and it is not a mistake. They made a mistake not a crime. Let them go!

  840. Anonymous

  841. Mary Ann Stech

  842. Anonymous: The family of Shane Bauer is praying every second, minute, hour of each day for their safe return. Enough is enough for these young people, God Speed for all 3 'Hikers' return and please we ask for the compassion of the Iran government, the USA government should step up to the plate like former President Bill Clinton helped the folks in Korea!!!

  843. Anonymous

  844. Kathleen Neuenschwander

  845. kathleen Moore

  846. Emily Knapp

  847. Katharine Kohler

  848. Piper Marckx

  849. Heather Koppes: Why are you doing this? You have no right to detain these three young people. Are you taking advantage of this situation to demonstrate your power? Release them immediately.

  850. Carolyn Witte

  851. Helene Gregoire

  852. Anonymous

  853. Anonymous

  854. Beverly dortch: Free the hikers!

  855. Rebekah Sligar

  856. Juanita Carroll Young: I'm a mom, and I know how worried this would make me feel.
    I pray they return soon!

  857. Linda Tuma: Shane's father appeared on the news this evening, and I wanted him and all family members and friends of Shane, Sarah, & Josh to know that I pray their love ones are free to come home soon. Stay strong & know that many people you don't know are with you in spirit.

  858. Anonymous

  859. Jessica Cooper

  860. Monica B

  861. Larry Leverett: We ask that Shane, Sarah and Josh be returned to their families. These are good young people who care for the ALL people. The three students are good members of the world community and only wish for good things for all the people of the world.

  862. Anne St Goar

  863. Tineke Ritmeester: Please, please, please, be compassionate, end the suffering by setting Shane, Sarah and Josh free as per immediate.

  864. Jackie: Let these guys come home!!!!

  865. Wesley Cuyler

  866. Bernard Dinkin

  867. Michael Stilley

  868. joan horn: Bring the kids home!

  869. Mirna Ponce

  870. Amy Anderson

  871. Jenny Nagel

  872. Aaron Nagel

  873. savannah

  874. Anonymous

  875. Ann Jessup

  876. Herleen Sethi: I pray for them to come home safely

  877. Jonah Beeken

  878. Bridgett Howard: Please help these three hikers. This is outrageous that they are still being held when they are innocent of any ill will. This is not fair.

  879. Laurel Beeken

  880. James. mitchell: In Jesus. Name they will be freed!!

  881. Anonymous: Consider to the facts and free these innocent human beings

  882. Shaun Benjamin

  883. Dan McLane: Freedom is the cornerstone of any advanced civilization.

  884. Steven Sirota: I have been friends with Josh for 16 years and can say with all confidence that his entry into Iran was a mistake. I pray for his quick release and return to his family.

  885. Anonymous

  886. Tatiana Makovkin

  887. Kristy K. McNulty: I just heard about this tonight on my local news. My prayers are with these hostages and their families. It is a crying shame that people cannot travel and be safe anymore. I pray and pray for all of the hostages that are truly not guilty be set free. If everyone had faith they would know that those who do wrong will have to meet his maker someday.

  888. Sonia Roman: I don't know these people; I have no ulterior motive in writing this. They are clearly compassionate and kind—the world is a better place with them...let them go. Thank you and peace to all of us.

  889. Barbara Kavadias: It would be a wonderful gesture if the President of Iran would announce their release while he is visiting the United Nations

  890. Anonymous

  891. cynthia Navarro: bring them back home!

  892. Natalia Anderson

  893. Anonymous: Praise God! Iran have mercy on these three. Thanks.

  894. Ryan Hoffmann: THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD GRANT ALL OF THEM FREEDOM. I WILL BE VERY UPSET WITH OUR GOVERNMENT IF THEY DO NOT TAKE ACTION! GOD BLESS!

  895. Karen M. Unger

  896. Shirley Dixon: Praying for you to all be released soon.

  897. Maisie Greenwood

  898. Corrie Pruiett

  899. Emily Keller

  900. Roger Strang

  901. Richard Lambert

  902. Art Matusow

  903. sterling callier

  904. Bonny Vosu

  905. Anonymous

  906. Anonymous

  907. Anonymous: Please send these innocent people home. They are of great value to our society and the world.

  908. Anonymous

  909. Jane Mann

  910. Kim Siebold: Please set them free.

  911. Debbie Hanson

  912. Anonymous

  913. R. Cochrane: peace and compassion are the only answer

  914. Richard Tiffin: Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

  915. Matthew Bartels: We pray that they hikers are treated well and released immediately.

  916. Baylee Pentico

  917. Jessica

  918. Martin Llewellyn

  919. benjamin knight

  920. Sam Elias

  921. David Krieg

  922. Clayton Malmoe: I hope with all my heart that these people are treated fairly and respectfully. I also hope that the Iranian Government would act like human beings and make the right descision.

  923. Seth Frohma

  924. Marnie Chiasson

  925. Anonymous: They were on vacation they meant no harm to the Republic of Iran. Please set them free.

  926. Anonymous

  927. Bryan Kenyon

  928. Michelle Buchanan: This was nothing but an unfortunate mistake and I can only hope the Iranian government will soon release Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  929. Anonymous

  930. Anonymous

  931. paravel renaud

  932. Anonymous

  933. mela chereau

  934. Anonymous

  935. Anonymous

  936. Kevin Donovan: They are good people that want only the best for your country and their people. I hope you will release them so they can continue to spread their good will throughout the world.

  937. Anonymous

  938. Denise Kinney

  939. Anonymous

  940. Anonymous

  941. Anonymous

  942. Anonymous

  943. Denise Mingus

  944. Anonymous

  945. Amy B Basford-Pequet: Sending light, love, and hope to all three of you.

  946. Anonymous

  947. Nataly Nadri: Please release them and send them home to their families. These 3 young people have their whole life ahead of them and their intention was not for wrongdoing. If the Iranian government has any sympathy or compassion for the life and family of others, they will release them as soon as they can.

  948. Anonymous

  949. Diana Maples: It just seems that common sense is missing from the world. They obviously made a mistake. Common sense should tell you that.

  950. Jordan McKinney

  951. Kimberly B.

  952. Jamie Jackson

  953. Dawn Delgado: Your are in our prayers. We bless you with peace, safety and a quick return home!

  954. eric

  955. Megan Smith

  956. Getinet Belay

  957. Sara

  958. Lesley Leahy

  959. Robert Becker

  960. ANNE…

  961. Diane Langston: Iran should worry about more important things than 3 young nature lovers.

  962. Elisabeth Geddes: Please let these peaceful world travelers free & return safely home. May the age of fear & hate end quickly.

  963. Bab

  964. Matthew Hill

  965. Toni Bischoff: In this time of global travel and experiences please have compassion for the ones that made a mistake entering your country. I fully understand the need for security for your country and your concern for such but please show that honest mistakes will be treated as just that...honest mistakes.

  966. Terence John Kimball: My thoughts and prayers are with you guys

  967. Skye Bischoff: I hope the Iranian government can understand and forgive the mistake Shane, Sarah and Josh have made. While they should not have crossed into Iran, they did not intend any harm to Iran or its people. Please allow them consular access, give them a fair chance to explain their mistake, and allow them to be released.

  968. Kris Leveille

  969. Kimberlee de Korte: For my brother.

  970. Crystal Kiekel: These young people never intended any harm to anyone. Their only crime was to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    To destroy people's lives for the purposes of political or personal gain is unconscionable, irrespective of culture, creed, or national origin. It is our moral imperative to send these people home to their families now, and to ensure that innocent lives are not destroyed for political gain again.

  971. Craig Dicht

  972. karolin konig

  973. Jumeau Daniel

  974. Christina Wolf

  975. Karine Rakotoarivony

  976. Rande Mandelblatt

  977. Anonymous: Please release these 3 innocent hikers and help yourself.

  978. laurent Ponce: FREEDOM !!!

  979. Claudia A. Homer

  980. Ellen B. Freed: Berkeley supports you!

  981. Linda Descoteaux

  982. Chris Turner

  983. Susan Layser: Please have some compassion. They trespassed unknowingly and mean your country no harm. Please release them to their families and friends.

  984. Anthony Albertson

  985. Anonymous: Your motivation for detaining these hikers is unclear. From a political perspective, these Americans do not represent any powerful interest groups, and detaining them will do little to advance conceivable aims. On the other hand, the negative effects of harboring hostages like these has severe, lasting economic implications for the region as chaotic and unstable. See Northern Ireland, Nicaragua, Libya. A high profile trespassing trial that ends quickly and with deportation is advised.

  986. Bruce Driscoll: Holding these people in your jail makes no sense and proves no point. You have nothing to gain by holding them and nothing to lose by setting them free.

  987. Tiffany Fisk

  988. Anonymous

  989. Anonymous

  990. Alexis R

  991. Anonymous

  992. Katy Matsuzaki

  993. Jenny Krause

  994. Anonymous

  995. Anonymous

  996. Elizabeth Castaneda

  997. David Christensen

  998. Megan Gross

  999. Victoria Strang

  1000. Dawn Harfmann

  1001. Charlene Grant

  1002. Anonymous: Free the three!

  1003. Portia Sampson-Knapp

  1004. Caroline Augustus

  1005. Julia Flasphaler

  1006. Marianne Schwab

  1007. ate

  1008. m strype

  1009. Nicole Schwartz

  1010. Eli Mellen

  1011. Beth Hartman

  1012. Saul Axelrod

  1013. Dianna Rodriguez

  1014. Cristin Mowrer

  1015. Anonymous

  1016. Melissa Ausanka-Crues

  1017. Alyssa Blaker

  1018. Rebecca Drago

  1019. Jenna Cameron

  1020. Andrea Lofthouse-Quesada

  1021. Hayley Sacks

  1022. Julia Cole

  1023. Rachel Laing

  1024. Nicole W

  1025. Samantha Kane

  1026. Celeste Kaseburg: My thoughts and prayers go out to Shane and his family as well as Sarah and Josh. Hope to see you soon! Love you.

  1027. Anonymous

  1028. Zach Brooks

  1029. Ileana de la Torre

  1030. Jason N. Meggs, MCP, MPH: In the name of peace and justice, please release these three innocent and good people.

  1031. Rita McConnell

  1032. Barry D'Souza

  1033. Anonymous

  1034. Frank Turnham

  1035. Anonymous: I hope the Iranian government will do the only sensible thing and return these fine people to the U.S. very very soon!

  1036. Tiffney Grajek: Praying for your family to come home.

  1037. Phyllis Williams: These inocent tourists are being held unjustly. We ache to see them safely returned to their families.

  1038. Marie G. Lamb: Praying that all three are released soon. Please let the parents know that others care deeply.

  1039. Pierre Bena

  1040. Brent Rosenthal

  1041. Anonymous

  1042. William Rockwood

  1043. Jessica Bauer

  1044. Kyra Jackson

  1045. Anonymous

  1046. Marie Valoris: My children went to school with Alex (Lisa, Jamie, BJ and Ryan) The Valoris family are keeping Josh, Shane and Sarah in our prayers.

  1047. marie valoris: My children Lisa, Jamie, BJ, and Ryan had the fortune to go to school with Josh. We are all keeping everyone in our prayers.

  1048. Ayanna Young: This is not right people don't realize so I'm going to spead the word you should to!!!!!!!

  1049. Jennifer

  1050. Mike Gainor: Please reunite these caring, talented young people with their families.

  1051. david gintis: I wish you all a safe return soon and I am praying for you all. I have known Josh Fattal and his family for more than 20 years and I can honestly say he, nor any members of his family have a bad bone in their bodies. The Iranian Government, knows just as well as we do, that Sarah, Shane, and Josh had no intention of ever entering Iran, and it was a mistake, a simple mistake. Iran knows this, but they are tyring to be the bully in this situation. This is what they are doing to us for us entering in their Presidential election process. President Obama, I voted for you. Please stop going on talk shows, and sporting events, and get these kids home NOW. You spoke of, and continue to speak of change. Talk is cheap. CHANGE JOSH, SHANE, AND SARAH'S SITUATION AND BRING THEM HOME.

  1052. Ruth Friedman: Iran, please do the right thing and let these kids come home. They are not guilty of anything other than making an unfortunate mistake.

  1053. Nicole Hanger

  1054. Laura Case: Free the Hikers!

  1055. Sallie Constant

  1056. Anonymous

  1057. Elizabeth Lindner

  1058. Amy: Let them go it was just a unfortunate mistake. They meant no harm.Live happy and be kind !!

  1059. Victoria

  1060. Anonymous

  1061. Maddie Paz: Please free the hikers!!!

  1062. Anonymous

  1063. Melanie Pickrell: Sarah I remember having a great time with you on several family outings with us.. Emily's mom.

  1064. Melissa Hanson

  1065. Sandy Baiocco

  1066. Anonymous

  1067. Mary Villanueva: I hope that Iran realizes that these are young people out on an excursion who accidentally strayed into Iran. It was easy to make this mistake given that there were no markers indicating that a border into Iran had been crossed. These are young people with no political agenda. It is my hope that the Iranian government recognizes that and proves itself to be a contributing member to the goodwill of a world society by returning these innocent young people to their country and to the family and friends who love them.

  1068. Rosalind Holtzman: For the sake of all the mothers and fathers of our world, the sisters and brothers, and friends, free these young people, who have done Iran no harm and wish no ill will.

  1069. Claire @ John North: Please release these children...they meant no harm and have been caught in a cycle of diplomatic issues. Show your humanity and compassion and return these kids to their families. Thank you

  1070. Oded Gurantz

  1071. Paige Pihl Buckley

  1072. Trey Parker: Please free the hikers.

  1073. Brandi Best: Send them home to their families. Peace be with you all.

  1074. Samantha Rivera: Human rights are universal. We hope that a person's nationality does not rob them of their basic rights; the ones they, as human beings, deserve.

  1075. Ardo Noor

  1076. Anna Dvorak: Please free these hikers! This is not right and they did not cause any harm!

  1077. Anonymous

  1078. Megan Schikal

  1079. Andrew Saito: I know Sarah. She is an upstanding individual who respects and cherishes all cultures. Her intentions were by no means disrespectful. She was at Ahmed Awa waterfall to honor the natural beauty of Kurdistan. Neither Sarah, Shane nor Josh pose no threat to Iranian security in any way. Like all people, they deserve to be safe with their families.

  1080. Brian Knutson

  1081. LuAn Woods

  1082. Anna Rogers: This planet is inhabited by all of us if we cannot get along there is no where else to go at the moment. If we hurt our neighbors on this planet we are only hurting ourselves. We need to learn to have compassion for all, please release the hikers.

  1083. Elizabeth Lock

  1084. nora shourd: I appeal to the Iranian goverment to release Sarah,Shane and Josh..They mistakedly crossed an unmarked border,nothing more. Please let them come home.

  1085. Gloria Campuzano

  1086. Gary Vaughan

  1087. Cynthia Ryan

  1088. Nancy Ernst Richards

  1089. Jeremy Hogan

  1090. Rita Gallagher

  1091. Geoffrey Lee

  1092. pam and dave krohn

  1093. Elizabeth Jackson

  1094. Rev. Shekinah Samaya

  1095. Neil Drumm

  1096. Larisa Shaterian

  1097. Anonymous

  1098. Anonymous

  1099. Kathleen M. Courtois

  1100. Grace DeRosaa: FREE THE HIKERS!

  1101. Julia Griffen

  1102. Carolyn Seefer: As the mother of a current UC Berkeley student, I am pleading with you to please let these three young people come back home where they belong.

  1103. Karen Finlayson: These kids have families! Why are they being held because they accidentally crossed an unmarked border??

  1104. Dan Richards

  1105. Allen Wallach

  1106. Anonymous

  1107. Jordan Christensen

  1108. Cathy Jaskiewicz

  1109. Michael Aram

  1110. Trevor Maher

  1111. Eliot Pavlov-Rosenfeld

  1112. ALMA MADDOX: Jail is for criminals. These are not criminals but upstanding young people that only want to do good. Please let them go

  1113. Anonymous

  1114. John Gregory Young: If Iran has any reason, then they will release these hikers. Hopefully, they do.

  1115. Sandy Hoffstein

  1116. Nicola Wood: It sounds like Iran would have anything but good things to gain from the release of these people.

  1117. Robert Corso: These are innocent students. Please do not use them as a political pawn.

  1118. Larisa Jaskiewicz

  1119. Jeffrey Aguinaldo

  1120. Emily Dixon

  1121. Emily Keaty

  1122. Victoria Seifert

  1123. Abigail Smith

  1124. John Burke

  1125. Margo Morgenlander

  1126. Anonymous

  1127. Leila Mabourakh

  1128. Anonymous

  1129. Jesse Mostoller

  1130. Jonathan Goldblatt: This was an honest mistake made because of directions given by local folks. I think it iby the fact thaterative that this not become an international relations problem between the United States and Iran. This is an issue of humanity, not politics.

  1131. Cindy Garza

  1132. Stefania Marchese: The respect for life goes beyond any boundary, religious, political or ethical. Please free them, this is a request from a human being, to a human being. Nothing more, nothing less. Thank you.

  1133. Hector Erburo: Let them go we don't keep immigrants captive here! We deport them.

  1134. Harry Wyeth: It's easy and understandable for hikers to make a wrong turn, especially in unfamiliar territory.

  1135. Erica

  1136. James Tracy

  1137. Walter Gaddis

  1138. Ani Tendol: All of the nuns from Keydong Thuk-Che-ChoLing will pray for them.

  1139. vignol: be with you

  1140. Burge Abiral

  1141. Maranda Duval

  1142. Rebecca LaChance: May they all return to their families safe, sound, and soon.

  1143. Anonymous: Please Release the innocent hikers.

  1144. Jean Klett

  1145. Gloria Campuzano

  1146. Leslie Klein

  1147. Matt Perrine: I pray for their safe return home!

  1148. Brandon Humphrey

  1149. Bruce Burdick

  1150. Jennie Barron

  1151. phil cross: i can't believe the apathy people have in regards to this situation!

  1152. COURTNEY SPENCE

  1153. Ruth Laurie Winestock

  1154. Jacob Montgomery

  1155. Bianca Murillo: Have some compassion and understand an accident. Grant them basic human rights.

  1156. Pamela S Centers

  1157. Hannah

  1158. Melissa Mandel

  1159. Tierra Dulce: Please help. Thank you.

  1160. Emily Katz: Be strong. Justice will be served.

  1161. Ann Schwartz

  1162. Paul Carew

  1163. Joan Tiffany

  1164. Brandon Knopp: Make it home safely!

  1165. Corinne Conklin: Please release the three hikers who mistakenly crossed the border.

  1166. Anonymous

  1167. Mary Ross: The hiker have been in my prayers since I first heard about this on NPR. I will keep the vigil.

  1168. Doris Boroje

  1169. Eleza Kort

  1170. Christine Brown

  1171. Kacie Woodis

  1172. Gwynne Morrissey

  1173. Bruna Maia

  1174. Rebekah Ross: PLEASE do the right thing and release these people!

  1175. Jenna Roberg

  1176. Tim Rinden: Praying for their safe return!

  1177. Anonymous

  1178. Brynn Alford: These three will be in my prayers.

  1179. Lee Stalcup

  1180. Jaci Moravec: Please let them free! Love you Shane.

  1181. Caithlin Madigan: Please release these three!

  1182. Anonymous: Please free these young adults.

  1183. Anonymous: Please show mercy, these kids made a mistake. Show good faith and set them free, back to their families.

  1184. Jane Mann

  1185. Anonymous

  1186. Kristin Belkin

  1187. Lindley Hickox

  1188. Kathryn Schuettinger

  1189. Anonymous: "keep on keepin on" -

  1190. Anonymous

  1191. Jamie Sharp

  1192. Jaclyn Sargent

  1193. Anonymous

  1194. Anonymous

  1195. Valerie Carroll

  1196. Lisa Bass

  1197. Bruno PIszorowicz

  1198. Katharina Kempf

  1199. Anonymous

  1200. Sabrina Fox-Bosetti

  1201. Kevin Caplicki

  1202. Patti

  1203. Anonymous

  1204. mandy waite

  1205. Jainey Bavishi

  1206. Alexis Krivoshik

  1207. Anonymous

  1208. Anonymous

  1209. Caitlin LaMorte

  1210. Malarie Gokey

  1211. Anonymous

  1212. James C Ferreira

  1213. shamsi ruhe

  1214. Peter Strickland

  1215. Anonymous

  1216. Anonymous

  1217. Alyssa Featherston

  1218. Pam Cocores: Please hear the plea of family and friends and safely return Sarah, Josh and Shane to their families.

  1219. Caroline

  1220. Seth Featherston

  1221. Kate Mason: My thoughts are with all of you!

  1222. Jesse Moore

  1223. Marcella Hausen

  1224. Jeannie Schroder

  1225. Juliette Smith

  1226. Andrea Kendall

  1227. Lucas Guilkey

  1228. Taryn Roche

  1229. Christine Sullivan-Althaus

  1230. Hannah Jegart

  1231. Anonymous

  1232. Anonymous

  1233. Jake Orben

  1234. Corinne Burnham: You are in our thoughts and prayers!

  1235. rob brooks: We are all praying for your safe return.

  1236. Amber S

  1237. Justin Ratcliff

  1238. lena: I saw their families on the Today Show this morning, and my heart goes out to them. I could not think to know what I would do if my kids were to go through something like this.

  1239. Mike Moore: Praying for all of you. The Iranian government should be ashamed for detaining people for such minor offenses. There are much more serious problems they could be interested in, not holding innocent people that made an honest mistake by going somewhere they should not have. It seems to me that Iran should re-evaluate the seriousness of this mistake. I pray they will release these 3 people asap.

  1240. Heather Alewine

  1241. Anonymous

  1242. Beatriz Sierra

  1243. Charles Kelly: I pray for their safe return.

  1244. David Bird

  1245. MELISSA

  1246. Angela Passariella: I am hoping and praying for the safe return of all 3 hikers..

  1247. Anonymous: As an avid hiker myself, I know how simple it is to take a wrong turn whilst still feeling like you're "on a trail." Clearly this was an understandable mistake, but certainly not an intentional one. To those within the Iranian government with the authority to release these three young people, please we implore you to do just that.

  1248. Anonymous: If there are guards to watch borders and arrest those who mistakenly cross them, why are they not also clearly marked with warning signs? We must be ever vigilant when traveling abroad, in the world today, it seems we cannot expect our human rights to be honored.

  1249. Dave: Please release Josh, Sarah, and Shane. Our generation just wants to find out more about the world, other cultures and people but they mean no harm and do not represent or work for the US Govt.

    "If you know you're going to reach your final destination, why bother setting out in the first place?" In this situation, the hikers didn't know their final destination would Iran or an Iranian prison.

  1250. Sherri Stout

  1251. Kails Shatteen

  1252. Samantha Crilly: Keeping you in my thoughts

  1253. Anonymous

  1254. Eve Wesson

  1255. Anonymous

  1256. Jo Beth Dempsey: Please send them back to their families--they did no wrong, and no harm.

  1257. Anonymous

  1258. Konstantin Getmanchuk

  1259. Dolores Sandoval: To the Shourd, Fattal, and Bauer families, I hope that your loved ones are brought home to you soon and unharmed. My thoughts are with your loved ones and families for a safe return.

  1260. Nadia Johnson

  1261. Ivan Sperber

  1262. Jonathan Geiger

  1263. David Keen

  1264. Curtis Elkshoulder: Even though tensions between the U.S. and Iran have increased, the three American Hikers need to be relased to their families. I pray comfort for the families of these hikers and that they return home safely. GOD BLESS THEM and AMERICA!

  1265. Rebecca Katz

  1266. Sarah Minney

  1267. Patrick Lee: I would like to see the Iranian government cease playing chess with living persons.

  1268. Rob Reynolds

  1269. Anonymous: Bring them all home to their families! They where just hiking.

  1270. Emily Simons

  1271. Anonymous

  1272. Anonymous

  1273. Layne Jones

  1274. Suzanna Challen

  1275. Joe Boxman

  1276. Diane Robinson

  1277. Devin W. Daedelow

  1278. Susan Blank

  1279. Laura Kurimai

  1280. Josh Benedek

  1281. Anonymous

  1282. Anonymous

  1283. Rachel Nahon

  1284. Anonymous

  1285. Anonymous

  1286. Anonymous

  1287. Anonymous

  1288. Alexandra Wennberg

  1289. Anonymous: Please free these lovely people as they have no pollitical motives but rather, took a wrong turn and entered your country by mistake. They have no agenda and desperately want to get back to their lives and contact their families.

  1290. Nancy Barnes

  1291. Cheri Glogower

  1292. Randy: Free the Hikers

  1293. Allyson Griffith: This situation is absolutely tragic. Praying each day for your release. God Bless each of you. Stay strong!!

  1294. Ryan Savage

  1295. Alyssa Rochelle Dilday

  1296. Daniel Battin

  1297. Anonymous: I pray they are safe and returned to their families right away.

  1298. Anonymous

  1299. Anonymous

  1300. Anonymous: They are in my prayers.

  1301. Scott Rabinowitz: Come home everybody. You are in my thoughts and prayers

  1302. Anonymous

  1303. Reginald A. Lamkin: Please Mr. President of Iran, release these three good peaceful people, whose only fault was that they loved to hike and loved the mountains. As I understand it, the border isn't marked or marked well, so this was an honest mistake. Please show how good you and your country can be and have compassion on these individuals. We are all sorry. We trust your country to do the right thing, and bring them home. Thank you.

  1304. Dan Kaufman

  1305. Anonymous

  1306. Anonymous

  1307. Janice Pope

  1308. Nicholas Bennett

  1309. Anonymous

  1310. Anonymous

  1311. Anonymous

  1312. Justin Pfeifer

  1313. Amy Beth Kirsten

  1314. Rosa Barigon: Please release the hikers now!

  1315. Linda: These hikers accidentally entered Iran and they should be given consideration in this regard. Please show humanitarian concern and release them; as they are not criminals. They made an innocent mistake anyone could make.

  1316. Erin Diaz

  1317. Patricia Svilik

  1318. Anonymous

  1319. Shannon Johnson

  1320. Anonymous

  1321. Rob Mullen

  1322. Anonymous: Let us live in peace.

  1323. Steve Myers

  1324. Enrique Coello

  1325. Robert A. Sheridan III

  1326. Star Padilla

  1327. Sylvia Shaykis

  1328. Alex Fomenko

  1329. Victoria: My thoughts and prayers are with you! Hope you return soon; safe and sound, without harm.

  1330. Dustin Rohde

  1331. janet bimbo: please free these people they need to come back to the states this is so wrong of what you iran as a whole is doing.

  1332. Lori Tuter: Peace brings hope for all humanity.

  1333. John Tuter

  1334. Bruce Giddings: My thoughts and prayers are with the hikers and their families. Please release these young people, so they may be reunited with their families.

  1335. Jessie Yoh

  1336. Natalie Dudeck: I pray for their safe and timely return! God bless!

  1337. noel flanagan: peace and goodwill!

  1338. Jessica Wilson: I too am a young American who loves to travel to other countries. People like us love to explore other regions of the world, and we appreciate meeting and accepting other peoples and cultures. If anything, Shane, Sarah, and Josh are the perfect diplomats to enter Iran. Let them return to their families.

  1339. Kathryn Sperling

  1340. Laura Wesson

  1341. Jacqueline Gulotta

  1342. Anonymous

  1343. Josh Lichhtman

  1344. Tamara Ort

  1345. Mark Persky

  1346. Anonymous: We are praying for their immediate release.

  1347. A Lall

  1348. Jennifer Jenkins

  1349. Regina Conrad

  1350. Anonymous

  1351. Julian Euma Matthews

  1352. James Wilson: May the hand of God set you free.

  1353. Anonymous

  1354. Deborah Fries: Please return these peaceful young people to their homes.

  1355. Angela Dessain

  1356. Richard Hirsch

  1357. Youn Park: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh return home to their family and friends. Thank you.

  1358. Anonymous

  1359. David Mello

  1360. Kyle Hagenbuch

  1361. Anonymous

  1362. Seth Chambers: Show mercy and be shown mercy.

  1363. Shannon Hawkes

  1364. Michelle Palmer

  1365. Anonymous: No Borders!

  1366. Leo Galvan: I hope you guys return home safe!

  1367. Amanda Mayo

  1368. Anonymous

  1369. Zach Seidman

  1370. Haley Wulfman

  1371. Anonymous

  1372. Kevin DeSoto

  1373. Anonymous

  1374. Anonymous

  1375. chrysoula

  1376. Tim Berens

  1377. Katherine Hiebert

  1378. Mel Tran

  1379. Jane Hodge: I am a friend of Josh Fattal's, and I know he would not wish harm on anyone. Please let him go.

  1380. Anonymous: Please release these 3 young people. Prayers for understanding and peace.

  1381. Margarita

  1382. Anonymous

  1383. David Burns

  1384. C. Noelle McNaughton

  1385. Leslie Beckman

  1386. Emilee Bell

  1387. Anonymous

  1388. Amy Ling: Please return these journalists to their families!

  1389. Sarah Ryan

  1390. Anonymous

  1391. Anonymous

  1392. Kristy Cowart: please return these people to their families.

  1393. Anonymous

  1394. Alison Swayne

  1395. Alison Swayne

  1396. Aimee Weiss

  1397. Anonymous

  1398. Nicole Eide

  1399. Leslie Mahoney

  1400. Katie Lane

  1401. Richard Chrisman

  1402. Molly Greenberg

  1403. Anonymous

  1404. Ruth Morrison

  1405. Anonymous: We pray for your safety and fast return to your families and loved ones. Don't give up!

  1406. Anonymous

  1407. Elizabeth Fisher

  1408. Laura E. Dickman

  1409. Anonymous

  1410. Harper Sibley: They are in captivity for no reason. Please release them; their only crime was exploring the world and crossing an imaginary line between two imaginary "nations."

  1411. Jonathan Schneider

  1412. Rebecca Dautoff

  1413. Helen Carpenter

  1414. Sabrina Malach

  1415. Anna Tracht

  1416. Gabrielle Guilmar

  1417. Kalu Long

  1418. Ben Glicksberg

  1419. Cerridwen Christensen

  1420. Laila DiGuilio

  1421. Folashade Modupe

  1422. Alexander Brehm

  1423. joanna Kent Katz

  1424. Brittany Anderson

  1425. Zoe Johannes

  1426. Corey Zorn

  1427. Barbara Williams

  1428. Anonymous

  1429. Anonymous

  1430. Sarah Martin

  1431. Robin Skura

  1432. Kavita Gadani

  1433. Anonymous

  1434. Tristanne Davis

  1435. Erica Astarita

  1436. Anonymous

  1437. Anonymous

  1438. James Dauster

  1439. Christy Harmony Yip

  1440. Sarah Motola

  1441. Jill A. Goldstein

  1442. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS!!!

  1443. Anonymous

  1444. Sebastian

  1445. Rachel Cohen

  1446. Sayed sarchashmah

  1447. Chiffonia Lam: I hope for their immediate release and will pray for the hikers and their families.

  1448. Derek Elliott Bagley

  1449. Yogeeta Manglani

  1450. Nathaniel Moore

  1451. margo olson

  1452. Anonymous

  1453. Anonymous

  1454. Anonymous

  1455. Marena Lai

  1456. Ashley Stingel

  1457. Cheyenne Kinch

  1458. Alexander Goldberg

  1459. Hannah Kagan-Moore

  1460. Arielle Bernard

  1461. Austin Sullivan: Let them go!!

  1462. Tim Nichols

  1463. Julia DeGemmis

  1464. Rob Morlino

  1465. Anonymous

  1466. uli vsanden

  1467. julia booz Ullrey

  1468. FRAN SION

  1469. ROBERT SION

  1470. Jeremy Roth

  1471. Kyle Ryan: Come home soon friends!

  1472. Kris Jacobson

  1473. Richard Schwartz

  1474. Samantha Vigil: Best of luck for a safe and speedy return home.

  1475. Carol McElroy: Please let them come home.

  1476. Lindsay Feldman

  1477. Amy Semaya

  1478. Anonymous: I hope they get to return home. It must be hard for them to graduate from college to only know they would end up in a prison.

  1479. Jennifer Lipton

  1480. Samantha Levens

  1481. Suzanne Olajos

  1482. Sophia Wang

  1483. Julie Cai

  1484. Valerie Bogard

  1485. Sarah Edwards: Please bring them home!

  1486. Krista Ganoe

  1487. Nick Gebauer

  1488. Kriti Gongal

  1489. Brian and Jill Hood: You are in our thoughts and prayers.

  1490. Anonymous

  1491. Kerri Felix

  1492. Erik Ruttenberg

  1493. Lindsay Elliott

  1494. Greg Cohen

  1495. Aviva Asher

  1496. Anonymous

  1497. Emily Nickel

  1498. Anine Booth

  1499. Austin Peterson

  1500. Anonymous

  1501. Anonymous: They, along with their families, are in my prayers!

  1502. Anonymous

  1503. Anonymous

  1504. John Cronin

  1505. Anonymous

  1506. Anonymous

  1507. Anonymous

  1508. Lynn simmons

  1509. Anonymous

  1510. Carol Mosher: Shane spoke at a United Nations Association film festival. Praying for
    the safe return of Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  1511. Andrea Murray

  1512. Nicolaas Strik

  1513. A-yo Henry

  1514. Travis Lynn Harvey: I hope to see them back with there families soon

  1515. Anonymous

  1516. Debra Sears

  1517. Tamara Hubbard

  1518. Rachel Brock Clearwater: Please help Josh, Shane and Sarah to come home soon. We miss them very much.

  1519. Anonymous

  1520. Anonymous: Politics must step aside. Our prayers are with the hikers and the people who know and love them. We will have Faith and Hope. When they are freed (and they will be) we will have Joy.

  1521. Leslee Frye

  1522. Anonymous

  1523. Beth Silver: Enough is enough already, set them free.

  1524. Tara Annesley: We very humbly ask you to please release them and let them return home.

  1525. Carol Levine

  1526. Justin Taylor

  1527. Seth Joseph

  1528. Becky Cotter (nee Czajka)

  1529. Anonymous

  1530. Katie Gillett

  1531. Betty Hua

  1532. Anonymous

  1533. Anonymous

  1534. Mike Brody

  1535. cindy al khasawneh

  1536. Allison

  1537. Dawn Ellars

  1538. erin

  1539. Chris Schirm

  1540. Therese Suel

  1541. Anonymous: Prayers for a speedy release

  1542. Anonymous

  1543. Maureen

  1544. Robina Moyer

  1545. Joshua Lyons: PEACE ON EARTH

  1546. Stacey Whorton

  1547. A. Zoe Bachman

  1548. Emily Antenucci

  1549. Janet Groth

  1550. Anonymous

  1551. jean livesay

  1552. Ashley Vance: please free the hikers!

  1553. Ashley Vance

  1554. Nicole Rath

  1555. Debbie Hagan: I have never met these free spirits, but I do know the love of hiking and love of God's earth, as I live in beautiful Montana. I will pray for them daily until they are returned safely home to their families. Bright Bitterroot Blessings

  1556. DR Hanson

  1557. Laura Helton

  1558. Hannah Greendorfer

  1559. Brittany Berryman

  1560. Anonymous: These are young people who were not intending anyone any harm. Please be reasonable and release them today.

  1561. The Rev. Nancy Roth: Please imagine how you would feel if you were one of the parents of these idealistic young people.

  1562. Anonymous

  1563. Anonymous

  1564. Matt Miller

  1565. Paul Hogarth: As a UC Berkeley alum, I am outraged that these good kids are being detained.

  1566. Anonymous

  1567. Catherine Gunther-Murphy

  1568. Heather Leba

  1569. Christina Gunther-Murphy

  1570. Anonymous: Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  1571. Kelly Schmitz

  1572. Greg Yagoda

  1573. MICHAEL HIRST: There is little if any justification for holding them. To the Iranian government; You have said repeatedly that the American people are not your enemy. These young honorable people who hold no malice toward your nation, it is time you let them return to their family and friends.

  1574. Ale Lauth

  1575. Tiffany Angus: Please release the innocent hikers that entered Iran unknowingly- their families and friends miss them. Respectfully, Tiffany

  1576. Anne Bradshaw

  1577. Anonymous

  1578. Anonymous: My thoughts and prayers are with you all and your families, friends and loved ones.

  1579. Liza Sacks

  1580. Anonymous

  1581. Linda Stein

  1582. Anonymous: We thank you for hearing us and for releasing these sentient beings back home.

  1583. Tina (Shourd)Burns

  1584. Anonymous

  1585. Anonymous

  1586. Anthony Klaumenzer

  1587. Brooke Estilow

  1588. Anonymous

  1589. Danielle Flowers

  1590. jayme vineyard: please please please please please let these good young people go. This has all been a misunderstanding.

  1591. Rachele

  1592. julia frances

  1593. Barbara A. Crabtree: I hope that the Iranian government will return these people to their families soon! I don't personally know any of the hikers, but after hearing and reading their stories it is obvious that they mean to ill will toward Iran. They deserve and their families deserve to have them returned and this nightmare over!

  1594. Spencer Tweedy

  1595. Michelle Gaither

  1596. Anonymous

  1597. April Hautea

  1598. Chelsea Anne

  1599. Stephen Ballif: Please read this and consider the families involved.

  1600. Simon Lehembre

  1601. Jessica Beck

  1602. Stephanie Klein Fisher

  1603. ryan heiser

  1604. fred wollman: our prayers are with these young people of the world.

  1605. Anonymous

  1606. carol king

  1607. Eliza Perlmutter

  1608. Joanna Carichner: May all who walk in peace, be met with peace.

  1609. Carly Deicher

  1610. Jerome Goettl

  1611. Amanda

  1612. Anonymous

  1613. Mahtab zAzimi

  1614. Anonymous

  1615. Ellie Willard

  1616. Anonymous

  1617. Anonymous

  1618. melia mcfarland

  1619. sonya lipps: the right thing shall be done

  1620. Karen Gurmankin

  1621. Michelle Kiry

  1622. Kristyann Kiry

  1623. Louise Foster

  1624. Greg Foster

  1625. Fran Kirsch

  1626. William Haardt: Please return these US citizens to their families, as they pose no threat to Iran and should be released immediately.

  1627. Annette Shotz

  1628. Michelle Brisgone

  1629. Mark Gralnick

  1630. Jon Kriegel

  1631. Nancy Gralnick

  1632. Eli Goldblatt

  1633. Aaron Silverman

  1634. Nick Rieders

  1635. Eric Hall

  1636. Gavin Lloyd

  1637. Brandon Lloyd

  1638. Adam Alper

  1639. Anonymous

  1640. Nick Grunwald

  1641. Michael Swavola

  1642. Kevin Seidman

  1643. Terry Moskowitz

  1644. Philip Witman

  1645. Mickey Simon

  1646. Wes Myers

  1647. Kyle Comber

  1648. Jen Strayline

  1649. Peter D'Agostino

  1650. Lance Sussman

  1651. Bill Dell

  1652. Cindy Rubino

  1653. Anonymous

  1654. Penny Freed

  1655. Stephanie Zee

  1656. Amy Weinstein

  1657. Anonymous

  1658. Ben Dovre: I am continually thinking of these families. By keeping these three present within each of us we can be sure they are not forgotten and that they return home safely.

  1659. Anonymous

  1660. Lisa Grazzini

  1661. Tonya Gray

  1662. Shawn Gray

  1663. Sherry Tompkins

  1664. Sean Edwards

  1665. Michael: Let's hope that the hikers will return home!

  1666. Anonymous: These peaceful people deserve compassion and freedom. Their families deserve contact and restful nights. Please return them home! Blessings...

  1667. Nancy Castleman

  1668. steve gunther-murphy: The Iranians need to understand that young people are adventurers and intend no harm to their people or government.

  1669. Cara Willaert

  1670. Peter Ralph: Send them home! We miss them!

  1671. Megan E Klein

  1672. Ken Blakley: No harm. No foul. Just deport them. As we would, as we would in the U.S.

  1673. Alex Safron

  1674. Robyn Copas

  1675. Jennifer Rhodes: My family prays for the release of Shane,Sarah and Josh. I don't know any of them, but I know they have loved ones who miss and want them home.

  1676. Jake Aronson

  1677. Rebecca Christoforo

  1678. RJ Roth

  1679. Anonymous

  1680. Rosemary Thomas

  1681. Carolina Zena

  1682. David Keenan: Mr. Ahmadinejad and Mr. Khamenei, please show compassion by releasing these harmless travellers into the arms of their families and friends, who miss them very, very much. They are kind folk who never meant any harm. So please, give our friends back to us.

  1683. Anonymous

  1684. Amber C Smith: This is ridiculous! Surely there must be SOME Iranian with an ounce of reason. I pray God brings that person to this case so they can get back home where they belong!

  1685. Anonymous: If we're ever going to see a world at peace, we need to accept and forgive each other's minor and inadvertent trespasses.

  1686. Karen Welliver

  1687. Anonymous: I'm a commercial photographer of 37 years, and met Shane through my kids. He impressed me as an inspirational young man, whose passion for photography transcended in his portfolio of wonderful artistic imagery. I didn't know his two friends on the hike, but the company Shane kept were honorable people who truly cared for all mankind. I ask that you allow these three young adults to leave Iranian captivity peacefully.

  1688. Jonathan Puritz

  1689. William Ferares

  1690. Keeley Philbrook

  1691. Gerri Detweiler: ...thoughts and prayers with them and their families...

  1692. Kit Walker

  1693. Marvin Warren: I write as a lover of the natural world and hiking, as well as one who greatly appreciates the culture, music and history of your country. Please honor these people with your compassion and forgiveness--they are your cousins.

  1694. Kevin Starbard

  1695. Kelli Scheid

  1696. Irene Johnson

  1697. Nate

  1698. EB

  1699. Janet Castleman: Laura and Muriel, my heart goes out to you, to all of the families, and of course to the hikers. Although I haven't seen you in many decades, I felt like I still know you as I read your comments and saw the touching photos. You are still the wonderful people I fondly remember from Sterling St. My thoughts are with you all.

  1700. Merle A. Bercow: These young people appear to have made a mistake and crossed over your border. They deserve compassion. Please release them to their families who I'm sure will be eternally grateful to the people and government of Iran.

  1701. Jamie Goddard

  1702. Anonymous: In solidarity and peace. Please release these travelers.

  1703. Laurie Vergin: These hikers made a mistake, something that all humans have in common. No one is perfect, but they meant to harm and would not have intentionally crossed into Iran.

  1704. Eve Utyro

  1705. Lynsay Caylor: As an avid hiker myself, I can concur with this statement. Hikers are people who love to enjoy our natural earth and cause no harm along the way. I strongly urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to consider this a common mistake due to unmarked borders. My thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah, Josh, and their friends and family. All of us wish for their safe return.

  1706. Judi Mayer: Please find that place in your heart where 'humanity' still resides and let them go. They are not 'bartering pieces,' just lovely young human beings who deserve to be free.

  1707. Meg Shanley: Please free the hikers!

  1708. Linda Heaton

  1709. Katie Foster

  1710. Karl Wagner

  1711. Tracy Clay

  1712. Anonymous

  1713. Stefi Barna: ?? ?????? ? ??? ?????

  1714. Valerie S. Kelley: This must be political...just let them come home.

  1715. Jenna Clyne: Show some humanity to these innocent people. They made a mistake, it was a accident and not a crime. Let them go home.

  1716. Ming Lai: The families, friends and supporters of Shane, Sarah and Josh share the deep hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion in this unfortunate case and release them as soon as possible.

  1717. Sam Klemet

  1718. Autumn Juetten: Please stop punishing them and their families for a love of beautiful surroundings. A peaceful hike went horribly wrong. Let's put it behind us.

  1719. Matthew Nathan Castens, RN

  1720. Vicki Foss

  1721. Anonymous: I hope they can see their families soon.

  1722. Colleen Klemet

  1723. Anonymous: There needs to be true discussion and compassion.

  1724. Nathan Johnson

  1725. Becky Schueller

  1726. Anonymous

  1727. Lori

  1728. Sarah Shivers

  1729. Fred Maunu: Please let these people go!

  1730. Sarah Rydberg

  1731. Cathy Smith

  1732. Anonymous

  1733. Daniel Cohen

  1734. Lydia Daniller: sending much love, strength, and endurance to the hikers and their families....

  1735. natia andguladze

  1736. Jeff and Julie Pieper and Kids: Be strong and have faith....?

  1737. Anonymous: We miss you!

  1738. Jennifer Bell

  1739. Ryan Smith: My thoughts and prayers go out to them and their families. Let's all hope they come home safely as soon as possible.

  1740. Maribel da Mata

  1741. Matt Rossi

  1742. Anonymous: I'm from Poland. Their families are missing them, please release the US hikers.

  1743. Ellen Birek

  1744. Cecil Shourd: I pray that you all will return home soon safely. Sarah, I would love to hear from you upon your return.

  1745. Shara Brager

  1746. Kellie Huxtable: My family knows Josh and our prayers are with all three!

  1747. Lori Werner

  1748. Andrew Lipman

  1749. Phillip Guttmann

  1750. Katie Dow

  1751. Anonymous

  1752. Lisa Burrows

  1753. Molly Huebscher: My prayers are with all the hikers and their families. May they all come home soon!

  1754. Anonymous

  1755. Meredith Rosenberg

  1756. Anonymous

  1757. Nacoal Kreuser

  1758. Jennifer Echeverria: Hopefully they will be released soon...

  1759. Peter Jones: Canadians stand with you also.

  1760. Kathy Farina

  1761. fern ives: there are so many people sending you positive energy and love in this time of darkness. wherever you are i hope that you are keeping your spirits up..and know that when this is all over and you are back home with those that you love it will just be another crazy experience in life that makes you who you are.
    let it be a safe journey home to you 3..

  1762. Anonymous

  1763. Juliana Kramer: I went to high school very close to where Josh went, my cousin went to Cheltenham HS with Josh and I know she misses him a lot. It has brought this home for me and I know that I, as a peace loving hippie type, could easily have been found hiking in a beautiful touristy waterfall area in the middle east. We are all one.

    Love and Light to all,

    Juliana

  1764. Amy Merzanis

  1765. Christine Lessard

  1766. Adrea Olson: Please get them home to their friends and families and so they can continue to make the world a better place.

  1767. Janay Jones: Please give these families back their sons and daughter.

  1768. judith balmin: release our good buddies!

  1769. Anonymous: My prayers are with these kids and their families.I pray that Islamic Republic of Iran will safely release these kids soon to their family and friends. God Bless

  1770. Dusti Mosher: Isanti, Minnesota USA

  1771. Anonymous

  1772. Jane Feldgus

  1773. Kevin Carducci: a safe and speedy return is what these three and their families deserve!

  1774. Seema Kakad: Please return them to their families soon!

  1775. Sandra Legler: It would be a gesture of goodwill by the Iranian Government to release these innocent hikers. They are not spies, but crossed the unmarked border by mistake. Iran has no need to keep these hikers prisoners. The world at large will think better of Iran if these hikers are returned to their families for humanitarian reasons.

  1776. Joni Tompkins: Words cannot express

  1777. Karol Appel

  1778. Elaine Osen

  1779. Mr. & Mrs L Feldgus

  1780. lynn feldgus

  1781. Anonymous

  1782. Lisa Palombi: Waiting for the day when we can all walk the planet in peace.

  1783. luz sundkvist: MI APOYO HACIA LAS FAMILIA QUE SE ACABE CON ESA PESADILLA Y QUE LOS DEJAN LIBRES
    LO MAS PRONTO POSIBLE UN ABRAZO PARA ALEX Y SU FAMILIA LO MISMO QUE PARA LAS FAMILIAS DE LOS OTRAS DOS PERSONAS Y QUE TODO SALGA MUY BIEN.

  1784. Anonymous

  1785. Missy Pesek

  1786. Kim Harris

  1787. Ernst Karel

  1788. D'Andra Robb-Bryan: We don't understand why these three peaceful and caring people would be detained in such a manner. Please let them go so that they can come home and speak good of your country.

  1789. Rosemary Harbuck

  1790. Ellen L. Asam

  1791. lori johnson

  1792. Latif Mawani

  1793. BARI Nelkin

  1794. Anne K. Brown

  1795. Gail Korostoff: Waiting for their release.

  1796. Sarah Adams

  1797. Cathy Nagel

  1798. Susan Markey: This is crazy. Let them go home to their families!

  1799. Anonymous

  1800. chris Pavonetti

  1801. Anonymous

  1802. Rachel Brooks: These people mean you no harm. Please send them home to their families.

  1803. Roberto De Vogli

  1804. Jennifer Mack

  1805. Daniel Gorman

  1806. Scott Veirs

  1807. Anonymous

  1808. Hilarie Weiss

  1809. Christa Lokiec

  1810. Ben Lokiec

  1811. Hal Smith: I think Iran should treat them nicely.

  1812. Hal Smith: I think Iran should treat them nicely.

  1813. Mike and Kathy Linn: We are praying for these 3 young people and their families. Stay focused
    and strong. Feel the love and support of all.

  1814. Andrew McDowell

  1815. Brian Zaslow

  1816. fern lerner

  1817. Carolyn Shanken-Kaye: They're innocent kids...let them go...

  1818. Anonymous

  1819. Barry Weintraub

  1820. Steven Zlotnick

  1821. Anonymous

  1822. Lynn Horn

  1823. katherine koziar

  1824. Paula Spencer: Please allow these three young people to come home!

  1825. Ann DiCaterino

  1826. John Dunne

  1827. Anonymous: I'll keep them in my prayers.

  1828. Jane Labencki

  1829. Matt Carrigan: We miss these beautiful people and want them back home safely.

  1830. Kurt Rutter

  1831. Richard Brown

  1832. Michael Black

  1833. Megan Jonasen

  1834. James Wilson

  1835. Anonymous

  1836. Sara Levitt

  1837. Pamela Kirsch: We love and miss you!

  1838. Cynthia Smith

  1839. Johanna Silver

  1840. Holly

  1841. Anthony D'Agostino

  1842. Lorraine G. Jakstys-Goldberg

  1843. Margery Appelbaum

  1844. Joy Shore

  1845. Kevin Pass

  1846. Mary Schmidthuber

  1847. Henry Darragh

  1848. Anonymous

  1849. Adam Goff

  1850. Anonymous

  1851. Anonymous

  1852. George Shore

  1853. Doris Sommer: I hope very sincerely that the Iranian authorities will release these innocent young people. It will be a credit to human understanding and compassion that can join us across borders.

  1854. P. Gibbons: Please send them home.

  1855. Marlene Stern

  1856. Monica Carroll

  1857. Paula Thacker

  1858. Paul Piccirilli

  1859. Stefania Animento

  1860. jumeau daniel

  1861. carole beris

  1862. Cindy Taubmana: Please send them home.

  1863. Jennifer Brandabur: Please consider this from the viewpoint of a parent. To be 'in the dark' for months without communication from one of your children is heart wrenching.

  1864. Anh-Thu Ngo

  1865. Anthony D. Shore

  1866. Pat Carter

  1867. Randy Kirsch

  1868. Patricia Shore

  1869. Angelique Jenney

  1870. E J Friedman

  1871. Mary Beth Carroll

  1872. Anonymous

  1873. megan profeta

  1874. Anonymous

  1875. Almas Mawani: I am a mother. I met Josh and he is every mother's dream son. He is a very good man. We need people like him in the world. Please release him and his friends.

  1876. Anthony Chou: Oh Supreme Leader Ali Hoseyni Kh?mene’i live forever. May you and your nation be blessed by God and prosper. The family and friends of your servants humbly request your voice in the Judiciary that your servants Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd would be expediently allowed to continue their journey and also tell of the world of the richness and hospitality of the sovereign Islamic Republic of Iran. May your cause as a righteous bastion endure.

  1877. Emilie Glass

  1878. Anonymous

  1879. Della Lazarus: I consider the detaining of these young people to be a mistake and respectfully ask that they be released in the immediate future. Thank you for your consideration.

  1880. Anonymous

  1881. Anonymous: Please free the hikers

  1882. Allison Beller-Grossman

  1883. Susan Pardys

  1884. Sandra Moll

  1885. Anonymous

  1886. Lucinda Long: It is outrageous that they were arrested and it's shameful and inexcusable that the US government is not taking every step possible to get them released. The government should be keeping this imprisonment in the press and should be sending envoys (why not Bill Clinton?) to demand and negotiate their release.

  1887. Joanna Bottaro

  1888. TERIANO SAIDIMU

  1889. Anonymous

  1890. Leslie Elliott: They meant to harm, please release them now.

  1891. Alex P

  1892. Anonymous

  1893. Ashleigh Sullivan

  1894. Alexis Ornellas

  1895. bella

  1896. Anonymous

  1897. Anonymous

  1898. Barry Ross

  1899. Anna Herman

  1900. Kate Arbaugh

  1901. Carly

  1902. Anonymous

  1903. Shane Clark

  1904. Rory Ciegb: For all our children....let them go home.

  1905. mat clark

  1906. Linda Evans: These three kids are no threat to Iran, please release them.

  1907. Peter Kollros

  1908. Monika Dutt

  1909. Emily Hockenberry

  1910. Melissa Sayer

  1911. Samuel Vanderpoel: Miss you Shane, thinking of you all and awaiting your release...

  1912. Lisa Forman

  1913. Anonymous

  1914. Anjali

  1915. Anjali Patel

  1916. Anonymous: please let these kids come home

  1917. Laura

  1918. Caroline Shatz

  1919. Anonymous

  1920. Anonymous

  1921. Nick Huard

  1922. Melissa St. Germaine-Small

  1923. lynn geller

  1924. Anonymous

  1925. Nora Nelle: Please demonstrate compassion.

  1926. Scott Anderson

  1927. Anonymous

  1928. Minelle Mahtani

  1929. Melissa Wieland

  1930. Anonymous

  1931. Courtney McNamara

  1932. Hillary Kaell

  1933. Anonymous: Free the hikers.

  1934. Anonymous

  1935. Anonymous: Please bring these three young Americans home in good health as soon as possible.

  1936. kenny freeman: Do the right thing and demonstrate mercy and forgiveness to the world, please.

  1937. Val Wiggett

  1938. Josh Morsell

  1939. Kim Cavanaugh: What has this world come to? Please show these "kids" some compassion and humanity. Allow them to go home!

  1940. Robyn Tauss

  1941. Holly Yee

  1942. Mary K. Snyder

  1943. Bruce Vincent: May God watch over them and their familes.

  1944. Anonymous: Given that one of Josh's cousins is a dear friend, I can appreciate how hard it is for friends and family to endure this seemingly unnecessary detention. Please show compassion and release these three young people!!

  1945. David Chestler: Please let them come home.

  1946. cherie chestler

  1947. Haley Chestler

  1948. Sydney Chestler

  1949. Lynn C Wells: Please

  1950. Amy Cantor

  1951. Daniel Frankel

  1952. Anonymous

  1953. Francine Laura

  1954. Anonymous

  1955. Lesley Schwab

  1956. Donald Freeman

  1957. Ryan Walton

  1958. Anonymous

  1959. marni cordell

  1960. Adrea Kaplan

  1961. Anonymous

  1962. Pamela Kushmerick

  1963. Neal May

  1964. Anonymous

  1965. Alexandra Holmes

  1966. eleanor f paolino

  1967. Paul Biancaniello

  1968. Jennifer Gerrard

  1969. anonymous

  1970. Kevin: These people deserve to be released safely to the United States immediately.

  1971. Stacy Smith

  1972. Anonymous

  1973. Kaitlyn Bock

  1974. Anonymous

  1975. Ankur Kalra

  1976. Patricia Eyre: Please do the right and human thing: Let these young people return to their families.

  1977. Dinah Austin

  1978. Peter Berry

  1979. Anonymous

  1980. Ferris Olin: Innocent hikers should not be pawns in the politics of the globe. Send the 3 hikers home to their families and friends.

  1981. Anonymous

  1982. Elisabeth Hagen: Dear Mr. President, These people are harmless. Holding them in prison can only harm your reputation and that of your great country. Please release them.

  1983. Anonymous

  1984. Christina Sinding

  1985. Anonymous: This is a travesty. These young persons should not be used as polical pawns and should be freed immediately. I wish their families peace and their children back in their homes.

  1986. john dalonzo

  1987. Elizabeth Landis: I am hopeful that you all will come home very soon.

  1988. Anonymous

  1989. Anonymous

  1990. frank riccio

  1991. Walt McRee

  1992. Anonymous

  1993. Anonymous

  1994. Brian Schwartz

  1995. J Hohnstine: All religions teach compassion towards there fellow man. Please show your humanity and release these innocent hikers immediately.

  1996. Elaine Beca

  1997. Steve Krug: While I do not condone using these folks as pawns, and ask the Iranians to free them, we in the US need to remind ourselves of our governments sordid history against Iran.

  1998. Anonymous

  1999. barbara Brodsky Rothbart

  2000. Gregory Kambitsch

  2001. janis Wilkoff

  2002. Anonymous

  2003. Anonymous

  2004. Bonnie Schubert

  2005. Bonnie

  2006. Laura Bottaro

  2007. lori siegal

  2008. Anonymous

  2009. Anonymous

  2010. Anonymous

  2011. Jill Feldman

  2012. Karen Schwartz

  2013. Nathan

  2014. Beth Taubman

  2015. Anonymous

  2016. Monica Kubes

  2017. Anonymous

  2018. Anonymous

  2019. Tyler Trippet

  2020. Ivan Villegas

  2021. Anonymous

  2022. Rachel deLuca

  2023. Mallory Golladay

  2024. Anonymous: Please let them go.

  2025. nancy Schaer

  2026. Anonymous

  2027. Jack McCormick

  2028. Hannah Heilicher

  2029. Jeremy Chestler

  2030. Hanna Russo

  2031. Katrina Malachowski

  2032. Heather Drew

  2033. Benjamin Burrows

  2034. Anonymous

  2035. Frank Russo

  2036. Ariana Burrows

  2037. Daniela McDougall

  2038. D'vorah J Horn-Greenberg: Urging all to Free these innocent, peaceloving individuals, who have no political agenda in their actions.

  2039. W. Walston

  2040. Anonymous: Please free these young people.

  2041. carol soltis

  2042. Julie McDonald

  2043. Laurie Gottlieb

  2044. Linda Ring

  2045. Melinda Scott

  2046. Anonymous: Please let these hikers come home. They are innocent, wonderful kids. Their family and friends are beyond worried and panicked from fear for their lives and maybe never seeing them again.

  2047. Francesco Marmo

  2048. Andrew Feldgus

  2049. Dennis Kleinman: I ask that the Iranian Government release these young people whose only crime is seems is to explore the world we all live in. The time has come for Iran to join the world stage and participate as a country with positive and productive ideas. SO much more can be achieved if we all can work together and not against each other. Let all people respect each others beliefs and traditions. Come on Iran - you can do it if you WANT TO!

  2050. Michelle DelValle

  2051. Anonymous

  2052. Tracy Grauel

  2053. Lisa Campbell

  2054. William Brisby

  2055. Al Fricke

  2056. Nadia Shihab

  2057. Francine

  2058. Terri: Prayers go up for these hikers, their families and friends, as well as for those holding them.

  2059. ANN & NAT GREENFIELD: SHOW THE WORLD THAT YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE AND FREE THESE BOYS.

  2060. Liana Russo

  2061. Bettsie Greenbaum: Please free these innocent young people. If we are ever going to have peace in the world it has to start by being kind and compassionate. Imagine if it was your son or daughter being detained. How would you feel?

  2062. Lori Banks

  2063. Dave Creagh

  2064. Anonymous

  2065. Kim Steeno

  2066. Justin Mccaffrey

  2067. Marianne Ficarra: Appealing to the Iranian government to please release the three hikers.....please send them home as soon as possible. Marianne & Bob Ficarra

  2068. Anonymous

  2069. Tony Podell: Free these kids, they're the future of our world. Wonderful, smart and peace loving.

  2070. Anonymous

  2071. Jeri Dunne

  2072. judy hekel

  2073. Lea Ray

  2074. Anonymous

  2075. ellen

  2076. Patty Gardner

  2077. Julie Ratner

  2078. nancy clifford

  2079. Anonymous

  2080. Bettie Laven: The Iranian government could show the world it's heart by returning these kids to their families.

  2081. Anonymous: Freeing these young people will send a powerful message of understanding.

  2082. Anonymous

  2083. Anonymous

  2084. Muriel Felleman

  2085. Anonymous

  2086. Cindy H. Veloric

  2087. Anonymous: Please provide due process for these innocent individuals.

  2088. Kim Notin

  2089. Faith Silverman

  2090. Kristine Grow

  2091. Ashley Corallo

  2092. Anonymous

  2093. Susan Koslow

  2094. Robert Lichtman: Please release these innocent young people.

  2095. Anonymous

  2096. Naomi Gerbarg

  2097. Jacob Slutzky: I hope the Iranian government will come to realize that no harm was meant by these exceptional individuals so that they can return to their families and continue their peaceful academic endeavors.

  2098. Ed Levin: Please show understanding and free these young people. I've known Josh since he was born. He has always worked for peace and thoughtful solutions to problems.

  2099. Anonymous

  2100. Illiana Quimbaya

  2101. Kathryn Ravnik

  2102. Anonymous

  2103. Eric Sommers

  2104. Helen Wong

  2105. Anonymous

  2106. Anonymous

  2107. Joyce & Gordon Kutler

  2108. Barry Sussmann

  2109. Anonymous

  2110. Sam Schiller

  2111. Ryan Christo

  2112. Mina Meyer: Free the hikers!

  2113. Kirby Hill

  2114. Anonymous

  2115. Debbie Durham: Please return Shane, Sarah, and Josh to their families. They are compassionate people who bear no ill will towards Iran, and they deserve to come home.

  2116. Anonymous

  2117. Steve Rector

  2118. Rehana Mawani: (age 10yrs): I hope the hikers get freed soon.

  2119. Donna Winters

  2120. Kathleen ernst

  2121. Estela P: Please free the young adults, they have done nothing to be held prisioners !
    Please bring them home !!!!!!

  2122. Arnold Horn

  2123. kieran mawani: (age 4yrs)

  2124. Anonymous

  2125. Daniel Masterson

  2126. F. J. McCormick

  2127. Erica Suh

  2128. Alison Hirsch: What if this were your son or daughter? You would want them to be freed and returned safely to their families.

  2129. Joe Slowey

  2130. connie r. berger

  2131. richard levin

  2132. Anonymous

  2133. Anonymous

  2134. Ellen and Stephen Greenberg

  2135. Michelle M.: Please release these hikers. They are not a threat to your country. They are living life and enjoying the different cultures around them. They are not a threat!

  2136. michael shechtman

  2137. Tina Stein

  2138. Jerri Blyweiss

  2139. Anonymous

  2140. Mickey Black

  2141. Mary Schnitzer

  2142. David Slutzky

  2143. Carson Blanchard

  2144. Sherry Bendler: I was one of Josh Fattal's teachers when he was in 7th grade and his mother taught at the same school. His family is very close and are wonderful, ordinary people who have always shown a great interest and caring for people of all cultures. I hope the Iranian government can think of these young adults as someone's loved ones who are sorely missed and heartbreakingly worried about. Our cultures need to find a way to see each other as fellow human beings.

  2145. Anonymous

  2146. Barry Levin

  2147. Anonymous

  2148. mary e. levin: Please free these innocent young people.

  2149. Ben Nathan

  2150. Paul Busman

  2151. Anonymous

  2152. George Stern

  2153. Frances Stern

  2154. Diana Pisarcik

  2155. Judith Schiller: We appeal to human compassion to please release Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  2156. Howard and Oshria Levin: We hope the U.S. government will get involved and help to free these young people detained in Iran. The media all over the U.S should tell about this awful situation. They must be freed as soon as possible. We are entited to justice!

  2157. Susan Levin

  2158. CJ Gustafson

  2159. Lorraine Linder

  2160. Helena Turner

  2161. Debra Wolfe

  2162. Andrea Welles

  2163. Walter Salm

  2164. Anonymous

  2165. Chuck Weiss: Please show the love, kindness, and compassion to these kids that you would want showed to yours.

  2166. Steve Bornstein

  2167. Jennifer Bauer

  2168. Triston Trujillo

  2169. Charlene Phung

  2170. Anna Perin: I'm praying for their quick release.

  2171. D.B.M

  2172. Anonymous

  2173. Hermine Rosset

  2174. Rhonda Feder

  2175. Ursula Erler

  2176. Julia Levin-Rector

  2177. Tom Dilatush

  2178. Mordechai Liebling

  2179. Catalina Jordana

  2180. Jason Mayr

  2181. Anonymous

  2182. Elinor (Ellie) Mero

  2183. Anonymous

  2184. Meg Sheketoff

  2185. Anonymous

  2186. Anonymous

  2187. Sergey Erofeev: People in Russia support the hikers and regret that the Russian media do not cover this story enough

  2188. Anonymous

  2189. Anonymous

  2190. Anonymous

  2191. Anonymous

  2192. Chris Meaney

  2193. Flora Mendoza

  2194. Paula Barvin

  2195. Anonymous

  2196. Raquel and Allen Cohen

  2197. Bob Morris

  2198. Kimberly Gray

  2199. Stephen Weinstein

  2200. Breanna Pettinati: These are just children! They should not be held captive! Send these kids home to their families! I will keep you all in my prayers!

  2201. Anonymous

  2202. Elinor Dilatush

  2203. Jerry Gordon

  2204. Anonymous

  2205. Laura Kilroy: I'm pulling for Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  2206. luci ryan

  2207. Laurie Steinberg

  2208. Selman I. Welt

  2209. Anonymous

  2210. Rachel Rozenfarb

  2211. Anonymous

  2212. Anonymous

  2213. Affan Chowdhry

  2214. Gail WItschey

  2215. Arnold Kazemier: Everything is said in the petition.

  2216. Thomas and Randi Alba

  2217. joan w scott

  2218. John Cormier

  2219. Patricia Gump

  2220. Anonymous

  2221. Arleen Weinstein: The release of Josh, Sarah and Shane will send 3 worthy young people back to their families and allow them to continue their peaceful good work.

  2222. Jamie Beran

  2223. Anonymous

  2224. Patrice Leichter

  2225. Brian Blanchett

  2226. Ali Sherrod

  2227. Rob Weisberg

  2228. Karen Romine

  2229. Kathlen Lefebvre

  2230. Jill Metzger

  2231. Anonymous

  2232. Anonymous

  2233. Beverly Fisher

  2234. Anna Gerrity

  2235. Lisa Ling: Please show some humanity and release these innocent people.

  2236. Anonymous: I continue to keep them and their families inmy prayers!

  2237. Anonymous

  2238. Linda Stehno

  2239. Anonymous

  2240. Erica Hersh

  2241. Dave Whorton

  2242. Sarah Keyes

  2243. Jeremy Goode

  2244. Anonymous: It's time to let them go!!!!!

  2245. B Brander

  2246. Anonymous

  2247. Anonymous

  2248. Tressa Bruess

  2249. Forrest Lily: Let my people go.

  2250. Renée Raley

  2251. Anonymous

  2252. laura

  2253. barbara: Please help these kids get home.

  2254. Trina Diep

  2255. Erica

  2256. Marcela

  2257. Abby Mays

  2258. Joe Mohen: I respectfully ask that Bauer, Shourd, and Fattal be released as soon as possible. I would look very favorably on any action by the Iranian authorities to release them.

  2259. Anonymous

  2260. Victoria Viletto

  2261. Diana SageSpiritWolf Shattuck: To be imprisoned for this reason is extremely ridiculous to me. This is nothing more than a childish attitude in power vying for attention from the world & using innocent people for their own selfish desires. Attitudes like this is why their is so much conflict in our world.

  2262. Sean Woodland

  2263. Jane Hamilton

  2264. Jenny Kubo

  2265. Seville Anastos

  2266. Adam Carlton

  2267. Samara O'Shea

  2268. Anonymous

  2269. Sally Baldwin

  2270. Susan Ried

  2271. Anonymous

  2272. Jennifer Mayorga

  2273. Jan-Paul Alon

  2274. Yvonne Moser

  2275. Samantha Johnson

  2276. Sonya G. Sarmiento: pls come home soon Shane, Sarah, and Josh!

  2277. Anonymous

  2278. Anonymous: These are not warriors. Please wage understanding with them.

  2279. Kay Reinhart

  2280. Becky Hardy

  2281. Anonymous

  2282. Anonymous: Please release these hikers!

  2283. NHU-UYEN KHUONG

  2284. Vanessa Dowling: Sal?m

  2285. Tony Gonzalez

  2286. Dave: Enough's enough guys! Do we really have to resort to hurting civilians? That's why you have your little armies and tanks to play with. Give it up!

  2287. Tieng Tan

  2288. Anonymous

  2289. Anonymous: Free the hikers!

  2290. Wendy Guiles-Trombetta

  2291. Megan Fischer

  2292. Peggy Larvey: Stay strong Shane, Sarah and Josh. We are all looking forward to you being returned to your families.

  2293. Kasey Jurgensen: This would be a BAD thing if they don't let them go.

  2294. Anonymous

  2295. Julie A Minardi

  2296. Diane Leung

  2297. Paul

  2298. Felicia Johnson

  2299. Anonymous

  2300. Brenna Hamilto0n

  2301. Esther J. Chang

  2302. Kathy Zembera

  2303. Monica Francis

  2304. Anonymous

  2305. Max Appelbaum

  2306. Matthew Rausch

  2307. Anna

  2308. Amy Rudolph: Please, please do the right thing and let them come home...

  2309. Anonymous: I hope these citizens of the world will be released.

  2310. Anonymous

  2311. Lonnie Golden

  2312. Aaron Allermann

  2313. Anna Chiasson: So unfair!!!!!

  2314. Sunny Walker

  2315. Angela Erickson: These are people, not pawns for political retribution.

  2316. PEGGY JOHNSON

  2317. Holly Keller-Miller

  2318. Anonymous

  2319. Linsey

  2320. Tricia Pautsch

  2321. Anonymous

  2322. Anonymous

  2323. Cecilia Lei

  2324. Rebecca Wu

  2325. Ann Walker: Let the hikers come home.

  2326. Carmen Matthews: We are appealing to your sense of humanity, knowing that their mistake was just that - a mistake, and that they and their families deserve peace of mind, with them at home.

  2327. Anonymous

  2328. Elizabeth Short: We are all a part of humankind. We all have hopes, dreams, wishes, fears. When will people realize this, and do unto others?

  2329. Michele Rubino

  2330. Katherine Coleman

  2331. Anonymous

  2332. Anonymous

  2333. Sarah Hill

  2334. Michael Knauff

  2335. Harold Olsen: This another chance for the Republic of Iran to demonstrate its desire to live in peace with the rest of civilization. What threat could these innocent students pose?

  2336. Elle Skinner

  2337. Joanne Kloos

  2338. Errin Cecil-Smith: To honor the kind and peaceable nature of the Iranian people, the government there should release our hikers immediately. Please send them back to their families who love and miss them.

  2339. Anonymous

  2340. Renée Olson: I believe this is a wonderful opportunity for you to demonstrate the goodness and compassion found in all living beings and am most hopeful you will allow these people, who have caused no harm to anyone, to return home to their loved ones. Thank you.

  2341. mary flinn

  2342. Rose Ficke: As an avid hiker myself I really feel for these hikers. Praying that the government of Iran exercises compassion if not common sense and releases them soon.

  2343. Anonymous

  2344. Sandy Johnson

  2345. Mary C. Schell

  2346. Kit White: Please free these innocent kids.

  2347. Lilly Kha

  2348. Jennifer Neal

  2349. Anonymous

  2350. Marie G

  2351. Sarah Flicker

  2352. Mark Grimes

  2353. Mary Kay Hamburger

  2354. Wendy Tooker

  2355. Barbara Mason Van: Please release these young people so that they may return to their families. They unknowingly and mistakenly crossed an unmarked border. The Iranian government doesn't need to use them as political fodder and the US needs to continue to actively work for these citizens until they are released.

  2356. Mary Roger

  2357. Anonymous

  2358. TaraMarie Tocci

  2359. Amelia Munro

  2360. Anonymous

  2361. Bonnie C Flesher

  2362. Victoria Harris: Please release these prisoners. It is wrong to hold innocent travelers as political hostages in opposition to circumstances over which they have no control. Seek peace and honor the good in humanity.

  2363. Tina Potter

  2364. Anonymous

  2365. Jodi Dietrick

  2366. Sharon McLain

  2367. Dan Pixley: Come on Iran, do the right thing.

  2368. Kathy K: Highest Good for all

  2369. Anonymous

  2370. Anonymous

  2371. Anonymous: They're not spies; they're just naïve tourists; please let them go.

  2372. Karen Kodama

  2373. Lance Sussman

  2374. R. Dandridge

  2375. Krystal Guerra

  2376. Lorenzo Lucia

  2377. Charlene Sancnez

  2378. Anonymous

  2379. Harsha Setty

  2380. Zeynep Oguz

  2381. Jose Falconi

  2382. Brenda Zamora

  2383. Caryl & Richard Stone

  2384. kiran nigam

  2385. Courtney Rohan

  2386. Ian Eirdosh

  2387. Daniel Harris: Good luck to friends and family of the detainees.

  2388. MARLENE GOLDERER

  2389. Anonymous

  2390. Corie Savary

  2391. Marie Coyne

  2392. Ben Berliner

  2393. Dylan Lee

  2394. natasha bishop

  2395. Robert Wisniewski

  2396. jeanette granados: Send them HOME!!

  2397. Robert Granados: Thoughts and prayers are with them and their families.

  2398. Mandi Rosen

  2399. Larry Shipper

  2400. Anonymous: Josh Fattal was an instructor of mine at the Aprovecho Research Center in Oregon. I always respected Josh for his calm nature and interest in living by a strong set of ethics.

  2401. Anonymous

  2402. Deijri Galjour

  2403. Debra Santamaria

  2404. James A. Bruni

  2405. Anonymous

  2406. T Cross

  2407. Anonymous: Let them come home!

  2408. sedra: Peaceful talks between the Iranian and American governments could be the begining of 'a light at the end of the tunnel.' I will be grateful to Iran for the release of JOSH, SARAH, SHANE. Thank you in advance.

  2409. todd hill

  2410. Fuphan Chou

  2411. Anonymous: Please free the hikers.

  2412. amie abeloff frankel

  2413. Elizabeth Burnett

  2414. Toby Grubman: With Hope and Prayers that Sarah, Shane and Josh will be home soon.

  2415. Anonymous: My thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  2416. Jaclyn Rosenberg

  2417. Bryan Alton Parker: It's the right thing to do. Please do the right thing.

  2418. Jeff Silva

  2419. Melanie Rose Prince

  2420. Kerrin Mitchell: Please bring them home. Now.

  2421. Yonnas T. Getahun

  2422. Anonymous

  2423. Grid Lin

  2424. Ariel Glenn

  2425. Erica Hill

  2426. Nathalie Molina

  2427. Aaron Shuman: Shane wrote a great article on death squads in The Nation a few months ago, and built a great portfolio working as a journalist at UC Berkeley. Best wishes to the three...

  2428. Justin Lebanowski

  2429. Anonymous

  2430. Anonymous

  2431. Sharon Abramowitz

  2432. Mandy Messinger

  2433. Joni Rillera

  2434. Elsa Cheung

  2435. Anonymous

  2436. graham gardner

  2437. Judith & Carl Chestler

  2438. Tamara Murray

  2439. Charles LeBar

  2440. Vijay Harrell

  2441. Mark Mueller

  2442. Tom Kramer

  2443. Donna Thompson

  2444. Keisa Campbell

  2445. Eva Shannon

  2446. Glen

  2447. Karen Blevins

  2448. Donald Thomson

  2449. Barbara Black: I pray that these young people will be returned to their families as swiftly as possible.

  2450. Anonymous

  2451. Anonymous

  2452. Jonathan Mooring

  2453. Denelle Numis

  2454. Shana Clauson

  2455. ?????????? ?????

  2456. Anonymous

  2457. Elizabeth Shackelford

  2458. Don Bouldin: Please release Shane,Sarah and Josh as soon as possible.

  2459. Anonymous

  2460. Anonymous

  2461. Emily Norton: This is ridiculous. These hikers mean no harm and want to be back with their families!!!!

  2462. Melanie R. Olson: Your life, my life; every life is so brief. At the end of each of our lives, all that will have mattered will be the kindness with which we treated others. Real leaders guide with compassion and wisdom rather than react with prejudice and pride. Show decisive leadership; send these people home.

  2463. Carol Smorch: Sending light and positive energy to Sarah, Josh and Shane, as well as their families and support group.

  2464. Anonymous

  2465. Stephen Tillisch

  2466. Anonymous

  2467. Tracy Hall

  2468. Deb Juetten

  2469. Jennifer Hall

  2470. Cheryll Marsh

  2471. Anonymous

  2472. Victoria Bond

  2473. Michelle Miller

  2474. Janis Flynn-Smith

  2475. Ted Hexter

  2476. Janet W McNally

  2477. Anonymous

  2478. Anonymous

  2479. Sean Donovan

  2480. Matthew Tozer

  2481. Anonymous

  2482. Anonymous

  2483. Anonymous

  2484. Anonymous: Let them go home!

  2485. Anonymous

  2486. Anonymous

  2487. Anonymous

  2488. Anonymous

  2489. Anonymous

  2490. Anonymous

  2491. Anonymous

  2492. Anonymous

  2493. Anonymous

  2494. Anonymous

  2495. Anonymous

  2496. Anonymous

  2497. Anonymous

  2498. Anonymous

  2499. Anonymous

  2500. Anonymous

  2501. Anonymous

  2502. Anonymous

  2503. Anonymous

  2504. Anonymous

  2505. Anonymous

  2506. Anonymous: Please let the hikers come home. We want them home with their families. They are not spies...just apparently got a little off course. Thanks.

  2507. Anonymous

  2508. Anonymous

  2509. Anonymous

  2510. Bill Jackson: Please do the right thing. You gain nothing by holding these innocent people in your custody.

  2511. Anonymous

  2512. Anonymous

  2513. Anonymous

  2514. Anonymous

  2515. Anonymous

  2516. Anonymous

  2517. Anonymous

  2518. Anonymous

  2519. Anonymous

  2520. Anonymous

  2521. Anonymous

  2522. Anonymous

  2523. Stephen Hwang

  2524. Anonymous

  2525. Anonymous

  2526. Anonymous

  2527. Anonymous

  2528. Anonymous: Come home safe!

  2529. Anonymous

  2530. Anonymous

  2531. Anonymous

  2532. Anonymous

  2533. Anonymous

  2534. Anonymous

  2535. Anonymous

  2536. Anonymous

  2537. Anonymous

  2538. Anonymous

  2539. Anonymous

  2540. Anonymous

  2541. Anonymous

  2542. Anonymous

  2543. Anonymous

  2544. Anonymous

  2545. Anonymous

  2546. Anonymous

  2547. Anonymous

  2548. Anonymous

  2549. Anonymous

  2550. Anonymous

  2551. Anonymous

  2552. Anonymous

  2553. Anonymous

  2554. Anonymous

  2555. Anonymous

  2556. Anonymous

  2557. Anonymous

  2558. Anonymous

  2559. Anonymous

  2560. Anonymous

  2561. Anonymous

  2562. Anonymous

  2563. Anonymous

  2564. Anonymous

  2565. Anonymous

  2566. Anonymous

  2567. Anonymous

  2568. Anonymous

  2569. Anonymous

  2570. Anonymous

  2571. Anonymous

  2572. Anonymous

  2573. Anonymous

  2574. John Hulsey

  2575. Anonymous

  2576. Jenny Lundgren

  2577. Tino Julian: These individuals were obviously off-course and (even more obviously) of no particular threat to your country or your citizens. Please free them now. Here is your chance to show the world that yours is a country of rational laws.

  2578. JOHN MAZUR

  2579. Anonymous

  2580. Anonymous

  2581. Anna Black

  2582. Anonymous

  2583. jenella Loye

  2584. Phyllis Fischer

  2585. Sarah Leonard

  2586. Eric Morin

  2587. Jan Poole

  2588. Jo Schwietz

  2589. Rebecca Vilkomerson

  2590. Annabel Cope

  2591. Anonymous: Please respect the right of these people to walk on God's earth. Release them from prison that they may continue their pilgrimage across it.

  2592. Jason Arnold

  2593. aaron diek

  2594. robert valdes

  2595. juliette flores

  2596. Anonymous

  2597. Sumayal

  2598. Anonymous

  2599. Mark Contarino

  2600. Barbara Friedrich

  2601. Lauren Herman

  2602. Shannon Marrero

  2603. jason martin

  2604. Meghna Philip

  2605. Laurie Shutrop

  2606. Sam Appelbaum

  2607. Gerald Baxter: Please release the hikers!

  2608. Joseph Hodge

  2609. Anonymous

  2610. Dan Streja: I hope this petition will entice the US government to strongly push for an early release and that it will be successful.

  2611. Gina Pizzo

  2612. Anonymous

  2613. Andrea Dessler: Please send these young people home.....

  2614. jaffanie trinidad

  2615. Lenore Davies

  2616. Marla Bowan

  2617. Susan Leff

  2618. Daniel K Mahoney

  2619. Susan Frances Jones

  2620. Deana Hernandez

  2621. Anonymous

  2622. ron steptoe

  2623. Lennart Mogren

  2624. marta

  2625. Anonymous

  2626. Anonymous

  2627. Chad: They're just vacationers...let them go now!!!

  2628. Barbara Petersen

  2629. kelly diglis

  2630. Lauren Miller

  2631. Anonymous

  2632. Anonymous: It is first and foremost the intention to break a law that gets sanctioned in democratic societies. If these people had no such intention, there is no reason why they should still be kept prisoners.

  2633. Diana & Jim Jessie: Josh, We look for a release. This should have never happened.

  2634. Anonymous: Blessings to all involved!

  2635. Jenny Coleman

  2636. Mira Silverman

  2637. Richard Narum: Peace. Compassion. Understanding. Return our friends to their families. Thank you for understanding.

  2638. Anonymous

  2639. Anonymous

  2640. Alan B.Benjamin: They should be freed. They meant no harm.

  2641. Sheryl Dufficy

  2642. Erin Thayer Dickson

  2643. Anonymous

  2644. Anonymous

  2645. Michelle Malley

  2646. Allison White

  2647. Anonymous

  2648. Anshini Shah

  2649. Anonymous

  2650. Katherine Heygate

  2651. Anonymous

  2652. David Robertson

  2653. Colleen

  2654. Amanda Moncelle

  2655. Anonymous: Release our Americans!!!

  2656. Anonymous

  2657. Anonymous

  2658. Anonymous

  2659. Lia Harrell

  2660. tori

  2661. Jennifer Vanderminden

  2662. Anonymous

  2663. KEVIN CIPA: GOD SPEED HOME

  2664. Wendy Hartson: I hope to here that they are back home and safe soon.

  2665. Anonymous

  2666. Patsy Spear: Please free the hikers so they can be reunited with their families. I wish the mothers the best in their quest to get their children home. May God bless each of you and your children.

  2667. Crystal Cochrane: Let's get these kids home!

  2668. Sherry L. Mason: May these three young people be allowed to once again roam freely and share their lives with friends, family, each other and the people of the world how could they know that they were crossing a border if it was not marked? God Bless Them.

  2669. Anonymous

  2670. Erica Cornelius: Free them please.

  2671. SUSAN MARDEN: LOVE AND GOD BE WITH YOU

  2672. Sue Keller: How sad! My heart crys out in pain for these 3 hikers & their family! I hope the will be able to speak with & return to their families soon!

  2673. Jacqueline Victor: I hope this helps !

  2674. Pat Perkins: Those three are innocent and do not deserve this, they need to be freed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2675. Anonymous: I hope that these three young people will be released and reunited with their families and friends immediately.

  2676. Brett Stenger: I sign this petition with sympathy in my heart, as I have a child of my own. I hope and pray that the Iranian authorities will have the same sympathy.

  2677. Anonymous

  2678. Chris McCree

  2679. Bob

  2680. Marlene Peterson: Saw the mother's this morning on the Early Show(10/15) send them home to their families soon.

  2681. Tiffany davis

  2682. MollyAnne Davis

  2683. Anonymous

  2684. chris beal

  2685. Cheri Palmer: I'm sure the Iranian government will use this incident to show that they can be merciful and compassionate, knowing that Josh, Sarah and Shane meant absolutely no harm.

  2686. Robin Davis

  2687. Anonymous: This is a very unfortunate! I pray that Iran will set them free!!!!!!!!

  2688. Anonymous

  2689. Hillary J. Haynie: I just wish I could do more.

  2690. Jeff Walker: To the Republic Of Iran: We're sorry that our friends have crossed over a boarder into the respectful Republic Of Iran. Our friends mean you no harm as we're sure you're aware. Please know that our friends are people of peace and not of politics. Please sit with our friends and you'll see that they'll become a friend of yours too. We respectfully thank you Iran for the good care of our friends and thank you for the swiss visit. This however has been really hard on our friends families and we ask for their safe return home as soon as possible. Thank You.

  2691. Barbara Dunn-Alfinito: These kids are not a threat, free them!

  2692. Debbie Mitchell: Please, free these young people so they can go on with their lives & maybe they can put their experience to work to better the world. May God bless them & their families.

  2693. Kenzie Cody

  2694. James A. Yates: A little compassion is in order for Christs sake! Let them go home now!

  2695. Susan J Hawks: Praying for their release to come home, for their safety & health. Praying for their families & friends.

  2696. Jesse Carawan: These people made a simple mistake and have done nothing against the Iranian people so release them immediately.

  2697. Anonymous

  2698. Kristen Dawson: LETS BRING THEM HOME!!!

  2699. Jessica Dorien Ebert

  2700. Debbrah Tubbs: I pray for their safe return and you are all in my thoughts and prayers daily.

  2701. Anonymous

  2702. ShawnMarceau: Set them free or send in the Marines

  2703. Merrill Simpson

  2704. Judy Carlson

  2705. JULIE HANSEN KABIRI: IRANIAN GOVERNMENT: PLEASE SHOW HOW COMPASSIONATE YOU ARE AND SEND THEM BACK HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES.

  2706. Eileen Brumfield: The American government needs to demand the release of these 3 hikers IMMEDIATELY!!! Iran is not a country that we should tolerate this type of behavior. How would Iran react if we took 3 of their children that we allow to live and worship freely in the US hostage? They would have already had their suicide bombers route. Doesn't our government remember the hostage situation in 1979. Let's not have a repeat America! SET THE HIKERS FREE!!!!!!!

  2707. Karen E: Please free the hikers! They meant no harm and their respect of other cultures is obvious. Please
    have compassion and return them home.

  2708. Dianna L. Kilbourn

  2709. Stevi Iversen: Free the hikers! This is CRAZY!

  2710. Erin White

  2711. Anonymous

  2712. Jordan Hastings: Let them come home!!!

  2713. Leann Wymer: Hope they all return home safe. I will say a prayer for them and the familes.

  2714. Kris Marko

  2715. Anonymous

  2716. Juliana

  2717. Anonymous

  2718. Pamela Cristiano: Praying for the hikers and their families that they will soon be together again.

  2719. lea smith: I will pray for their safety and quick release!

  2720. Anonymous

  2721. Silvia: You and yours are in my thoughts and prayers...always:)

  2722. Judy Ron

  2723. Nate

  2724. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS!!!

  2725. Francine M Dennis

  2726. April Kamen

  2727. C Million: Please let these Men & Women go. They did no wrong. These yonug people have families that love them & need them.

  2728. TERESA: PRAYERS AND CARES FROM TERESA

  2729. Anonymous

  2730. Ivona

  2731. Sheryl Goodwin: I realize there are political differances between our Countries but please do not use 3 young people on a hike to make a political statement.

  2732. Liz O'Connell

  2733. Thomas White

  2734. Anonymous: My prayers are with you all.

  2735. julie jamieson: I am praying that they will be released immediately, they have done nothing wrong,please let them come home.

  2736. Anonymous

  2737. Juan M. Fortenberry: Show the compassion and understanding we all know you possess as human beings.

  2738. Kelli Stowe

  2739. Todd Coffee

  2740. Kasey Jenkins: Saw the mothers this morning on tv. my heart goes out to you and your families. You and your children are in my prayers.

  2741. Len Ricci: Thanks to the Iranian government for releasing Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  2742. Anonymous: i Hope that they will be freed ASAP and COME HOME health fast.

  2743. Toby Rehbach: I pray that the Iranian government will show mercy & reason in the situation with these innocent college students.

  2744. Anonymous: The Islamic Republic government should shame.

  2745. Ina Kay Devers

  2746. Anonymous

  2747. Anonymous

  2748. Katherine Johnson: Please let these hikers free to come home to their families. They would not have knowingly put themselves in a position for this to happen, which means it was just a matter of them not being aware of exactly where they were in relation to the border. I think this event, along with the recent event with Laura Ling, that people will think a lot longer and harder before venturing into areas that have even the slightest chance of something like this happening. I pray God will help to secure the safe return of these hikers to their loved ones. Sincerely, Katherine Johnson

  2749. Barbara Smucker: To the mothers of the kids, my daughter is currentlty in France teaching English to French kids. And when I heard your story it sounds like something that could easily happen to her. She is a very adventurous persons, and enjoys other cultures and meeting people. She also loves to hike and has gotten lost in the mountains of France and also while she was in Australia. I really feel for you three mothers and hope and pray for the release of your children.

  2750. Kim Ora-a

  2751. Anonymous

  2752. Anonymous

  2753. Stan Dropkin: Josh Fattal has the example of two generations, his parents and grandparents, to guide him in his development as a person who serves humanity. He needs the freedom to develop the skills he has already acquired. Let Josh, Sarah and Shane go in peace.

  2754. Anonymous

  2755. LEYDI GOODWIN: Unfair

  2756. Lee Baron

  2757. Lesley Dombrow

  2758. Suzanne Teply: My prayers to the families for a safe return and for the Iranian government to do the right thing - these are 3 innocent, good people with no political agenda.

  2759. Anonymous

  2760. Allan Domb

  2761. Theresa Abraham

  2762. Anonymous: Wishing them all the best and hoping for a release soon. They are just children!

  2763. janine boguslawski: I hope the Iranian Government will see this as a mistake and set them free!

  2764. Jacob Staffa

  2765. Rebecca Keller

  2766. Zach Johnson

  2767. Carey O'Connell: My strongest wishes that the judiciary overseeing this case in Iran will make a swift decision to send these three hikers home. I only know of these three and their story from the news and this website and was so touched that I pray by signing this I can in someway help them come home. I will keep them in my heart and send all the energy I can to them for inner-strength and peaceful minds until they are delivered back into the arms of their loved ones.

  2768. Kelly Kuntz

  2769. julie bergman

  2770. Erik and Terry Bjornstedt: These faces are those of seekers. Not destroyers. Please show mercy and compassion to these travelers. Peace to you all.

  2771. LaVerne Davis: Please let them return home to their family and friends

  2772. Anonymous

  2773. Mary Elizabeth Davis: Thinking about you i will keep you in my Prayers

  2774. Anonymous

  2775. Daniel Gibbon

  2776. Robert Bender

  2777. Beryl Jupiter

  2778. courtney

  2779. Ellen O'Neill

  2780. Anonymous

  2781. EDWARD CUBERO

  2782. Anonymous

  2783. Alexander Hendin

  2784. Drew Freeman

  2785. Randal Robb: Iran is acting inhumanely; these people should bee set free immediately.

  2786. Rindy MacDonald

  2787. Doug Johnson

  2788. Melisa Spaeth

  2789. Anonymous

  2790. Marco Lacaria: Bring Peace Please...

  2791. kim gargaro

  2792. Jennifer O'Connell

  2793. Arthur frankel

  2794. anita baeza

  2795. Lori Wesmiller: I am praying for the safe return of these three youths. Please let them come home.

  2796. Jessica Cristiano: my prayers are with you & your families <3

  2797. JUDY JEFFERY: Please let these young people be releasedto their families,My prayers are with them and their families.

  2798. Anonymous: Prayers for you all.

  2799. Anonymous

  2800. Adam Hernandez: These 3 young courageous people from the USA just wanted to explore the beautiful countries of our world and intreract with the beautiful cultures and people of your continent. They are not a threat to anyone. Please release them to thier families and do not use them as pawns in the corrupt political games of this world.

  2801. anonymous

  2802. Anonymous

  2803. Ashley Etchebarren

  2804. Anonymous

  2805. Chelsea Etchebarren

  2806. Stan McCormick: God bless the families of these folks!

  2807. Anonymous

  2808. Saira Peesker

  2809. Amber Roisen

  2810. Bernard Dishler

  2811. Melissa Valenti

  2812. Anonymous: These three people should be freed immediately already if not sooner. We keep you in our prayers, Sarah, Shane and Josh. We look forward to seeing you very, very soon.

  2813. diane daves

  2814. Lois Agee

  2815. Anonymous

  2816. Alicia Fowler

  2817. love: there is one way only... the time is to let these people go. the world will not tolorate your actions. dont think we as a people IRAN USA cannot figure out problems. IRAN an its Leaders need to take action NOW. GOD bless.......wishes to fam and friends.

  2818. Jason Rokos

  2819. Anonymous

  2820. Sara Earhart

  2821. Pamela Green: Please allow these young people to return home unharmed. They are no threat to Iran and are just young people exploring their world. Weren't we all there once?

  2822. Andy Uhr

  2823. Amir: its illegal to enter a country and that is why they are detained...

  2824. Amanda Green

  2825. Anonymous

  2826. Paul Kewitsch: Hoping for the prompt release of these three peaceful, loving people.

  2827. terry l west

  2828. Jeff Nash

  2829. Chenoa Skeete: Please show compassion and allow Shane, Sarah, and Josh to return to their families and friends.

  2830. Anonymous

  2831. Sally Kim

  2832. Jenie Chau: Please free them!

  2833. Stefanie Lau

  2834. Sarah Amacher

  2835. Brendan McShane Creamer: The elections are over and the power remained in office.
    In good faith Iran need to release Sarah, Josh and Shane.
    They should be granted amnesty.

    Peace,
    B

  2836. Anonymous: Please release these 3 people in honor of Allah!

  2837. Julie Farrell: We all make mistakes, they must be released!!!

  2838. Anonymous: Let's hope the Iranian government does the right thing and release these three people.

  2839. Jennifer White Matthews: Please allow them to come home. They are peaceful people.

  2840. Anonymous: I'm iranian and i'm so sorry for this.i and all iranian families hope they come back soon

  2841. sara .z

  2842. Nada Ali .Q

  2843. sultan: I'm from kuwait i have watched CBS show this morning.I'm sorry for what happened to your sons I know how hard when you missing love one, I will pray for their save return may God bless them.

  2844. xerxes yat-sen nepomuceno

  2845. Henry Skier

  2846. Dara Fernandez: My thoughts and prayers are with the hikers and their families for a safe and speedy return.

  2847. BW

  2848. Carmela Barbagallo

  2849. Deb Heater

  2850. Patrick Tessier: Oh i hope and pray that all of you are safe in Jesus' arms, may He take u in and take care of you and watch over you as you are in these times of hardship and trial, i pray that He is with you guys at all times and all of those that know and love you, that everyone and everybody in this situation would have the all knowing and all surpassing love of Christ in this situation and the amazing comfort of the Lord in this time. In Jesus' name.Amen

  2851. Ahmed Karam: Free The Hikers .. Ahmed Karam From Morocco

  2852. Trevor Feldman

  2853. Anonymous: Dear Mothers,
    I am really sorry to hear what happened to your beloved ones.
    I am really sorry for what happened to your kids.
    I am really sorry for what the people in the head of my country has been done to your kids.
    All of us Iranians are sorry about what had happened to your kids and our country.
    So, I sign the petition, understanding all the burden you have, like so many of Iranian mothers who also lost their children. Yours, have the chance to be supported by a foreign power. Ours, had not the chance, so they tortured, raped, or died.
    I hope to see you and your kids together again in happiness and peace.
    I'll pray for you.
    You pray for us too.
    Best Wishes,
    Ali

  2854. Helene Rubin

  2855. Lior Kleinman

  2856. Anonymous

  2857. Anonymous

  2858. Harry Hochheiser

  2859. Ariella Zemach-Bersin

  2860. Florence Tan: Free the hikers. They are innocent.

  2861. Renee DiDonato

  2862. Michael Zender

  2863. Alison Ferrante

  2864. Bob Ehle

  2865. Carla Nix

  2866. Anonymous

  2867. Arthur Karafin

  2868. Anonymous: Please free that man.

  2869. Anonymous: Holding Shane, Sarah & Josh in the Light.

  2870. Kyf Brewer

  2871. Anonymous

  2872. Andrew Blanda

  2873. GEORGE B.

  2874. Anonymous: I could not say anything that would not offend Iran in one way or another!

  2875. stacy villacres

  2876. Gary Lozoff

  2877. Laura Durington: We implore the Iranian government to release these three hikers.

  2878. Ehrenberg Julian

  2879. Anonymous

  2880. Anonymous: Please do the right thing and free the hikers.

  2881. Anonymous

  2882. Jeanette Kurtz

  2883. Anonymous

  2884. cindy postel: Resolve this issue

  2885. Amanda Del Sesto

  2886. Gudrun Dennis

  2887. Courtney Watson: God Speed.

  2888. Allen Haveson

  2889. Godley

  2890. Mary Ellen Yannitelli

  2891. Maureen Young: Our prayers are with you and your families

  2892. Janet Pruden Barnes

  2893. Janelle McGinley: Please free the hikers. They deserve to be home with their family, where they belong!

  2894. Felicia Rosen

  2895. Loreen Soto

  2896. I.W.Lejman

  2897. Sondra Glynn

  2898. Rusty Miller

  2899. Lesly Lantry

  2900. Anonymous: Please have compassion for mentioned hikers who crossed border by mistake without any intent to do harm to anybody. Please release them as soon as possible

  2901. Evangelia Manthoyianni

  2902. Kristen Schmidt: They should have NEVER been arrested in the first place, it was an honest mistake!

  2903. Jason Alcorn: Whats the president doing to help? why is this not all over the news?

  2904. Philip Blue: I hope all goes well!

  2905. Richard C Klueg

  2906. Darshall

  2907. Anonymous

  2908. Matthew Durington: My thoughts are with every family touched by this. I pray for their safe return and the government of Iran will demonstrate compassion and release them soon.

  2909. TRACY ROSITANO: Trust and hope that there are individuals with kind hearts in this part of the world, as in any other, who will help these young people to return home to their families.

  2910. Mohammed Alshagawi

  2911. Anonymous

  2912. Charlie Hopkins

  2913. rio

  2914. James R L Small

  2915. Shari Breen

  2916. Gina Jacobson

  2917. Anonymous: prayers are with you, sure the jails there, as it is, are not like good ole' U.S. of A.'s

  2918. Lluana Jones: My Love to the Fattals and the other families.

  2919. Anonymous: I'm praying for your kids safe return

  2920. Anonymous: As a Lebanese citizen, raised as a Shi’a Muslim I have this to say:

    "O mankind! We created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes that you may know and honor each other (not that you should despise one another). Indeed the most honorable of you in the sight of God is the most righteous." (Quran, 49:13)

    “But if someone is steadfast and forgives, that is the most resolute course to follow.” [Qur’an, 42:43]

    They should rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Qur’an, 24:22]

    “The repayment of a bad action is one equivalent to it. But if someone pardons and puts things right, his reward is with Allah…” [Qur’an, 42:40]

    Yes they entered Iran illegally, but show compassion and allow them to return home to their mothers.

  2921. Leslie Marie Cannon: PLEASE FREE THESE HIKERS!!!!!!!!!

  2922. Anonymous: Peace.

  2923. Anonymous

  2924. Perry Watts

  2925. Skye Stoulig

  2926. Michelle Gallo

  2927. Brittany Brydahl: Let them go! This is terrible!!

  2928. Kelly McCawley

  2929. Pat Weigel

  2930. Christopher Scott Chesnutt: Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  2931. B.G. Smith: I hope to see the day that these three people can return home to hug their mothers. Good wishes to all involved.

  2932. John Robinson: No rational people would continue to hold unarmed persons who clearly just accidentally crossed into the country. Does this represent the lack of common decency of Iranian people? Hopefully not.

  2933. Diane Ronsicki: Please let these innocent hikers return home. I'm sure they entered Iran accidentally and never meant to break any laws or cause any harm. Please let them come home to their loved ones.

  2934. Anonymous

  2935. April Yang

  2936. Irwin Matusow

  2937. Nan

  2938. Anonymous

  2939. Mandy Kilpatrick: FREE THE HIKERS!! it is time for iran to do the right thing!!!

  2940. Mehrdad: There is no reason to keep them for such a long time. They should be released ASAP.

  2941. Leann Huddleston

  2942. gina sisk

  2943. Mansoor Ahmed: I can understand the feelings of the respective family, and very much hopefully that Iran will free both of them.

  2944. Laurie Albaitis

  2945. Ibrahim Iyan: Free the hikers! They're good people and they made a mistake. Do the right thing! Its a disgraceful thing for a Muslim country to do. - from Maldives -

  2946. Anonymous: Save the hikers!

  2947. Bob Stump

  2948. Steven Lubin: The ancient civilization that your people proudly point to does not fit with your current actions. The world community would be a better place with Iran as a good neighbor.

  2949. Anonymous: God bless these young adults and their families during this rough time.

  2950. Victor Hennen: Hope that you come home soon!

  2951. Alise

  2952. Iain Clayton

  2953. Larry Cutler: This was an honest mistake and should not be used for political purposes.

  2954. Anonymous

  2955. Jody Cohen

  2956. Anonymous

  2957. ferzan

  2958. Anonymous

  2959. Meryl Freedman

  2960. alan waibel

  2961. chrissy wallin

  2962. Anne McGinnis

  2963. Zachary Smith

  2964. Jack Myers: Please release these three innocent people.

  2965. Rachel Wells

  2966. Bennie Balandran: Thinking about these hikers. Release these innocent people.

  2967. shawn israels: I would like to start a petition in south africa.

  2968. Eliyyahu Enriquez

  2969. Andrew Wertheim

  2970. Amy Hoffman: We humbly ask that you will return our people to their loved ones and let them come home...

  2971. Jesse Sparhawk

  2972. Barbara Konkle

  2973. John Conant Jr

  2974. Susan Paul

  2975. janet johnson

  2976. Tammi Granville

  2977. Ian MacDonald: Please do the enlightened and compassionate thing and send them home.

  2978. MS. MORGAN TAYLOR: MY SINCERE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS HAVE BEEN WITH THESE 3 YOUNG AMERICAN'S AND AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE FOR THEIR RELEASE BACK TO THEIR LOVING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

  2979. Patrick L Lilly

  2980. andrea busker

  2981. Brian Ewing: Please free these people. It's not making the Americans like Iran any better. It does nothing for your cause. Do the right thing and set them free.

  2982. Dawn Bolin

  2983. Anonymous

  2984. Jarrod Byrd

  2985. Beth Durham: My prayers are with you!

  2986. ANDREA MOSS

  2987. Meital Stotland: Hello, I am a friend of Josh, from college. I miss him very much, and think about him every day. Can't wait until he comes home. He is a bringer of peace, which he is probably doing for some people where he is, and now it's time for him to come home to his friends and family. Thank you for sending him and his friends home to the United States.

  2988. Selina Baker

  2989. Bob Lewis

  2990. Barbara lewis

  2991. Anonymous

  2992. R. Hodge

  2993. giulietta luul balestra

  2994. Daniel Grodnitzky

  2995. Anonymous

  2996. Seph Harris

  2997. Anonymous

  2998. Erika Meyer

  2999. Sarah DeMarco: They should have been freed a long time ago. Where are the big name politicians? Why are they not rallying non-stop in support of these 3 young people? How horrible to be in prison for crossing an unmarked border by mistake!

  3000. Vanessa Miller

  3001. Vincent T.: It is time to let these folks go Mr. Ahmadinejad.. This doesn't help your cause, and is hurting your standing in the international community even further.

  3002. R.G.Wong

  3003. Thorn Jarvis

  3004. Sarah DeMarco: They should have been freed a long time ago. Where are the big name politicians? Why are they not rallying non-stop in support of these 3 young people? How horrible to be in prison for crossing an unmarked border by mistake!

  3005. Anonymous

  3006. Terri Neher: Praying for the quick release of these 3 young people.

  3007. Stuart Appel

  3008. Anonymous: I work @ CHS and Josh was a role model here! Please free these hikers! They need to get home to their families...

  3009. Jen Pyle: I hold this close to my heart, and pray for their safe release. We will see them soon!

  3010. Anonymous

  3011. Maureen Sullivan Stemberg: Please, free the young American's. Please, return them to their families and loved ones.

  3012. Dan Anderson

  3013. Suneela Mubayi

  3014. Scott Perlow

  3015. Jane Fallander: We respectfully request that these three young adults be allowed to come home to their families.

  3016. Elisa Jaeger

  3017. Dana Shutrop

  3018. anonymous

  3019. Janina Botchis

  3020. Erika May

  3021. Laurie Keelan: Free those children! They did nothing wrong except be innocent hikers. I hiked last year in Switzerland...thank God I was not put in danger by accident...

  3022. Debbie Sobczak

  3023. Bill Stone

  3024. Anonymous

  3025. Sarolta Cump

  3026. Ryan Johnson

  3027. Jeremy Jensen: Please Release the three hikers

  3028. BONNIE KANEFSKY

  3029. Richard Lane

  3030. nancy salemno

  3031. Mohammad Al Natour: I hope they are free again and return to theyre families and homes

  3032. HOWARD LIPSON

  3033. Anonymous

  3034. Ashton Applewhite: These three Americans should be freed from prison in order to continue their studies of the Arab world and advance our understanding of it.

  3035. lisa mcgee

  3036. Anonymous

  3037. Jen and Joe: Please free the hikers... their familes miss them.

  3038. Anonymous: I hope they will be freed.

  3039. C'hloe Wesley

  3040. Gretchen Kewitsch

  3041. Gretchen Kewitsch

  3042. John Reenan

  3043. Michael Rodenak

  3044. Matthew Griffith

  3045. Anonymous

  3046. Joshua Beckner: peace unto you, brothers and sister!

  3047. Anonymous: It looks obvious these 3 had no ill intentions. I hope the Iranian govt. will also have no ill intentions.

  3048. Ann Price: Peace

  3049. Anonymous: Please consider the release of these peaceful persons to their Country and family.

  3050. Andrew Colclasure

  3051. Heather Domenico

  3052. Anonymous

  3053. Jordan Czajka

  3054. Anonymous

  3055. Sitheris Chebithes

  3056. Anonymous: I hope that the US government acts responsibly as our citizens' advocate and presses for the hikers's release.

  3057. Anonymous: please release these hikers...they made a simple mistake...

  3058. George James: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh. We're all hoping for a swift resolution to this.

  3059. Anonymous

  3060. Brian: Please do the right thing

  3061. D Hatfield

  3062. Sandy

  3063. Anonymous

  3064. Anonymous

  3065. Craig Burger

  3066. Jen Witt: "Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    My continued hope and prayers for their speedy and safe release.

  3067. Corrine McDonald

  3068. Noreen Haines: COEXIST

  3069. Julie A. Ward

  3070. Kevin Whitley: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere
    support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  3071. Charles Stephens

  3072. Kat Russo: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere
    support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  3073. megan matozzo

  3074. Zach Cashero

  3075. Jesse Jankowski: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  3076. Rebecca Brofft: I offer my sincere support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh

  3077. Angie Williams

  3078. Charito Gailling

  3079. Shannon Broderick

  3080. Andrew Ford

  3081. Mateo de Valenzuela

  3082. Allison Burmeister

  3083. Robert Schmitt

  3084. Cece Wildeman

  3085. arl Zimet

  3086. Morgan Derr

  3087. Lance Alton Troxel

  3088. sherry n.: Please don't punish three innocent young adults. Set them free and put Iran in a good, peaceful light.

  3089. diane zimmer: please free Josh and Laurie Berenson

  3090. Jesse Benn

  3091. Hannah Stutzman

  3092. Michael Callahan

  3093. Erik Wolf Raab: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sinceresupport and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh."

  3094. Anonymous: FREEDOM!!!

  3095. Jeremy Bauer

  3096. Katie Glosson: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere
    support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh

  3097. Irene Chhor: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere
    support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh. My prayers are with you,
    families, friends, well wishers. God bless

  3098. Irlanda Arellano: signed on Tuesday, October 30,2009. My prayers go out to Josh,Sarah and Shane. May the Lord be watching over them.

  3099. Douglas Levine: Wishing a safe arrival without further delay

  3100. Teresa Capistrant

  3101. Jessica Murski: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere
    support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh

  3102. Jeffrey Cohan

  3103. madison: These people deserve to be let free

  3104. Jess Lerner

  3105. Katharine Wallerstein

  3106. Laurie Birch: God bless!!!!

  3107. Steven birch: May God be with your children and keep them safe!

  3108. Erica Hansen: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere
    support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh. You guys are in our thoughts and prayers!

  3109. Steven birch: May God be with your children and keep them safe!and may the Iran Government understand this could become a ball game of sorts! The ball is their court for now.

  3110. Jenny Leis

  3111. Murray R. Miller

  3112. jack danneberg

  3113. Anonymous

  3114. Anonymous

  3115. jeremy ogusky

  3116. Paul: In the name of the Golden Rule, please release them.

  3117. Debbie Ellerkamp

  3118. Laura Bernhardt

  3119. Priscilla Freeman Larson: Please pray for the release of these heroic young people.

  3120. Lisa Marie: My heart breaks for these 3 unfortunate hikers and their families, may peace be with you.

  3121. Anonymous: "The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere
    support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh."

  3122. Dionna Hulslander

  3123. Mary Lee Robinson

  3124. caroline robbins

  3125. Anonymous

  3126. Shawn Thompson: Offering my support and best wishes in a fast and safe return.

  3127. Damon D. Edwards

  3128. Alan Gomez: Release our fellow hikers, Merciful actions can only bring peace to your hearts.

  3129. Christa Rodriguez

  3130. brenna powell

  3131. Evan Blumberg

  3132. Kate

  3133. Marina Agee

  3134. Jay Luikart

  3135. Carey Lamprecht: Please release them and allow them to come home to their loved ones soon.

  3136. alia weiner: please get them home now!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3137. Diane Bateson

  3138. Anonymous

  3139. Sigal

  3140. Jenny Goff

  3141. Julie van Niekerk: Why keep peaceful people in prison?

  3142. Iris Parker

  3143. Kevin Dunn

  3144. Ben Pierce

  3145. buddy tica

  3146. Leonard Perry

  3147. Matt Minich: Let them come home!

  3148. Nion McEvoy

  3149. Trevor Koop

  3150. Beth Busch: Hopefully home soon.

  3151. Paul Steinfield

  3152. Randi Navarrete

  3153. Joshua Drake

  3154. Rita Rosen Poley: We are all praying for their speedy release in good health

  3155. Tamara Tweel

  3156. Marian Cohen: Please let these young people return to their families. They meant no harm or disrespect to your country. Thank you.

  3157. Rachel LaBarbera

  3158. Erin Gaines

  3159. Anonymous

  3160. CHERYL UELMEN: MY PRAYERS GO TO YOUR SAFE RETURN HOME SOON.

  3161. Angela Jones: Please bring these kids home! It serves absolutely no purpose to have them detained any further!!!

  3162. Anonymous: It is past time to FREE these innocent Americans.

  3163. James F Kaeberle

  3164. Anonymous

  3165. Jason

  3166. Anonymous

  3167. Anonymous

  3168. Anonymous

  3169. Roni

  3170. Alicia

  3171. Rita Moore: Please do something to release the kids. They haven't done anything to deserve this!

  3172. John Pringle

  3173. Nancy Goens

  3174. Anonymous

  3175. ginger giefer: These are nice, innocent people who should be freed immediately!!

  3176. Eric Lee

  3177. Eddie Phipps

  3178. Anonymous: Release them!

  3179. Michelle Cohen

  3180. Kerri Jean Ormerod

  3181. charles ries: let them go now!

  3182. Sara Risley

  3183. Anonymous

  3184. Steffany Smith: God Speed

  3185. Patty

  3186. joseph civita

  3187. Steve Atkins: Allan we are praying for your son and his freinds safe return

  3188. Beth L

  3189. Rose Goff

  3190. Tia Rhoads: Please set these innocent Hikers Free. they made a stupid mistake they crossed into the wrong territory. I believe they meant no harm, send them home to their families.

  3191. Lorie Stair

  3192. Mary F.Gallagher

  3193. D. Pratt: By now they know these kids are not terrorist or spies. Please let them go so they may return to the arms of their families and friends.

  3194. Anonymous: Please FREE THE HIKERS! Especially Sarah! ;-)

  3195. Meredith Rouse

  3196. Mike: Thoughts and prayers are with the hikers and their familys

  3197. DENNIS BARR: These three innocent Americans were out sightseeing and accidentally crossed an invisible line that had they known was there,and Im sure without even knowing these people they would have turn back and went on with their vacation in Iraq.I feel their detention is more a KIDNAPPING than a security measure and their release is long overdue.Give these families their children back as you would wish for your own childs safe and just return.

  3198. Anonymous

  3199. Daniel M Rosenthal

  3200. Tiffany Mathews: I understand Iran like all countries must protect there borders. I am confident the Iran judicial system will complete there investigation soon and conclude Shane, Sarah and Josh are not a threat. It is a navigational error and will be released without charges.

  3201. Larry Allison

  3202. John Chumbley

  3203. The Awkward's: Please free the hikers so they can go home to their families before the holiday's. Put yourself in their place you would want your family back too, so have a heart and let them go.

  3204. Jeff York: The Leaders of Iran could earn some well needed points for releasing what amounts to be a few people who simply lost their way. Why would a powerful country such as Iran need to prove that it can hold 3 people hostage for something that any country in the world could do. This is not an accomplishment it is only an embarrassment to Iran. Please release these harmless hikers and let's move on to resolving other more important issues. The Leadership of Iran is just playing with small potatoes and no one is really impressed. So why not let them go and prove that you are a mature nation that is truly intelligent and wise. Thank you! Let's move on to issues of World Peace and Cooperation.
    Jeff York-Chicago

  3205. April Schlenk

  3206. Anonymous: Praying for their safe return ASAP

  3207. Tom Flowers: "God is merciful." Prove it, Iran! Please return our friends safely and unharmed. Thank you.

  3208. Robin: When you Iranians come in to our country we do not hold you in detainment for visiting, why these three people who are no threat to you or anyone. Please show some compassion and let them come home. My thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah and Josh

  3209. Douglas McDowell

  3210. Albert DeNovellis: This is an obvious act of aggression and defiance by Iran's suspect leadership. Why is this not STILL on the nightly news?

  3211. Anonymous

  3212. Rich Surhoff

  3213. Susan C. Fish: Set these people free and allow them to continue their peaceful, pleasant, happy journey.
    Faith, Hope and Love.

  3214. Celine Johnson

  3215. Mike Dellapenna

  3216. Anonymous

  3217. maureen schneider: Unbelievable... I am sorry for your pain.

  3218. Anonymous: Rather than arresting these poor innocent people, couldn't the government of Iran find it in their hearts to turn them back toward their path and guide them back to where they meant to be going? May God bring these children back home to their friends and family safely.

  3219. J Quealy

  3220. Julia Hitchingham

  3221. David Boone

  3222. N payne

  3223. ARTURO ALEXIS VILLALOBOS: THEY WILL RETURN ,

  3224. Sylvia Mashaw: Keep the Faith. God will bring his Earth Angels home. Thats what our children are; Earth Angels doing God work here on Earth. Remember to Keep the Faith and Pray.

  3225. DON BECK

  3226. Carol Cummings

  3227. Lori R. Taylor: Please release them. I am confident that they are innocent of any type of spying activity, but unintentionally crossed the border between Iran and Iraq while hiking.

  3228. Krystal Welstead: I am signing this petition as a gesture of compassion for these hikers. I am truely sorry for this horrible ordeal that you are currently going through.

  3229. Kimberly Humphries: Please accept their innocent mistake. Allow these travelers a safe and quick return to their families and friends.

  3230. Bryan Jerome Lovsness: In the interest of humanity and for the sake of PEACE free these hikers NOW - all it does is make your COUNTRY'S leaders look insensitive in a time of warming relations and goodwill.

  3231. Earl Ludwiczak: My heart is with the families of the 3 hikers. It is a shame that the president of Iran alone would not pardon them. It's like a Canadian hiking and crossing into America accidently, No way would we detain them for 3 months this is an outrage. Keep fighting.

  3232. Katherine Morrison: Please release the hikers.

  3233. Kerri Blackwell

  3234. Kim Dettwiller: My hearts go out to the families and loved ones. I will pray for the safe return of Shane, Sarah and Josh

  3235. Mary Jensen

  3236. Nathan Thompson

  3237. Nancy

  3238. Arezu

  3239. Nicole McDaniel: The Outdoor Club at Colorado State University offers their sincere support and well wishes to Shane, Sarah, and Josh. Please bring our friends home. Thank you.

  3240. emily schmidthubre

  3241. Carol Jones: Please release these 3 Americans. They were not trying to cause harm. They are teachers and educators. They are children, brothers and sisters. They made a mistake which they are obviously sorry for - please find it in your hearts to release them and let them come home.

  3242. Kris Lunney

  3243. sherry neu: i will pray for them.

  3244. Lauren Rose

  3245. laura b: free the hikers. Miss one sign and you are in jail just doesnt seem right!

  3246. Anonymous

  3247. Mike Simmons: We will never give up working on your release!

  3248. Art Foster

  3249. Randall Walton

  3250. Jackie Kovach

  3251. Christy Gonzalez

  3252. Russell Preston: I don't know them, but I hope Sara, Josh,and Shane are released soon.Here is a wonderful opportunity for Iran to stop being so petty show the world that they have a sense of justice.

  3253. Anonymous: I'm behind you 100%. Everyone will be in my prayers

  3254. Stan Rachelson

  3255. Roger Anderson

  3256. Susan Woolley

  3257. Bonnie Ballard

  3258. Michael Manning

  3259. Robert Christensen

  3260. Donn T. Wonnell

  3261. Doris Garcia: My prayers are that Shane, Sarah and Josh are doing well and that they will be released soon.

  3262. Anonymous

  3263. Jeremy Artzt

  3264. Anonymous

  3265. Glyn Johnson: Pleae rise above the politics and treat these young people as you would wish your young people to be treated. Your culture has always been known for it's hospitality and gracious tratment of travellers.

  3266. Brian Diehlman

  3267. Arin Couchey

  3268. Charles Marcellus: You should seriously consider doing the right thing. I hope you know what that is.

  3269. Anonymous: Don't play politics with innocence.

  3270. Katie Wilson

  3271. Anonymous

  3272. tom: these kids are just sightseers.LET THEM GO

  3273. michael nolan: I feel you are only punishing these 3 individuals because our two governments are at odds with eachother. Show compassion and release these 3 innocent humanbeings.

  3274. Chris and Danusia Williams: You and your family is our Prayers and know this God have a planfor whats going on and he will reveal it soon

  3275. alex padilla jr.

  3276. grace: please release Sarah, Shane, and Josh they need to be home with their families. they are dearly missed.

  3277. Anna Duncan: My thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah, and Josh. Please come home safely!

  3278. Matthew

  3279. Dana Drake: It's time to return these people to their families. It's time to take a step towards stopping the hate.

  3280. Anonymous: Do the right thing.

  3281. Anonymous: come home safe

  3282. Andrew Hurley: Let them go, NOW!

  3283. Anonymous: Theses are three innocent young people with no malice in their mind and deserve go come home.
    Not to do so is inhumane.

  3284. Deborah Vaughn

  3285. Jeanette Bosson: Prayers to the hikers and families. They must be released immediately. To the Islamic Republic of Iran: How would you like your family to be treated like this? Please, do the right thing.

  3286. THARAKA RANBADU

  3287. Anonymous: These people should be immediately returned to America, there is no reason for them to be detained. This is just another ploy for Iranian government/dictatorship against United States of America at the expense of innocent people. Our prayers are with you and return home soon!

  3288. Scott C

  3289. april

  3290. Anonymous: Keeping you all in my prayers. God Bless.

  3291. Michael West: They deserve due process. We all want them to be released. They shouldn't be held if they don't deserve it.

  3292. Marcia Becker: Since when is hiking a crime. Let's hope the U.S. government has enough spine to do what's necessary!

  3293. Anonymous

  3294. Melissa Morton

  3295. Anonymous

  3296. Kelly Jones: The Iranian regime says they want to live in peace with the rest of the world. Now's a good time to prove it. Release the tourists.

  3297. Yvonne Sargent: Please free these innocent young people.

  3298. Lisa Jones: The Iranian regime says they want to live in peace with the rest of the world. Now's a good time to prove it. Release the tourists.

  3299. Joshua Rapp

  3300. Joe Todd: Prayers sent that you will be released soon.

  3301. Jami Greer

  3302. Sarah Deuitch

  3303. Greg Everett: Please have mercy on these people. I'm sure, like most of us, they mean you no harm.

  3304. Anonymous

  3305. Alan Mizell

  3306. Michele Gannon: Please free these young harmless innocent people. They are non-political.

  3307. Erika Minster

  3308. Anonymous: I am totally disturbed by their detention and hope that everyone, from the officials in this country, to the intermediaries, and to the Iranian officials help secure their release.

  3309. Donna Seep

  3310. Joe Gattuso: It is totally unbelievable that anyone would think these hikers were doing anything but enjoying a vacation. That is a beautiful area to see. The three have my best wishes and prayers.

  3311. Cory Smith

  3312. Anonymous: My prayers are with Josh, Sarah and Shane and their families. May God grant you peace of heart and bring a speedy return of our fellow Americans.

  3313. Ellen Landi

  3314. Akkad Slevany

  3315. Mark Miller

  3316. kathy setian

  3317. Sadaf Monfared Brooks: Iran is my country of origin and it shames me to see them take such action. Iranians place high value on the family bond and for them not to allow contact these three people is unforgivable. I have always been a proud Iranian, but now I hang my head in shame. Please allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to contact their parents until their safe return.

  3318. Anonymous

  3319. Robert Talbert IV: My sincerest prayers go out to all three of them. May god bring them home safe. Amen.

  3320. Donna Bennett

  3321. Anonymous

  3322. William Michitsch: If they dont turn them over, let us go get em!

  3323. William Michitsch: If they dont release them, lets go get em!

  3324. lxgyzjuot

  3325. Tony Stamilio: I am praying for a safe return to the stateside

  3326. Blake Baber: Free the hikers. Bring them home!!!!

  3327. Madeline Keller: Releasing Sarah, Shane, and Josh shows only mercy, not weakness. Be merciful and allow them to come home to their families.

  3328. Kristine Clinton

  3329. Catherine Lewis: Please release Josh, Sarah and Shane. There is no reason to take this long.

  3330. John from New Jersey: They will be released soon. We support you fully in your quest to retrieve your family members!

  3331. Anonymous

  3332. Danielle Brow

  3333. Sandy McGinnis

  3334. GLENN MARTIN

  3335. david feinberg

  3336. Paula Kelsey: God Bless these three, and may they stay strong and healthy, and be released very soon!

  3337. Lisa Dicus: Families are as important to Iranians as Americans. Please allow compassion to release these kids to thier families and resist the effort to make this a political matter.

  3338. ANONYMOUS: Bring them home Mr. President.

  3339. Maria Salnik: Please take a moment to think about how you would want a government to act if these were your own children. Would you not want them to be treated fairly and compassionately?

  3340. Anonymous: I’m an Obama supporter and a strong believer in the peaceful way of uniting nations. I hope the Iraqi authorities want the same and acknowledge that bridges can’t be build like this. As for the US I can’t understand why we haven’t taken stronger action. It set a dangerous precedent when we show we are not willing to go to the extreme to protect our people.

  3341. Jeff Glasser

  3342. Peter Paul Hannah: America and the international community have not forgotten about you, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal. Be courageous, stay hopeful and have faith. You share the same in common with the Iranian young people. Two thirds of the 70 million residents are under thirty years of age. Hunger for the opportunity to learn culture and experience tradition from around the world. Your essence, character and your spirit of adventure capture that inner self in those Iranian youth. What Iranian government approach to these 3 young hikers speak directly to what the Iranian government done to the Iranian youth. I harbor no ill will to the Iranian people and Iranian government but it is fundamentally wrong restraining Iranian youth growth to be a fully human being by confining and obstructing there development that essential for better relationship among it neighbors and give rise for the condition for peace.

    I call the American government and the international community to sit-down with Iranian government and have a discussion to releasing Shane, Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal to there families and spend Thankgiving and Christmas Holiday these years, 2009 with there loving families.

    Thank you,



    Sincerely,



    Peter Paul Hannah

  3343. Sarah Butts

  3344. Anonymous

  3345. Jennifer King

  3346. Andrew Krymkevich: they aint do nuthin wrong....let em go

  3347. Lisa Shaw-Newman

  3348. B. H. Malone: You are in my prayers. God bless each of these hikers and their families and friends.

  3349. Anonymous

  3350. KasiaB

  3351. Jackie Babik

  3352. Ashley

  3353. Laurie Danley

  3354. Linda Martinez

  3355. James Corder

  3356. Meredith Decker: Good thoughts and much love, let them come home!

  3357. Heather Dalberg

  3358. Torde

  3359. Christopher Myrick: My prayers go out to all involved in this...

  3360. Anushirvan Bakhtiari

  3361. teddy: Let my people go!!!

  3362. Anonymous

  3363. lucas smith

  3364. Anonymous: Please let them come home to their families! They made an innocent mistake and had no bad intentions! Peace & love to all in your home.

  3365. marilyn jones

  3366. rocky sanchez

  3367. Valerie Ann Kurtzhalts: These 3 young American citizens need to be released & returned to their families.

  3368. Brandon Boude

  3369. Jim Tindall

  3370. Ben Artino

  3371. Vincenzo Artino

  3372. Ethan Boude

  3373. Anonymous

  3374. elisabeth boude

  3375. Margaret Tindall

  3376. April Walker

  3377. Sarah Boude

  3378. Alexis Perumal: Praying for your safe and quick return

  3379. Anonymous

  3380. Miguel Mota

  3381. Brock: C'mon, this is nonsense and anyone with a rational mind can understand these three are harmless and were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, what makes you think you can treat your fellow human beings this way? Just do what is right and send them back to their families.

  3382. Janet Scheer

  3383. Anonymous

  3384. Brent A. Jacobs: Please release the hikers.

  3385. Crysta Parkinson

  3386. Andrew: FREE THE HIKERS!

  3387. Caitlin Richards

  3388. Aviram Azoury

  3389. Houston

  3390. Sambit Mangaraj

  3391. Pamela Morring: God bless and watch over Shane, Sarah, and Josh! We are all hoping and praying that Iran frees them soon and lets them come home to you!

  3392. nicholas Blazis: they do NOT deserve this!!!

  3393. Gabrielle Lange: please let them go!

  3394. Lidia

  3395. Lynne Martinez: Being related to "the fourth hiker," I know they had absolutely no intention of crossing an unmarked border. They were taking a short vacation in a growing tourist area. Please allow them contact with their families and release them as soon as possible.

  3396. Anonymous

  3397. Michael Bonham: Please free the three innocent Americans, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal, who accidently strayed into your country, wanting to enjoy the scenery, and never ment to cause any problem. I want to also condemn the person on post #16, who is probably an American of Iranian descent, for their disrespectful post. To the Iranian government/judiciary- Why hold them in detention if the border is unmarked? Since the border region is a growing tourist area, don't you think that someone, enjoying the sights, could accidently wander unintentionally into your country? Mercy is given where mercy is shown. If you want better relations with the U.S., please start by extending an olive branch and release the three Americans now. They need to be home with their families.

  3398. Anonymous: Please don't punish young people for political differences.

  3399. Jake Schiffer

  3400. Donna Long: Please release these young, innocent Americans.

  3401. Deivis Slavinskas: FREEDOM TO HIKERS!

  3402. Roel: Best wishes to you all from China!

  3403. Anonymous

  3404. Anonymous: I hope they are freed. Regardless, of a bad mistake in youthful judgement, Iran Release the hikers now!

  3405. Anonymous: We will keep the hikers in our prayers. God's Blessings to them and their families as they make it through this.

  3406. jacob billings

  3407. Christian J.

  3408. Anonymous: Return these kids to their families,it's the right thing to do. They clearly had no intention of wrong doing and you stand to gain nothing from this.

  3409. Richard Jackson

  3410. Clay Magidson

  3411. Daniel assis: Please show compassion!!! Relese them please!!

  3412. Linda Burke

  3413. Anonymous: Please release these young, innocent Americans

  3414. Anonymous: My thoughts and prayers are with these three young people.

  3415. Bruce Williams

  3416. Anonymous: please free the hikers.

  3417. ruby sparks

  3418. Sean McCann

  3419. greg vanden: The Iranian government should expedite their case.

  3420. Emily Hanson

  3421. Amy Robbins

  3422. Michael Deveney

  3423. mark souza: i will help you. let america stand with you i know i will

  3424. Steve Rienecke

  3425. Jennifer Lambert

  3426. patricia silva ricci

  3427. Jennifer Dooling: Please have mercy on these hikers and send them home to their families!!

  3428. Lenore Wilson: Please release these people, they have nothing to do with any political stuff. We are praying for you

  3429. Laura Gaines

  3430. Elizabeth Smith

  3431. Dave Mrstik

  3432. Kassidy Brown

  3433. Marie Heilman: Best wishes for a come back home soon!

  3434. McKenna Jarman: ill continue to keep them in my prayers.

  3435. Nina Eichner: I believe that the hikers did not mean any harm and should be peacefully sent home.

  3436. Amela Begic

  3437. Tara Spellman

  3438. Susan Pinch

  3439. Richard Ross: My thoughts are with the hikers and their families. Stay strong my friends!

  3440. Anonymous

  3441. Tina

  3442. Alexander: Support from Berkeley, CA!

  3443. Scott Smith: This will only tell If Iran, is without Justice, If they dont free the 3 Innocent People.

  3444. PAUL WILSON: We must not let three American citizens that were not malicious in their actions but just got lost and turned around not be punished because our governments are having issues. If Iran wants to show goodwill and gain good favor with America and our government release our people. These are not just strangers to us but are our fellow American's.

  3445. Angela D.: You are in our prayers.

  3446. Anonymous

  3447. Anonymous

  3448. Karla Alvarez

  3449. Claude Epting III: Please release these innocent people this is not the way of Islam. Live by your creeds and release these brothers of mine.

  3450. Troy K Dawes

  3451. Dharmika Henshel

  3452. Lil Purvis: Dear Iran,
    Please release our fellow Americans. They were just innocent hikers enjoying the outdoors and our planet earth. Their families and friends are missing them terribly. Thank you for your compassion.

  3453. James Martin

  3454. Anonymous: I'm praying for them!

  3455. Mary

  3456. Evelyn Tse

  3457. Anonymous: free the hikers

  3458. Caroline Dubois

  3459. Cecilia Cichon

  3460. Anonymous: Please release these innocent Americans. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

  3461. Anonymous

  3462. Thomas K Weiner

  3463. Anonymous: plz just release them...they r innocent

  3464. Blair Bowie

  3465. George Crosby

  3466. Anonymous

  3467. Dennis Stricklin: Please free these innocent people back to their families.

  3468. Benjamin Weaver: I pray for your family and hope this petition will be grounds for immediate diplomatic action for the benefit of your family.

  3469. Miro Z: Hey, we all know well what these people are about, and what they are capable of. The sooner these boys are free, the better.

  3470. Anonymous: I pray for their safe return.

  3471. Dorothy Brinton: I'm praying for their safety and release!!! and for the family at home waiting for that!

  3472. Anonymous: My family is praying for you all. Have faith and remain vigilant!

  3473. Sharon Nestick: I am Praying that they will be released Very Soon ! ! ! !

  3474. Daniel Qualk: Have mercy.

  3475. Susan Embry-Busch: let them come home. aren't there bigger issues to deal with?

  3476. Anonymous

  3477. Mary Anne Doyle

  3478. Norma Jean: Please let them come home. Please

  3479. Anonymous

  3480. Roger A. LeMar Sr.: I am a former soldier from the Viet Nam era and lead a good life with 4 children and 7 grand children. I will go in exchange of the hikers place. What do you care, all you want is an American Captive.

  3481. Yvelise Schlaefli: Por favor liberenlos, dejenlos volver a casa.

  3482. Karen Shaw

  3483. David Culp: Keep pounding on your elected officials. The only way for it to be taken serious is if it remains in the news and Iran is embarrassed by it.

  3484. Karen Watson: God Bless.

  3485. Alicia Nathan

  3486. Mayra Vargas: Please let them come home.

  3487. Nan Vollbracht: Release these young innocent Americans.

  3488. Pat Lavorgna

  3489. Amy Nicholson

  3490. Jan Miller: There are thousands praying for their safe return. To the captors in Iran - God is full of mercy and compassion; please follow His example, please release them!

  3491. Kate Calcutt: Thoughts and Prayers are with these three hikers and their families

  3492. ADRIAN LINDSEY: They're in my prayers

  3493. Audrey LaRoque

  3494. Tony King: Imprisoment of innocent people only fuels the case for sanctions against Iran. A good gesture for the Iranians would be to let them go and appoligise for their actions. This is about 3 people losing their way.. nothing to do with politics.. Do the right thing and set them Free.

  3495. D. Smith: We are praying constantly for Shane, Sarah and Josh!

  3496. Debbie K.: Praying for your safe return home. Peace ~

  3497. Anonymous: Hope you get back home soon. Don & Ellen told me about this

  3498. Anonymous

  3499. Meghan McGuire

  3500. T. Logan: Please try to be decent and let these innocent people go home.

  3501. Anonymous

  3502. Anonymous

  3503. Christine Annarumma: The 3 months detention should be sufficient penalty to ensure future violations of foreigners into there country. If they were not American would they be released already? One must wonder? However it may be we should all just look for world peace and respect others cultures. These 3 people did just that. Read the bio on each, how brave to travel and give what they did to other countries.They are innocent and made an honest mistake, please release these hikers. May peace be with you.

  3504. Carolyn Scherner: Please release these hikers

  3505. Teresa McDowell: Please release our countrymen. Let them get back to their families and their jobs. They meant you no harm. They were just on vacation. Mr.Ahmadinejad, you were not captured and held here in America when you visited, so why don't you extend the same courtesy to these people?

  3506. steve pawlak: Let Them Go!

  3507. Patricia Jones: The right thing to do is to let these innocent people go, they meant no harm.

  3508. Barbara Garner: Please free innocent young people who are only trying to help the world.

  3509. Jordan

  3510. Barbara Reynolds: Please take time to discover that hiking was their only mission. These are young people who love to hike and enjoy learning about different cultures. Please release them to their families and friends. Barbara

  3511. James

  3512. Lydia Merriweather

  3513. CINDY HILL: Please do not make these young people part of a politcal agenda, and let them come home to their families.

  3514. Anonymous: My prayers are with all of you for a safe return.

  3515. Anonymous: Please free these hikers. They have lives move on to.

  3516. Bonnie Rames: In solidarity with the world's hikers and trekkers.

  3517. Kathleen Cusatis

  3518. Anonymous

  3519. Arin Baun

  3520. Laura Zerr

  3521. Alexander Kox

  3522. Jackson Galka

  3523. Anonymous: Please free these innocent, well-meaning hikers NOW!!

  3524. Encian Pastel

  3525. Berkley Carnine

  3526. Jessica Austin

  3527. Lourdes Reyes

  3528. Ryan Pryor: Please release the hikers immediately!

  3529. Sherry Hanley

  3530. KAREN: In God speed let them return home!!!

  3531. Desiree Gorski: shame of life

  3532. Jessica Ferne

  3533. Anonymous

  3534. Hannah McGregor

  3535. Ruth Singer

  3536. Anonymous

  3537. Anonymous

  3538. Rosaelena Bernaducci

  3539. natalie hamingson

  3540. Paula J. Arbuckle

  3541. Anonymous

  3542. John Blair

  3543. sylvia hyman

  3544. Jessica Thron

  3545. Paul Hufker: Set them free!

  3546. Alex Lozano

  3547. Kathryn Hewitt

  3548. Jane Blue

  3549. Anonymous

  3550. Anonymous

  3551. Mike McIlvain: As Iran knows, those are not real, structured borders where the hikers were captured, and there is much question as to which country they were really in. That alone, after obvious security checks now, should be more than sufficient grounds for their release.

  3552. Barbara Dyke: Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request.

  3553. Carol Sloan: I would hope that the country of Iran realize that these three people were hiking, because of their love of beauty that is found in the region near the waterfall. These people have families who miss them sorely.

  3554. Joshua Dell'Aria

  3555. peter: let freedom ring

  3556. Thomas G fruge: Peace can only be achieved through acts of kindness and a show of Friendship.
    It is not through governments but through the people of their countrys that it is achieved.

  3557. deena mckenney

  3558. Wayne Leng

  3559. Donna Zillner

  3560. elsidita giron

  3561. Anonymous

  3562. David Hirao: The hikers who have been arrested are average tourists and not spies. Please release them as soon as possible.

  3563. Justin Heng

  3564. Laurie

  3565. Will MacPheat: While I understand Iran's historic issues with the United States, I feel that our country should consider any harm to these people as the most serious matter.

  3566. Michelle Castillo

  3567. shana wilson

  3568. Sílvia Martínez

  3569. Nancy Marshall

  3570. Barbara Warne

  3571. David Ringer: This is an out rage when americans leave are country we are kidnapped or taken in to coustody for no reason ! Do u see that happening when people from other contrys come here? Americans are explorers how do u think we found this country? We like to go were we want because it is a free planet everyone just wants to have the planet for themselfs. What are they going to do with it if one person ruled the world. Total chaos SET THEM FREE THERE IS NO REASON FOR ANYBODY TO BE DETAINED FOR THAT LONG FOR NO REASON!

  3572. colleen McCoy: Please release these people...they need to come home to their families, thank you...

  3573. June

  3574. Lauren Reich

  3575. Anonymous

  3576. Anonymous

  3577. Jennifer de la Riva

  3578. patricia wrightson

  3579. Russ Letica

  3580. Anonymous

  3581. Becca

  3582. Jennifer Robin

  3583. Peter Burkimsher

  3584. Anonymous

  3585. Anonymous

  3586. Daniel MacAdam

  3587. Anonymous

  3588. Sue

  3589. mary castle

  3590. Edwin H. Knepshield: Please release these people. Detaining them serves no purpose and only hurts your image around the world. You can still be part of the world community and not compromise your Islamic values.

  3591. kelyn Jones: i hope to see them released soon.
    they will be in my prayers

  3592. Anonymous

  3593. Heather Giese

  3594. Lisa Friedland

  3595. Anonymous: I am from Iran and I think it's absolutely disgusting from the government of Iran keeping these three innocent Americans in jain. They clearly didn't mean to cross the borders and they are not harmful to anybody, clearly and even if they were, they had to be treated right and given lawyers, proper food and connection to the outside world. The Iranian government has proven once again how disgusting their acts are and I feel for all those who are waiting for these three loved ones to come back home.

  3596. Kristina Weyer

  3597. Aria DiSalvo

  3598. Anonymous: LET THEM GO

  3599. trevor pemberton: Being a friend of the islamic community and a freelance writer in Guyana, South America,I urge you on humanatarian and compassionate grounds for the release of the three harmless hikers from your prisons.

  3600. Susie

  3601. Anonymous

  3602. sterling showers: please free the hikers now

  3603. David Kono

  3604. Damon Fisk

  3605. Pete McCormack

  3606. Sujean

  3607. Anonymous

  3608. Timothy R Hanson: There is no reason to continue detaining these young hikers.

  3609. Ned Hamson

  3610. Anonymous

  3611. Anonymous

  3612. Mary Kelly

  3613. Anonymous

  3614. Anne Weills: I hope you will quickly release Shane, Sarah and Josh and let them come home. This peaceful gesture from the Government of Iran will be helpful in normalizing the relations between our two countries. Respectfully yours, Anne Butterfield Weills, Esq.

  3615. Rebecca Young: Please free these three young people immediately - they are no threat to anyone.

  3616. Alex Clayton

  3617. Paul Kim: Please free the hikers, they cause no threat to your country.

  3618. David Bush

  3619. Jessica Puzak: let them come home

  3620. Blair Liberman

  3621. Edward Liberman

  3622. Sarah Leavitt: I wish your dear friends a speedy and safe return home.

  3623. Jeanne Green: Please free the hikers

  3624. Keri Tierney

  3625. Czrilla Gounlong

  3626. Tauni Richardson: It is shameful that Iran chooses as political pawns some of the best examples of those who forsake greed in favor of truly working to make positive changes in our horribly misguided world....Iran, please expedite their release so they may get back to their very important work...

  3627. jami olsen: so sorry for them- please soften the hearts of the Iranian leaders- if they need to keep asking questions- let them do it in the USA

  3628. Mylene Merlo

  3629. Anonymous

  3630. Anonymous

  3631. Amit: Please let these people go. You don't need them, they are no harm to you, they do not represent your enemies. They are just three kids. Please let them leave your country, so they can be reunited with their families and friends.

  3632. Andrea del Moral

  3633. Keri Botelho

  3634. Maurice Elefant

  3635. Anonymous

  3636. Adrienne Lorton

  3637. Tom Rivers

  3638. AA michael el nour: Release Shane, Sarah and Josh, now, in the name of freedom, in the name of God.

  3639. Laura Ling

  3640. Chad

  3641. minnie

  3642. Marissa Simoes

  3643. Marco: FREE THE US HIKERS! FREE THE US HIKERS! FREE THE US HIKERS!

  3644. Lana Bailey: Please bring the hikers home to their families. They are of no threat to Iran.

  3645. Anonymous: This is unacceptable! These hikers were NOT attempting to enter Iran illegally.... We need to see that they are set free immediately!

  3646. anonymous

  3647. Donovan Chin: Please release the hikers

  3648. Tracee Lee-Holloway

  3649. Andrew: As Americans we are sorry if we have offended your country. However, these three people didn't know the boundaries of your country as they are "unmarked". It was only by accident that they made it across. Please release them and show your mercy and goodwill to the entire world.

  3650. Mary Toothman

  3651. Alissa Holland

  3652. Natalie Weiss

  3653. Niels Jákup Í Jógvanstovu

  3654. Mindy Simmons: I pray everyday that the world turns from fear and paranoia to trust and freedom. I am disheartened that these three kids are being held in prison for exercising their right to walk around this planet! What a complete and utter shame and sham to hold these people as a threat to the security of a Country!! Show us your strength of character Iran...let these kids come home.

  3655. Shelby Finch

  3656. Anne Hawthorne: These three people are jewels, and our world needs people of such caliber so desperately. Free them, and let them encourage others to be as courageous and principled.

  3657. Anonymous

  3658. Anonymous

  3659. Diane: Please free these people now.

  3660. Matthew Felts

  3661. Ted Rohe

  3662. susan Whitman: Release Shane, Sarah and Josh, now, in the name of freedom, in the name of God.

  3663. Peggy Meisch: Hiking is not a crime. Please release them.

  3664. Anonymous

  3665. Tim Chng

  3666. Catherine Park

  3667. Sarah Santos: God Bless them and their families.

  3668. Nilsa Lennig

  3669. Krysten Hager

  3670. Kim Waycott

  3671. Anonymous: Please free these young people. God Bless

  3672. Dawn Goula

  3673. Anonymous

  3674. Michelle Hesse

  3675. M A Cherry

  3676. Sean Puglisi

  3677. suzanne medsker

  3678. Earle Mason: Please release these hikers as they meant no harm. They [possibly] crossed an "unmarked" border by accident. If they were Russian they would have been left alone. They are only interested in learning more about other cultures and places around the world.

  3679. Holly Kim

  3680. Lesley Miller

  3681. Julie Caskey

  3682. Anonymous

  3683. Pamela Hickman

  3684. Shelly Reddell

  3685. Anonymous

  3686. Yuriko Howell

  3687. Anonymous: You have made your point! Let them come home!

  3688. Shawn Burcham: These are innocent people with families who are worried beyond reason. Do the right thing. Let them go.

  3689. Bart Marsh: Dudes. Come on. Really?

  3690. Jennifer Hane: Please, don't cause suffering to these people and their families over an innocent mistake. Keeping them imprisoned will tarnish your reputation in the eyes of other nations.

  3691. Claudia

  3692. giuliano

  3693. Rajshree Boyragee: Set them free!

  3694. Tenzin Kunsang

  3695. Sophie Meagher

  3696. Anonymous

  3697. Anonymous

  3698. Heather Mains: No reason to detain them any longer they are no threat to anybody, please bring them home.

  3699. Anonymous

  3700. dayna kunkel: Let them be free!

  3701. Josh: Please free the hikers. They're intentions were entirely peaceful.

  3702. Scott Greenberg: An important goal to reconcile all cultures is to have a clear, truthful line of communication. Please open your lines of communication and inform the families of the hikers of your intent. Please allow this situation not to be about the relationship of Iran vs. the US, but rather a situation based on how one human should treat another.

  3703. Rebecca Kennedy-Smith

  3704. Anonymous

  3705. Galen Yuen: Show compassion. To the measure you offer it to others, it will be returned to you...

  3706. Anonymous

  3707. Amie Martin

  3708. Jon Brockett

  3709. Jason Patrone

  3710. Anonymous: THEY NEED TO COME HOME!!!!

  3711. Anonymous: THEY NEED TO COME HOME!!!!

  3712. Julie

  3713. Kris Martinez

  3714. Anonymous

  3715. Anonymous

  3716. Nina Smith: Be compassionate; ranked a great virtue in numerous philosophies, compassion is considered in all the major religious traditions as among the greatest of virtues.

  3717. Steinunn Pieper: Pls free these hikers! They made a very human error, or rather had a geographical accident, and meant no harm or disrespect. I dare say that hikers who want to explore regions like the ones these have are nothing if not respectful towards the people and governments they encounter, whether by design or accident. Pls free them! Thank you, Steinunn.

  3718. Angelle Lemarche: Please let them return to their home.

  3719. Susannah Reynolds

  3720. Angelyn

  3721. Judy Lee

  3722. Colleen THomas

  3723. Todd Fjield

  3724. Brian Ashman: These are obviously innocent people who meant no harm or disrespect. What happened was an accident, please understand, and let them come home.

  3725. Anonymous

  3726. Patricia Berkoben: There most be laws put in place for any country that detains or imprisons any one who enters another country who did not or does not intend to do any harm to any citizen of that country. If that law is broken then we must stop any imports to and from that country along with the U.N. backing until they are released unharmed. (only my opinion)

  3727. Sandra Clark

  3728. Amanda Cannon

  3729. Anonymous

  3730. Sandra Summers-Barrick

  3731. Sarah Buck: We are all human, all one race..
    Please let them go home to their families.

  3732. Sheny

  3733. Drea Wieslander

  3734. R. Albano: The families, friends and supporters of Shane, Sarah and Josh share the deep hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion in this unfortunate case and release them as soon as possible.

  3735. Ximena

  3736. patricia: It is time to step up Iran and show compassion and common sense. These are someone's children,that are being held unlawfully. Free them!

  3737. Mary McHugh

  3738. Jen

  3739. Anonymous

  3740. Anonymous

  3741. Celeste D Torres

  3742. Carly

  3743. Audrey Potts: set them free!

  3744. JOHN SINGISER

  3745. Karen Braxton-Elkins: They just need to be released to come home to their families. I am praying for their return.

  3746. Ming Chi

  3747. Lucy Winter

  3748. Valerie E.

  3749. J. Bymers: Please demonstrate your compassion release these hikers.

  3750. Anonymous: please free the hikers...

  3751. Emma Dines

  3752. Cathie Foley

  3753. Anonymous

  3754. Rachel Henderson

  3755. Marla Schulman: Please let them come home thank you!

  3756. Cora Porter: Please let them go back to their families. They are hikers, not criminals. Peace to all.

  3757. Gotham: It matters

  3758. Arthur Anderson

  3759. Michael Roth: Yes, please release these people and do the right thing.

  3760. Anonymous

  3761. James Berry: Freeing these innocent hikers would be a powerful sign of compassion for Iran.

  3762. JoAnn Nevermann: To forgive a transgression is a sign of strength, and not a sign of weeakness

  3763. Anonymous: Please free these innocent hikers.

  3764. Ginny Prickett: Please let these people go, back to their family & country!

  3765. Kathryn Mostow

  3766. Adina Matusow: Please let them come home.

  3767. Mary Yollin: Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh. They had no intention of entering Iran and we hope the Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion by releasing them to their families.

  3768. Derrick Shore

  3769. Lisa M Clifford

  3770. bopha ul

  3771. Sandi Reyna

  3772. jay Simonsen: Thank you, Lisa, by thinking for so many people!!!!! Free the human spirit of God!

  3773. Anonymous

  3774. Anonymous

  3775. Jacqueline

  3776. Janet Kelly: Please allow all three to return home.

  3777. Andrew Kibbey: Josh is a kind, thoughtful and compassionate person. Please let him return home and to his family.

  3778. Mary Horrocks

  3779. Anonymous: Please allow these amazing young people to return home to their families.

  3780. Anonymous

  3781. Martha Markins

  3782. Andrea Harris

  3783. Lonnie White

  3784. Dawn Murphy

  3785. Doris Jerez

  3786. James Lee Jobe: These three made a simple mistake; the mistake of getting lost. The months in jail already served seem punishment enough. Please send them home to us, with our thanks. This mistake will not be repeated. -JLJ

  3787. Judi Woods

  3788. Megan Windeler

  3789. James Yee

  3790. Eugena C. Oh

  3791. Holly Jones: Please free the hikers!

  3792. Bonita Smith: Praying you'll come home safely - AND SOON!

  3793. roni blanche

  3794. Paul Bruce-Joy

  3795. Christina S.

  3796. Patty Riguis

  3797. Nicole Mattsson

  3798. Natalia Fajardo: Please free these innocent people

  3799. Anonymous

  3800. Yvonne Mathews-Davila

  3801. Zev Feinberg

  3802. Dimitris

  3803. Karin Kamp

  3804. Anonymous

  3805. Wendy Taylor

  3806. Rich Miller

  3807. Adam M

  3808. Debra Lowry: I am a hiker. I believe these people wanted to appreciate the land and the culture of the peoples as observers. These appear to be innocent individuals who should be returned to their families. It would be an act of compassion to release these hikers. I personally would be appreciative to have their citizens returned. I think the Whole USA would see their release as an sign of understanding and co-operation. If non-militants are imprisoned, this is an act of aggression. These are not militants, but wayward innocents. I would have Iran in higher regard if they came to this understanding. Iran might appear as humans rather than a son of a camel.

  3809. Carrie Brayer

  3810. Libby Hapke

  3811. Melissa Holland

  3812. Camilla Calamandrei

  3813. Anonymous

  3814. Bekah Hykan

  3815. Elizabeth Roy

  3816. Woosuk Jang

  3817. Maggie La Rochelle: sending support that they make it home soon. I'll tell friends and family and spread the word

  3818. Martha Staininger

  3819. Anonymous

  3820. Kim Chavez: My thoughts are with the hikers and their families. Please send them home.

  3821. Shawna Lucey

  3822. Sara Montero

  3823. Danielle Gagnon

  3824. Sacha Christianson: They have done no harm and deserve to be FREE! Please listen to the plea of their families and friends. Out of compassion, and respect for human life please grant them freedom.

  3825. Spanky: May God be with all three, you are all in our prayers. Please release these young people.

  3826. Eric Repking

  3827. Anonymous: we only punish people that comit crimes in the usa. these kids are only being held for polical gain

  3828. Meredith Greene Megaw: Please send them home!

  3829. B. Hall

  3830. Ayla Meurer

  3831. Kim Jones

  3832. Elizabeth Ridgway: Please release the hikers so they can come home to their families.

  3833. Cathryn Morris: Please quit using innocent people to further your political agendas. Be true to yourself.

  3834. Marie H. D.

  3835. Marie Harbo Dahle

  3836. Cheryl: Do the right thing - free the hikers

  3837. Rebecca Barry

  3838. Rita Berglund: May a way be made for their release and for new respect between all peoples.

  3839. Bo Clearman

  3840. Dwayne Beard: Using innocent people for political agenda's is wrong in any faith! send them home!

  3841. Anonymous: To Whoever That Reads This: I first want to say that these are good people, with huge hearts that live with positive intentions and purpose. I lived with Josh for a short period of time in a house that fostered cooperation, and also knew Sarah and Shane... Sarah used to come over to my house as she was friends with my roommates. Over time we had several conversations about community and culture, and I know deep in my heart that all three have complete respect for other cultures and nations. They never would have crossed the border on purpose. Please return them home where they can continue to influence others to see the world as a community of people, rather than a place where we fear those we do not understand. These are people who people in the good of humanity. Please prove them right about that.

  3842. Peter Weyhrich

  3843. Jennifer Weigert

  3844. Veronica Balta

  3845. Mary-Ellen Creamer

  3846. Rochelle Ellis

  3847. Carson Chase

  3848. Anonymous

  3849. Erica Cohen

  3850. Jordan Asam

  3851. faith and neal erkes

  3852. Anonymous

  3853. Lee Steadman

  3854. Alison Dailey

  3855. Tracy Shimura

  3856. Malina Berman: may your Angels provide and protect for you and bring you three home safeley. goddess bless

  3857. Anonymous

  3858. Ravi Joshi

  3859. Michael Bollinger

  3860. Anonymous

  3861. Tim Poole

  3862. Blair Gollihur: At least allow them to speak with their families until some resolution is made.

  3863. Michelle Pelc

  3864. Lauren Schiffman

  3865. Tara Linda Wortman

  3866. Ashley Barnard

  3867. lisa smith

  3868. Elizabeth Grimm: You all are in your thoughts and prayers.

  3869. Craig Donaldson

  3870. Trevor Williams

  3871. David Keenan: Mr. Khameni and Mr. Ahmadinejad, please release our friends. They are peaceful souls and meant no harm.

  3872. Ruth Brock

  3873. Anonymous

  3874. Shoshanna Addley: "-Be not dishearten’d—Affection shall solve the problems of Freedom yet;
    Those who love each other shall become invincible..."
    -Walt Whitman, 1900

  3875. Nora Purcell

  3876. Lisa Blanning

  3877. Zachary Braswell

  3878. Anonymous

  3879. Anonymous: Please in the name of God, let our children rest and set them free to join there families.

  3880. Tracy Roach

  3881. Trent Riley: These men and women wanted to enjoy the cultures of the region, if anything they should be thanked for trying to be more open to these cultures. Keep strong guys you will make it home!

  3882. Anonymous

  3883. Jill Burcum

  3884. Anonymous

  3885. Anila Sitaram

  3886. Anonymous

  3887. Jill Kushner: We will pray for your safe return and ask that Iranian officials understand that your entry into their nation was not intentional. Peaceful wishes to all.

  3888. max nathan

  3889. Leigh Baker: For pity's sake, at least let these people talk to their families until they're freed!

  3890. Sigmund Stringer

  3891. KE: They should be released from Iran and brought home.

  3892. Jamie Clemens: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh!!

  3893. Anonymous

  3894. Christine McKay: I respectfully request that these young people be released from detention in Iran. From all the reports from family and friends, these hikers did not intentionally enter Iran, they were lost in the mountains. Please let them be free to join family and friends. There is no benefit to the Iranian government to continue to hold them in detention. They are not covert CIA operatives, just young people who made a mistake. Please let them return to their friends and family soon and wish them well as they appear to be advocates of world peace and tolerance.

  3895. Scott A Smith: Praying for a better Iran, starting with the release of 3 Young Adults.

  3896. Melissa: THEY WILL BE FREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3897. Judy McKenzie

  3898. Anonymous: COME HOME SOON.

  3899. Mat Ranson: I hope they are able to return home soon...

  3900. Bill Ambrose

  3901. Fernando Bermeo

  3902. Anonymous

  3903. John Kee: The Republic of Iran should have mercy and immediately release Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  3904. Ryan Anderson

  3905. Elle Manzano

  3906. Victoria Cranner

  3907. Susan Chouinard

  3908. Sharon Loniak: My heart goes out Shane, Sarah, Josh, and their families.

  3909. Julio Valdez: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh go home to their families. Thank you.

  3910. Barbara DeGrande

  3911. Scott Meyer

  3912. Dawn Searcy

  3913. Leo Ferretti: Please free these Hikers. Any person, young or old, student or not could accidentally cross unmarked borders. They had no equipment for any sort of sabotage, let these innocent people go. Not only will it relieve them and their families but also relations between Iran and the U.S.

  3914. Not again...: Wishing prayers and blessings on all involved. Take the opportunity to do better and make the choice to take the higher road.

  3915. Lacey Knox: They clearly did not mean any harm. Please forgive them.

  3916. Anonymous

  3917. V. J. Link

  3918. Constance Pearlstein

  3919. Anonymous

  3920. Andy Rieder

  3921. Kevin Hall

  3922. Anonymous

  3923. Shane Knox Schloesser

  3924. Chad Kennedy

  3925. Aimee Kolbeck

  3926. jenna

  3927. Lara Timberlake: Please let them go. With sincere hope, Lara Timberlake

  3928. Anonymous

  3929. Anonymous

  3930. Mary T.: TO THE LEADERS OF IRAN: Please show your humanity, and let the world know you're ready to join them on the global stage. Release Sarah, Josh and Shane. Let their families see, speak to -- have them back.

    As the days go by, your credibility drops lower and lower. Why? Iranians are better than that.

    ??? ??? ???. ? ????

  3931. Matt Spendlove

  3932. Piewacket: Injustice should be rectified

  3933. Lori Stone

  3934. Lorrie Richard: show the world that Iran is a compassionate country that has a sensable and unbiassed court system by realeasing Sarah, Shane, and Josh.

  3935. Joanna Hatt

  3936. john R Beres

  3937. Jill Sharpe

  3938. Magdalina Deen

  3939. Jacylne Ting

  3940. Anonymous

  3941. Ben Kubczak

  3942. Toni Scott

  3943. Benjamin Turner: The American Government has a responsibility to secure the release of these three peaceful people.

  3944. Angie Landenburger

  3945. Anonymous

  3946. Alex Lamas

  3947. Kristin Vanderkuip: Please free the hikers. They are good people and deserve your compassion.

  3948. crobin

  3949. Anonymous: Courage

  3950. tara laycock: please give Sarah, Josh and Shane their absolute freedom back

  3951. Anonymous

  3952. Anonymous

  3953. Anonymous: Show your humanity and compassion. Please free these three hikers and give their families peace.

  3954. Jessica Cullen

  3955. denise herycyk: please show america you can be a compassionate government and a rational government and release these hikers

  3956. Margaret Gallatig: I will keep you and your families in my thoughts and prayers

  3957. Luke

  3958. ann

  3959. Anonymous

  3960. Janice .Pasqualini: Please set these students free. They were only enjoying the countryside. We as a nation miss them.

  3961. david pulkrabek

  3962. Anonymous

  3963. Florence Steichen

  3964. Robert Lennes: This was simply an honest mistake. Please show some compassion and free these people. Thier parents and friends are not high ranking political figures. They are simply humans who want to see thier loved ones alive and well.

  3965. Casey Crowley

  3966. Sarah Nasir

  3967. Elyse Tamberino: Please send them home.

  3968. Neil Curtis

  3969. Glen Gilmore: Islam has always called for strangers to be treated with kindness and compassion. I urge the Iranian government to release Josh, Sarah and Shane, as a gesture of humanitarian compassion. They are young people whose enthusiasm for exploring and loving the world carried them into harm's way. Please return the safely and soon to their families. Thank you.

  3970. Jackie Brock: Josh, we all got together at Rachel's today for a 100 day vigil. There are so many people working hard to get you home. You should see the website! We think of you everyday and know you will come home soon. Jackie

  3971. Cheryl Durham

  3972. Anonymous

  3973. Patty Lyons: please let them them free

  3974. Jay Holden: Dear Iran, please don't release these people. It's good they've had their freedom taken from them. Perhaps next time they won't be so careless with it.

  3975. ankit: For the sake of humanity, Please free them...God bless u all

  3976. Anonymous

  3977. Sarah Nichols

  3978. Anonymous

  3979. Jeff Marshall

  3980. Anonymous

  3981. kimberly keck: thoughts are with you... peace.

  3982. Brian Collins: Hoping this ends soon.

  3983. Anonymous

  3984. Anonymous

  3985. Katie Brock

  3986. Henry Thompson

  3987. Anonymous

  3988. Anonymous

  3989. Liz Bottomley

  3990. Kyle Coughenour: How would the family of any Iranian feel if they knew about their relative crossing illegally entering our border and being held for weeks and months at a time?

  3991. Zack Musarsa

  3992. Cynthia McQuade

  3993. Bryce Jones

  3994. ryan: please let these people go

  3995. Belinda Heaton

  3996. Jonathan Beck: My prayers go out to your family. I am a traveler and understand that our (travelers) decisions impact family and friends many times more than myself. I pray that Iran will understand their true purpose there, and return Shane, Sarah, and Josh safely.

  3997. David Mallett: Please have compassion for these people, it was not intentional.

  3998. Ammar Jadallah

  3999. David Mallett: Please have compassion for these people, it was not intentional.I am praying for the students.

  4000. Lynn Brehm

  4001. Rayne Warne

  4002. Anonymous

  4003. Doug Grinbergs

  4004. David Schaefer

  4005. Colleen Trhlik

  4006. Shane James

  4007. Anonymous: How utterly sad. What a world we're in where three young people exploring can't make a small error and pay for it so brutally.

  4008. Anonymous

  4009. Anonymous

  4010. Zach O'Donnell

  4011. Peter Martin

  4012. John Miller

  4013. margaret estes: Please release the hikers!

  4014. Mariam Alam

  4015. Mariam Alam

  4016. Michael Royall

  4017. Dawn Rhodes

  4018. Alice Lewis

  4019. Michael Boyd

  4020. Anonymous: Please release them!

  4021. DAVID TEITEL

  4022. David Cotton

  4023. Dina Portik

  4024. holly baldwin

  4025. Anonymous: All the support.

  4026. Martin Barbosa: I Hope for a safe return of my fellow citizens.

  4027. Jocelyn Navarro

  4028. Anonymous

  4029. Adam Lipson

  4030. Scott & Julie Boyce: It's time to think about abducting innocent Iranians in retaliation. Then charge them with crimes against humanity. Oh, and blindfold them & parade them in front of cameras. Sound familiar?

  4031. Laureano Aguirre: I hope you all three can return home.

  4032. Jessica Krader

  4033. Joanne Gotto

  4034. Jamie Harness: Please allow these hikers to come home! If the border was umarked, they had no way of knowing they had crossed it... please, realease them.

  4035. Frank Roberson: I hiked in Turkey in 1969 and had the experience of making the same mistake by unknowlingly crossing the border into Iran. I hope that the Iranian government will understand that Josh, Sarah, and Shane obviously made the same mistake. They meant no harm to the Iranian government or the Iranian people. They are nature lovers, not spies.

  4036. Anonymous

  4037. Michael Brown: Please show the mercy and compassion that your religion teaches and release these young people.

  4038. Jackie Suess

  4039. Jim Gibbons: Accidental Tourists are not by definition guilty of espionage. They were careless and naieve but are not guilty of anything beyond that. Hardly indictable. Hardly a threat to Iran's security in any way. I think Hillary and Bill Clinton together need to make a plea for the release of these poor hikers. Compassion is in short supply in Iran and needs to be inspired.

  4040. Paula Hertfelder

  4041. David Tomlinson

  4042. Anonymous

  4043. Douglas Ivan Brown: Our God is a loving God. I pray to him for a safe release of Sarah, Shane, and Josh.

  4044. Ken Sullivan

  4045. Paul Donnelly

  4046. Anonymous

  4047. Aaron Breslow

  4048. Laura

  4049. Sarah M. Bassett

  4050. LaDee Bigelow: Please return Shane, Sarah and Josh as a token of peace from your country. Thank you, LaDee Bigelow

  4051. Loren Gauci: I wish them the strength to get through this time, and the faith to know they will get home safe.

  4052. Dasha Bulatov

  4053. Benjamin Markway: My views represent Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana, and we are urging Iran to release these hikers.

  4054. Anonymous

  4055. Neil B. Fazel: As an Iranian citizen, I think we should release these kid. Let's not follow the Guantanamo style of treating foreigners. They look to me like idealistic youth caught in a situation they didn't understand.

  4056. chris: Please send Josh, Sarah and Shane home.

  4057. Rachel LaMonte

  4058. Jennie Olson

  4059. Roman Hrab

  4060. craig blankenship

  4061. Heather Schmitt

  4062. Anonymous: Please have compassion and let these young people return home to their families.

  4063. Tina Tsai

  4064. Michael MacDonald: My condolences go out to the involved families.

  4065. Lauren Withycombe

  4066. Anonymous: Having hiked in mountainous regions, I would like to say that it is very easy to become lost. I believe that these hikers were off their route and not in any way guilty of espionage.

  4067. Vivian L.

  4068. Chris Niedbala

  4069. Anonymous: It sounds like these poor kids wouldn't have any luck if it weren't for bad luck... please let them go as it was a simple mistake and be with the families during this time...

  4070. Ainslie Gilligan

  4071. Anonymous

  4072. Shawn Ross: Please release them. Shane Bauer is a friend and a good-hearted person.

  4073. Robyn Falgout

  4074. Jane Finn-Foley

  4075. Erin Grimes

  4076. Jillian

  4077. Anonymous

  4078. Anonymous: I truly believe this is a big misunderstanding and the should be released immediately.

  4079. Joe Madden

  4080. Lindsay Numedahl

  4081. Leanne Gray

  4082. Anonymous: Respectfully, please let these young people return safely to their families.

  4083. Anonymous: Please send them home. God Bless.

  4084. Katie Eagles

  4085. Paige Harrington

  4086. Anonymous

  4087. Anonymous

  4088. Nicolas Padamsee

  4089. Annie Fast

  4090. w. salazar

  4091. Robert Seigle: Free these people. This was a mistake and it is known that this was a mistake. These are innocent people and are being used for political purposes. What kind of government would be so cruel to innocent people. Shameful.

  4092. Bethany K. Coulic

  4093. Lori Nacario

  4094. Gabrielle Deal

  4095. YUMI GOTO

  4096. Gary Campbell: I can't believe the Iranians think these guys are spies. They KNOW the truth, but trying to show their, uh, muscle. My heart tells me, they are doing this for the hype. But with enough publicity and time, they will do whats right. Free the people!

  4097. Jason Lewis

  4098. Sebastian Bonn

  4099. Lauren Roellig

  4100. Anonymous

  4101. Will Payne: This is an outrage!

  4102. Alicia Andrews

  4103. Matthew Kushner

  4104. Heather Williams

  4105. Benjamin Adam

  4106. Shelly Gold: These hikers are innocent children! Is Iran so desperate that it uses children to achieve their diplomatic goals?

  4107. Ryan Manka-White

  4108. Ana Vollmar

  4109. Thomas Jones

  4110. Dan Fernandez: Respectfully, please let these young people return safely to their families.

  4111. Anonymous

  4112. virginia martin

  4113. Anonymous

  4114. Ron Levy: let them go they did nothing wrong

  4115. Anonymous

  4116. Mandy Campbell

  4117. Anonymous

  4118. Jenny McClain

  4119. patty cohen

  4120. James Bernegger: I implore the Republic of Iran to immediately release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd & Josh Fattal from detention. I could not believe until the unfathomable news today that they will be charged with espionage that the three were still detained. How absurb! This incident and the interminable delay in freeing these three young adults provides vivid evidence on what I fear to be irreconcilable differences in our cultures and values. Sad conclusion by one that shares the trios hope for a world desperate for understanding and mutual respect. system.

  4121. Edwin Huber

  4122. Connie Wansart: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  4123. Gail Seagren: Please release SHANE, SARAH AND JOSH,they are good people.Please release them to their loving friends and family.

  4124. A.J.R.: It's kind of sad that you have to detain someone because of an accident that could have been prevented ], if the Iranian Government would just properly mark their borders. We will probably be seeing you very soon.

  4125. Christy Hawkins

  4126. Anonymous

  4127. MIchelle

  4128. Dale Dunlap: Please release these hikers. Yes, they made a stupid mistake but I am sure that they have MORE than learned their lesson. You've also set a good enough example to scare the hell out of any American that is even THINKING about coming near your border again. (With all due respect.)

  4129. Esther Goldenberg

  4130. Scott D. Spencer

  4131. Anonymous: Doesn't Iran have bigger and better things to worry about then three innocent curious hikers. Obviously they don't pose a threat to anyone so why are they detaining them? This world is messed up.

  4132. Anonymous

  4133. Madelin Rogers

  4134. Esther Hsiang

  4135. giovanni: free for americans!!!!

  4136. Kasia Gadek

  4137. Anonymous

  4138. Anonymous: Peace & Love

  4139. Savannah Gibson: Those poor people are being held with no evident evidence. So there is no reason they should still be detained

  4140. Philip Plowe: I hope the Iranians use wise judgement and release these hikers.

  4141. Alex Folkard: Please release Josh, Sarah, and Shane it was a honest mistake that will never be forgotten. Don't use these kids as a political statement, otherwise you are practicing inhumane politics. Be bigger Iran, show the West we are wrong about you. Please.

  4142. Arthur Richards

  4143. Anonymous: Hopefully this is not just an act of vengance ?

  4144. lauren slutsky: please please let these innocent people come home to their families....please have compassion for each person as a person and not an american....please release them and do them justice to have the freedom that they deserve!!!!

  4145. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. They should be with their families. It's the holiday time where is your compassion. Go and get the real criminals.

  4146. Mrs Sharon Davis: Innocent American citizens need to be freed. They just got LOST!! Please let them return home to their families.

  4147. Erika Henry: Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow. ~Dorothy Thompson
    Praying for the safe return of these innocent, good, trustworthy people. Don't lose hope!!

  4148. Anonymous: PROMOTE PEACE. This is crazy, let those with peaceful means and pure hearts go free.

  4149. Erin Blanchard

  4150. Anonymous

  4151. George: Free the hikers!

  4152. Paige: I cannot imagine being trapped in their position. Free them now! Hope, love, and peace to the hikers and their families.

  4153. Andre: The Iranian goverment has to free these people.

  4154. Lisa Evenson

  4155. Sina: I am an Iranian and disgusted with the behavior of those dictators. Don't worry at all, Ahmadinejad just want to misuse them as a bargaining chip and propaganda. They will be freed soon. Because he doesn't have power to keep American citizens.

  4156. Alison McIntire

  4157. Sam L

  4158. Nora Gilmartin

  4159. Casaundra vanZee

  4160. Anonymous: Free them just as you would expect others to free your own people.

  4161. T.K. Shannon: To the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran:
    I respectfully request the release of the hikers, namely, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal. It seems they were simply enjoying the beautiful Ahmed Awa waterfall in Kurdistan when they mistakenly crossed over into Iran. This was an innocent error on their parts; they meant no harm. They are young and happy people who are very interested in other cultures and only want peace for all beings. If you do not wish to release them without a trial, then I'd like to request that they be allowed to (a) speak and write to family and friends; (b) meet with attorneys who speak English fluently [or meet with non-English speaking attorneys with reliable English interpreters available] for reasonable amounts of time; and (c) speak with any ambassadors/representatives to demonstrate their safety and health conditions for their families, friends, fellow Americans and other caring individuals around the world.

    To Shane, Sarah and Josh:
    We are keeping you in our thoughts and hearts and wish for your prompt release. Stay strong! We will not forget you. We will continue to work for you all to be free once again to enjoy the world as hikers and kind and happy human beings.

    To the family and friends of Shane, Sarah and Josh:
    I am so sorry this horrible situation took place and I wish for your loved ones' safe and prompt return to the United States. I hope Iran's government will realize soon that they have made a sad and horrible error; I hope they will be compassionate and forgiving and give Shane, Sarah and Josh their freedom.

  4162. boston goldman

  4163. Anonymous

  4164. Kay Jarrett

  4165. Jojo Lam

  4166. Chad Hunter

  4167. Chad Hunter

  4168. Anonymous

  4169. Joy Stallworth

  4170. Jacquelynn

  4171. Justin Melvin

  4172. Judith E. Marlin: Please release these young adults. They were merely enjoying an outing in a naturally beautiful area. We all were young once; it was an accident.

  4173. Jeremie Vachon: It is easily possible to get lost in the mountains and to cross a border by accident, as there is no indication and mountains are usually used as natural borders between countries (Argentina and Chile for example). Let those guys free, they did nothing wrong!

  4174. Anthony

  4175. Deborah Fulkerson: Please show humane compassion. These hikers were simply enjoying your beautiful scenery! Many more of us would like to visit you, this is an opportunity to open up to the world and show your gifts of nature and compassion for peaceful coexistence. We are all One.

  4176. Garrett Schwartz

  4177. Paige Dow

  4178. Anonymous

  4179. Kai Lawson: I don't even know where to start..This is an outrage.. the Iranian government should know good and well that these 3 young individuals are not spies.. it is outrageous.. I am pissed.. I feel so much compassion for them and their families.. I cannot imagine how it must feel for their families not being able to talk to their children.. I am so mad! FREE THE HIKERS NOW!

  4180. vanessa

  4181. Alisa Guadagnuolo

  4182. Anonymous: As a Muslim, I hope that the Iranian government will let these three go home to their families. It seems that all their lives they have showed nothing but deep interest and respect for Islamic culture and religion. Allah is Merciful, so please, please have compassion and let them go as soon as possible. I will pray for them and their families and friends.

  4183. Kimber Kuhl

  4184. Kellie Keelan: My thoughts and prayers have been with these three since I first heard the news.

  4185. Sarah Kelly: I hope they are swiftly released. It's hearbreaking.

  4186. Jessica Kelly

  4187. Stephen Smith

  4188. Jerri: Shane, Sarah and Josh, I will keep you in my heart, on my mind and in my words.

  4189. Scott

  4190. Chris Link

  4191. Ken Mori

  4192. corissa james

  4193. Frances Brittle

  4194. Anonymous

  4195. Rory Lindsay

  4196. Terrell Roberts: I support the families and friends of the 3 American hikers; Shane, Sarah and Josh. I plead with the Islamic government to release the 3 hikers as it would show a great deal of progress and respect to the United States. I would pray that the captive Americans are in good health and are being treated humanly. Please, please, please allow them to come home. PLEASE!

  4197. Brenda D'Onofrio: Please release these three young people. The clearly just made an error and need to be sent home to their families and friends. Do the right thing and free them.

  4198. Rocio Ungaro

  4199. Murad E Murad: I stand in solidarity with the families. I pray the Almighty send His solace to the young ones and magnanimity and compassion to the Islamic Republic country

  4200. Anonymous: If only Iran knew about UC Berkley grads. There's no way that any of the 3 could be spies nor do anything to support an espionage charge. Free them.

  4201. Z! Haukeness

  4202. connie allon

  4203. caroline greenage

  4204. Krista Gallinger

  4205. Sarah G Martyn: Please release them. We are all children of this world.

  4206. Jackie Brock

  4207. Anonymous: They must be freed now!

  4208. Jason Samara: Disgrace

  4209. Anonymous: I was looking for a current event to write about for my 11th grade world history class when I stumbled upon this story on CNN. I couldn't believe what I was reading! I've always had an interest with the middle east because my father is from Kuwait which is no too far from Iran. Its hard to hear that they would do that to 3 innocent Americans! Shane, Sarah, Josh, and their families will be in my prayers. God Bless them and their families and keep them all safe.

  4210. debbie stenson: please let them come home

  4211. Thyra Folkard: Please free these hikers, these are innocent people who deserve to return home safe to their families.

  4212. Abbey

  4213. Nichole Framo

  4214. alex folkard: I am fighting for you guys... Hang on.

  4215. Chris Power

  4216. David Dickerson

  4217. Anonymous: Please return these American individuals back to their families, please do the RIGHT thing NOW and release them.

  4218. Jeremy: Mistakes are mistakes. That unmarked border is easily crossed and seeing that they are obviously no threat to Iran, to detain them any longer only reflects negatively on the Iranian government. Doesn't do much good for muslims in general either. I didn't capitalize the word 'muslim' for a reason.

    Pathetic.

  4219. carolyn giles

  4220. Anestis Tsakiridis

  4221. Adalberto G M Filho: ???? ????. ???? ??? ?????????? ?? ????????..

  4222. Bexie: Please send these children home to their mothers. Peace.

  4223. Debra Watson: Please release Shane, Josh and Sarah. Mistakes happen. This really is a disgrace.

  4224. Anonymous

  4225. Ian Lundy

  4226. Kathy Lapointe

  4227. Arash Davani: As an Iranian I am so ashamed that innocent people who made a mistake crossing UNMARKED border line have to end up in one of the worst prisons of Iran and Iranian government has to treat them like this, keeping them long time cut from their home and families. I guess to prove if some one is a threat or really innocent could be done in few days and there is no need to keep them such a long time there, mainly such a young people from another country who do not know the local language at all. Every person can make a mistake and I am sure they are no harm to security of Iran and just made a mistake. Iranian govrenment if really supports humanitarian action can show their support by releasing these innocent Americans and let them go back to their homes and families who are so worried. I am praying for Josh Sarah and Shane and hope they come back home safely and get their families out of worries. God bless all of you.

  4228. Anonymous

  4229. Whitney Null

  4230. Tom Myers: It's high time for the Iranian goverment to show by actions that it is a 'legitimate' member of the UN and the free countries of the world: send these kids home with apologies.

  4231. Anonymous

  4232. Christine

  4233. Liat B

  4234. Anonymous

  4235. Rebecca: get them home safe!

  4236. Kreg McMinn: I hope the Islamic government can comprehend the pain and hurt they have caused the three detainees, their family, friends, and all the others who have signed this petition. Something so innocent and accidental should not be so harshly persecuted. I feel it's despicable to detain these innocent people and pray and hope they receive a safe trip back home, very very soon!

  4237. Theresa Gianino

  4238. Robert Bassett: Can't we all come together as one on this earth and live as ONE

  4239. PILAR DÍAZ LÓPEZ

  4240. Phil Eppard: It's too bad that innocent people have to pay for world politics.

  4241. wendy johnson: Please work to free these people.

  4242. Anonymous

  4243. Anonymous

  4244. Anonymous: Please release the innocent people

  4245. Anonymous

  4246. Mary Klimas

  4247. Rachel: Please set these innocent hikers free!!!

  4248. Cheryl Holly

  4249. Theresa Geer

  4250. Anonymous: Please let's not allow the innocent be caught up in politics. Let these children go, have free hearts, and enjoy life

  4251. Anonymous: As a gesture of good will, releasing these hikers could only show the government of Iran in a favorable light to the international community.

  4252. Anonymous

  4253. Anonymous

  4254. Brock Skywalker: I respectfully request the release of the hikers, namely, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.

  4255. Karen Ham

  4256. Anonymous

  4257. Anonymous: Born free....they should be free. They are not spies

  4258. Dejavu73

  4259. Anonymous

  4260. Anonymous: please end this madness. be civil. these are not spies. they are us citizens.

  4261. Luke Marshall

  4262. Melissa C: pls release them..my prayers to the victims and their families

  4263. Jane Guyer

  4264. Kevin MacKenzie

  4265. Grace: God bless Shane, Sarah and Josh. Please release these good people that meant no harm.

  4266. Sonia Barral: Don´t blame 3 innocent people just because they were born in USA.

  4267. Rebekah Taylor

  4268. Michelle Peterson

  4269. Daniel Frease

  4270. Jonathan Lovett

  4271. Anonymous: respectfully request the release of the hikers, namely, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.

  4272. jennifer sandoval: my thoughts and prayers are with the families and the three hikers for a safe return!!

  4273. JOHN: Let these young people go. Their only crime is that they are naïve and innocent.

  4274. Anonymous: These people are a friend of a friend; and we wish them a peaceful return to their homes.

  4275. Masa

  4276. Kimisha: My prayers go with the families and Shane, Sarah and Josh. I hope that they come home soon.

  4277. Kate Vaughan

  4278. Rudy Lopez

  4279. Linda Henry

  4280. Steve Fecarotta

  4281. Greg Meimar

  4282. Anonymous

  4283. Anonymous

  4284. Anonymous

  4285. Anonymous: Stop this charade, free them now.

  4286. Anonymous

  4287. Anonymous

  4288. teresa f johnson: They are NOT spies. please show the world your fairness and free the hikers.
    Teresa F. Johnson
    Panama City, FL 32405

  4289. Anonymous

  4290. Anh-Tuan Tran

  4291. collin mcnamara

  4292. John Delmos

  4293. Mary Chiodo: Please release these people to their families.

  4294. Bri Precious-Keyes: Please let our Americans go! Let them come back home to their families, we miss them.

  4295. Anonymous: When will this nonsense all end!!!!

  4296. Steve Becker

  4297. Anonymous

  4298. Julie Paige

  4299. lee taylor

  4300. Anonymous: AS a mother, I can only imagine the heartache of the mothers of Shane, Sarah and Josh. Please allow them to come home. Please.

  4301. Fabrizio Pergolesi: Please free them now! Per favore, liberateli.

  4302. Anonymous

  4303. amandine: Bordeaux, france

  4304. Richard Carey: Shane, Sarah and Josh: have strength, this too shall pass.

  4305. John Perry: Reaching out to young Iranians through social media and building relationships is the best way to undermine the haters and to build bridges to a better future.
    John W. Perry
    Upper Arlington, OH

  4306. Mike McCullough

  4307. Adrienne Rankin

  4308. Michael DaPore

  4309. JB Martin

  4310. Chris Livingston: Please release Shane, Josh and Sarah.

  4311. Giacomo Pettenati

  4312. Judith Singer

  4313. Heidi Blatti

  4314. Kaitlyn Myers

  4315. Heidi Vinkemeier: Lets bring these innocent kids home!

  4316. Joseph Buccheri

  4317. Anonymous: As a South African I ask you, in the name of humanity, to release these innocent people. They simply made a mistake in crossing and UNMARKED border, and do not deserve detainment or any other punishment. Please show them mercy!!

  4318. Sabrina: Please send these three home. There is no need to make examples out of them.

  4319. michelle ostling: please free the hikers. i am praying for peace between our countries, if not through our leaders, through our citizens, i pray that your hearts will be changed and your minds opened as you are filled with love

  4320. Lorna

  4321. Matthew Wells

  4322. Anonymous

  4323. Michael Kwan

  4324. Anonymous: Show some humanity - release the innocent Americans!

  4325. Nancy Snyder

  4326. Malina

  4327. Anonymous: Please send these lost hikers home. They had no interest in entering your country- please allow them to leave!

  4328. marie-claude reid

  4329. andrew stockdale

  4330. Shirley Foster

  4331. Lisa Hodaei

  4332. Anonymous

  4333. Hector D. Alfaro

  4334. Jenifer Shuman: These individuals are innocent and deserve to safely make it home to their families. Please put yourself in their shoes and help!

  4335. Clare Keating

  4336. Anonymous: please send these hikers home

  4337. Michela Gatti

  4338. Joshua Murdock

  4339. Anonymous

  4340. Jacinda Davis

  4341. Nicki Broughton

  4342. Anonymous

  4343. Anonymous

  4344. SJ Wright: I think we all know that the right and just thing to do is allow these people to go home. There is no evidence of any malicious intent toward Iran. They are simply being young human beings wishing to travel and see the wonders of the world.

  4345. leah labourde

  4346. Rochelle Michaels: I hope and pray for your safe return.

  4347. Evelyn

  4348. MARY FRIEDMAN

  4349. Thomas Harris

  4350. Kelly McBride

  4351. Megan

  4352. Thomas Geiger

  4353. Ignacio Bonilla

  4354. Andi Mancuso: Please.

  4355. vanessa angeles: As an avid traveller and one who loves 'off the beaten path' locations, this is frightenting. I truly hope that Shane, Sarah and Josh are freed soon and return home safely.

  4356. Amy Brown: Innocence is NOT a prosecutable offense!

  4357. Ricky Brown

  4358. Sookie Landsteiner

  4359. Chad

  4360. Jeff Romain: So they stepped into your country entirely by accident. Accident or not, why is anyone taking issue with this? It is a crime against humanity to merely CONSIDER these folks as wrongdoers. As intelligent adventurers to do, these three were curiously exploring. Please bear in mind that this beautiful planet is home to US ALL. I encourage you to look into the eyes of Shane, Sarah and Josh, and it will be absolutely clear that they have not a mean bone in their body. I don't even know these wonderful people (However, I could cite countless inspirational qualities about them after hearing about and reading their stories.), but it is highly apparent that they are utterly harmless. Please, please be kind to them.

  4361. angelageno: show your compassion to the world

  4362. John DiCarlo: If you really want peace with the West, this is a way to prove it. Release these people now and stop playing with the lives of these unfortunate souls.

  4363. Candace OMalley

  4364. Jason White

  4365. Robb Kushner

  4366. Ken Weaver

  4367. Anonymous: Send these lost hikers home.

  4368. Karen: My thoughts are with you. Hang in there.

  4369. Anonymous

  4370. Anonymous

  4371. Lloyd Kenneth

  4372. Anonymous: A colleague of mine a good friend of one of these hikers--please, for her sake and everyone else who's close to these three hikers and for the sake of being humane, release these hikers!

  4373. Bonnie Godwin

  4374. Jenna Ruddock

  4375. Joe Warrick

  4376. Christina MacInnis: It's ridiculous that these hikers are being used as political pawns, send them home!!

  4377. Jessica Einaudi

  4378. Danny Greene

  4379. Jessica Brock

  4380. Melissa Metez

  4381. Elliott Johns: let them go safely

  4382. Lionel Toon: Please free these innocent hikers.

  4383. Anonymous

  4384. Kim Szurnicki

  4385. Anonymous

  4386. Andrew Kalik

  4387. diann brashier

  4388. Anonymous

  4389. K. Deane

  4390. Scott Britton

  4391. Mary C. Taylor: Please send the hikers home soon.

  4392. Olga Latyaeva

  4393. Anonymous: I pray that the people holding them, are finally filled with compassion to their fellow humans, and realize this was a sad mistake, and release these people so they can go home.

  4394. Nadine M. Keck

  4395. John Bauer

  4396. Tripta Kaur

  4397. Nadia Winstead

  4398. Karina BIlbao: XXI century and we still have to see this?

  4399. Cynthia Carr: My heart goes out to the hikers and their respective families and friends.

  4400. rossi borgia: Our prayers are with you all!! Peace and Love!!

  4401. Matt Hopkins

  4402. Gianna Toboni: These people are innocent and would never disrespect the culture of the country in which they entered. It was all accidental. Please please let these three innocent people free.

  4403. Leigh Ann Sanderson

  4404. Erin

  4405. Dale Roth

  4406. Kristin Goff

  4407. Bob Coon

  4408. Lauren Hassoun

  4409. Lil D

  4410. Anonymous: PLEEEEEEZ free these innocent hikers whose only goal was to enjoy the beauty of the land.

  4411. Cassandra Tippetts

  4412. Sandy Fimbres

  4413. Belinda Richmond

  4414. Kathleen: Iranian Government officials: As a hiker myself, the draw to see the beautiful sights that God/Allah has blessed us with is always a temptation that even bears, moose, or governments rarely can keep us from being drawn to. These young Americans were so filled with the sense of beauty that they did not even think about "borders". It was an honest/innocent mistake which they and their families have already paid dearly for..please just let them go home.

  4415. Dan Bearden

  4416. Nicole La Fetra

  4417. Sherman Teichman: The sovereignty of human beings must transcend the sovereignty of national borders. Surely the innocent crossing of these unmarked borders.

    Surely your government can distinguish between malevolent acts and such benign mistakes of naive travelers. The compassion of your religion must assuredly ultimately trump any security paranoia. Please release these youngsters.

  4418. Anonymous: I wish for a safe return for Sarah,Josh, and Shane. Please let them come home.

  4419. Debra Nelson

  4420. Bonnie Burt

  4421. Anonymous: Free our citizens. Please work toward a more peaceful world.

  4422. Lainey Fox

  4423. M. Myers

  4424. Elizabeth Hayes

  4425. Anonymous

  4426. Joseph Cote': At the mercy of the Iranians hope to see them freed.

  4427. Lawrence Levin

  4428. Jorge Bron: Animo que saldran pronto de esta situacion.

  4429. Behrang Harsini: My parents are Iranian born American citizens and it is an absolute shame that these three seemingly great people are being held. My sympathy and thoughts are with these families, and once again the Islamic Republic has embarassed the Persian people.

  4430. Brenda McCroskey: I pray the Iranians have humanity and compassion and free these innocent people soon so they can return to their families.

  4431. Glenn S.: As one who has a good number of Iranian friends I ask that in the name of justice, fairness and compassion that these young people be returned to their families.

  4432. Anonymous

  4433. Anonymous

  4434. Anonymous

  4435. Anonymous: Please do the just and sensible thing.

  4436. Neville Krishnaswamy: Please release them for the sake of their families. Let love and humanity prevail. We don't need a world of insecurity. Lead from the front and set an example Iran.

  4437. Anonymous

  4438. Edward a. Velez

  4439. Renate Dietrich: I share the desire of the families for the safe return of these hikers who must have lost their way while hiking. Please show compassion for these three young people. Show the world that compassion is not lost.

  4440. Sharleen Jacques

  4441. Anonymous

  4442. Myrna

  4443. Laura E. Martin

  4444. Anonymous

  4445. Mansur Arshama: Praying for the release of your beloved.

  4446. Richa Gujarati

  4447. John H. R. Pieper

  4448. Katherine Ovsak

  4449. Mike Meyer: C'mon, give these kids a break. They might have been a little reckless in their adventure, but they certainly meant no harm to the people or government of the Republic of Iran, with whom all of us want to see peaceful and cooperative relations. Freeing these three young people will go a long way in that direction.

  4450. jennifer scott: The government of Iran should take this as an opportunity to show the compassion and strength of character of the Iranian people by releasing these 3 innocent young people. Let mercy & peace prevail!

  4451. Scarlet Keane: Don't worry guys, we'll get you outta there...

  4452. Dan Trachtenberg: Hoping for their safe return.

  4453. tracie de angelis: i truly hope that politics can be taken out of this and that humanity will prevail.

  4454. Anonymous: Always thinking about you 3 and praying that you are returned home soon

  4455. Antoinette M. Sveom

  4456. mickey Craig

  4457. Katryna Jones

  4458. Caitlin Jarvis

  4459. Cassie Maas: Please show compassion and mercy on these three young people.

  4460. Rick Coffey

  4461. Anonymous

  4462. Anonymous

  4463. Sage Seeberger

  4464. Shanda Sciacqua

  4465. Helen: Please open your hearts and allow Shane, Sarah, and Josh to return home.

  4466. Lorrie Heard

  4467. Anonymous

  4468. Anonymous: Show why America is a nation to be proud of. We protect and care for our OWN!

  4469. David Layton: We, the undersigned, respectfully ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal from detention as soon as possible and allow them to return home to their families. As an immediate step, we appeal to you to allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to speak with their families, in order to ease the worry of their loved ones.
    SET THEM FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WILL HELP WITH RELATIONS BETWEEN Iran & The World. The World will recognize that YOU have GOOD intentions. So please do the right thing & release these 3 Tourists

  4470. Tori Robertson Short

  4471. Anonymous

  4472. A Schneider

  4473. meryle reynolds: Do the right thing and send them home to their families.

  4474. Anonymous

  4475. Anonymous

  4476. Anonymous

  4477. Anonymous

  4478. D Marland

  4479. Anonymous: Let humanity prevail!!!

  4480. ashleigh mättö: we are praying in finland!

  4481. Anonymous

  4482. Chiara Aliprandi

  4483. Melanie Borowczyk: My prayers are with you all and your families.
    God's speed!

  4484. Sherry: I hope they return to their family as soon as possible. Please send them home to their families!!!!!

  4485. Wendy

  4486. margherita porzio

  4487. Geoge Restiv: These young adults meant no harm to the government how could they be spies in that remote region. They are innocent children.

  4488. Jacqueline Parris: It is with humility and respect for your government I ask you release the three Americans held by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. If you investigate further you will note the individuals were not purposely intent on break any of your laws. I request as well they be allowed to speak to their families. It is humane treatment we seek as well as respect for their rights granted by your country. I respectfully ask you to reconsider their charges and allow them to be released. shukran jaz?lan ???? ???? Jacqueline Parris

  4489. Anonymous

  4490. David Houck: The fact that these people are still being detained is outrageous and absurd.

  4491. Anonymus: ... Perhaps the waterfall should be a clearly marked border area. I can see how travellers could easily make such an innocent mistake. I believe God, by whatever name you give him, is peaceful. I will pray for a calm, logical, sensible and peaceful outcome and safe return for them. Thank you for your time in reading this, and your assistance in peacefully resolving this situation would be greatly appreciated.

  4492. Anonymous

  4493. Alan Freedman

  4494. Sara Landman

  4495. Anonymous: Free them - We are all "One Human Family"

  4496. Meredith Russell

  4497. S. Russell

  4498. peter: The Iranian Govenment is making a mockery of themselves, their country and their religion, as thereis no doubt with free think inteligent people that these three childrenare innoecent, just as Neda and the majority of the protesters aare innoecent.

  4499. Anonymous

  4500. Anonymous

  4501. Ann Martin: Please release the hikers and send them home.

  4502. Anonymous: The wide never ending hands of God are upon Shane, Sarah, Josh with the power of pray they with return to their families - I pray to give them strength and keep the faith until their return.

  4503. Heidi Oelrich

  4504. Diane Russell

  4505. Karin

  4506. Anonymous

  4507. Anonymous

  4508. Ken Montague III

  4509. Lesli Summers-Stay

  4510. Jodi Christensen

  4511. Paola Gaggero: Please release them

  4512. Oliver Human

  4513. Virginia Higgins

  4514. Tracy Lukehart

  4515. Christina Dendy

  4516. Anonymous

  4517. deborah little

  4518. Meyer Rosenthal

  4519. Colette: What a sad and difficult situation. My prayers are with the hikers and their families. I understand that "border crossing" is a serious offense in Iran...we need to respect that, but mistakes happen! Iran should put up fences or walls. It would be rare indeed to see an American climb a fence in order to cross into Iran. It's wonderful to be from a country in which ALL are welcome...God bless America.

  4520. Vanessa Montoya

  4521. Elizabeth

  4522. Lina Garcia

  4523. Dr. Susan B. Morton: Please allow these young people to return to their homes. Their gravest mistake was carelessness. Their families are heartsick. Please show compassion.

  4524. Mary Poggie

  4525. Kristen C

  4526. Darla Blackburn: I pray for the safe return of these 3 young people

  4527. Anonymous

  4528. Maryann: Please release them, send them home to their families who love them.

  4529. suja

  4530. Al Weinhold

  4531. Gauri Pathak

  4532. Sarah Paige

  4533. Tabitha Carson: My prayers are with these hikers and their families.

  4534. Anonymous

  4535. Karla Brundage

  4536. Trish Waugh: Please let these innocent Americans go.

  4537. Anita O'Shea

  4538. Michelle Bloomberg

  4539. Heather McNally

  4540. Michael Cozens

  4541. Leah

  4542. Shaun Kiss: This would be bad for tourism in Iran. It was a mistake. They should not be detained as spies.

  4543. Chris H.

  4544. Early Russell

  4545. John

  4546. Chris Bowles

  4547. Barbara Sheridan

  4548. nicolette ludolphi

  4549. Anonymous

  4550. conni m Larsen: We will pray for their safe return.

  4551. Constance Pfahlert

  4552. Anonymous

  4553. Rita Gago da Câmara: Please, release Shane, Sarah and Josh. They done nothing wrong!

  4554. henry

  4555. Nicole Kevo

  4556. Jeff Squires

  4557. amy oconnor: please dont let your hatred for the US overwhelm your humanitarian common sense. free these people. they are not a threat to iran. your government is a threat to your country. come into the 21st century once and for all

  4558. Ursula Zamora

  4559. Anonymous

  4560. Giacomo Dainesi

  4561. Russell Boquette: They are not pawns but young people. Please let them be free.

  4562. Jen Romero

  4563. Michael Sue Jenefsky

  4564. Kristine Burt

  4565. Veronika Stiegler: Please let them go home to their families.

  4566. Jennifer White

  4567. john pedliham

  4568. Nicole Tanner

  4569. Anonymous

  4570. Susan Padilla

  4571. Anita Fung

  4572. Anonymous

  4573. Jinny Montpetit

  4574. Debbie Rechtman: Please release these hikers - they are innocent and should be returned to their homeland and families.

  4575. Deborah Silva

  4576. Anonymous: I'm walking right beside you....

  4577. Rebecca Bell

  4578. Anonymous

  4579. peter massoels: you should treath them as guests !

  4580. Rina Montti

  4581. Lori Bacon

  4582. Gesine Heller

  4583. Göran Koch-Swahne

  4584. lucie mayer

  4585. Anonymous

  4586. Cristina Brad

  4587. Autumn Grinath

  4588. Kelly Howard

  4589. Jackie Dove: It's pretty obvious that these folks were unfamiliar with the terrain and mistakenly crossed an invisible border. If Iran wants to have a fight with the U.S. then pick on someone its own size. Persecuting innocent people just because they're from a country you don't like is ugly and will further alienate Iran from the rest of the world.

  4590. Deric Wieting

  4591. Larry Schultz

  4592. Dave G

  4593. Nadezhda Peneva

  4594. Anonymous

  4595. Anonymous

  4596. susana moilanen

  4597. Vicynthia: They need to reunite with their family.

  4598. Angel

  4599. laura hercher

  4600. dalia schnaider

  4601. Sandra Pekarek

  4602. Michael Glenn

  4603. Graciela Patrón Mederos: Por favor!! Son personas inocentes, que tienen una familia que los espera.

  4604. Diane Jarosy: Please have mercy and compassion and free Shane ,Sarah and Josh.

  4605. Nathaniel Durham

  4606. Anonymous: Please stop using people as pawns. I keep thinking of Rick Steve's show on Iran - and I was so impressed with the beauty of the country and the beauty of the everyday Iranian. To degrade the image of Iran with this political ploy is unworthy of the Persian People.

  4607. Anonymous

  4608. Gladys Loo

  4609. Kalyan V. Meola

  4610. Janet Leitner

  4611. Maria Gonçalves

  4612. Susan Holland

  4613. danna

  4614. cynthia martinez

  4615. Melissa: Didn't your president say he was going to work on releasing our citizens when he was in America earlier this year?

  4616. christine huang

  4617. Françoise Bonté

  4618. Caitlyn Hemenway

  4619. Rhodri J. Murphy

  4620. Marianne KB

  4621. Anonymous

  4622. Karin Friederic

  4623. Karen Hobbs

  4624. Anonymous

  4625. LeftCoast Graphics: Free the innocent kids!

  4626. Anonymous

  4627. Eileen Thomson

  4628. Juliana

  4629. Lesley Richardson

  4630. Rick Trent

  4631. helmut drexler

  4632. Fran Morrison

  4633. Faraz Rahman

  4634. Sharon Smith

  4635. Laura Cooley

  4636. Ruben Sun

  4637. anonymous

  4638. Darija Mandic

  4639. Arthur Alfreds

  4640. Laurie Millane

  4641. diane books

  4642. Steve Weiss

  4643. John Denton

  4644. Márcia Rodrigues

  4645. Anonymous: We need peace in every corner of our beautiful planet so generations can hike and discover other cultures and learn from each other. Please release them .

  4646. Michelle Bafik-Vehslage: There is no reason to hold them except for a political agenda

  4647. David Herbert Slade

  4648. Patti Aker

  4649. Elias Tarantal: bring the hikers home NOW! They didn't mean to do anything wrong. It is unfair to hold them for just a mistake. It is illegal what they are doing.

  4650. Matthew Mercurio

  4651. Anonymous

  4652. Thomas Tonneson

  4653. William Schmidt

  4654. Victoria Staunches: It is time for this to end.

  4655. Anonymous

  4656. Nancy Friend

  4657. Rebecca Phillips

  4658. Jay'me Golden

  4659. Sarah Kubley: Home now!!! Please.

  4660. Mariella Morton

  4661. Nick Kelly

  4662. Joshua Doolittle: Let'm go!

  4663. Molly Bullock

  4664. Angie Holley

  4665. Thomas Gannon

  4666. Molly Olk

  4667. Stacey Campbell

  4668. April Lyons

  4669. Zach Dosch: Love.

  4670. Mary Wible: bring them home, what did they do wrong.

  4671. Carla Clements: We know where you are and we won't forget.

  4672. Kelley Day: Love.

  4673. Jordan LaRusso

  4674. Anonymous

  4675. Allison Weliky

  4676. Savannah Russell

  4677. Joyce Deed

  4678. Aurea Abrantes: It is unlawfull to hold citizens just because they crossed the boarder of a country, without a proper visa. Do the right thing-Send them back to their country of citizenship.

  4679. andrea ros: si us plau....deixa els libres

  4680. Anonymous: Praying for eachh of you

  4681. Kathleen Culver

  4682. Dee Rettig: Please allow them to go back to their families. They did not do anything that horrible. why do you treat people so badly? Don't you people kow how to "love your neighbor"? We want to be your friends and all you seem to want to do is harm our people. Turn your hearts around and begin to value others and show that you are human also ... Let our children go!

  4683. Carrie Williams

  4684. becky le compte

  4685. Chelsea saada

  4686. Tiffany Carlson: This is outrageous and wrong. As an american citizen who is open, honest and holds much compassion for many people around the world, i am disgusted with how this situation has been dealt with and the lack of understanding of the iranian government. My thoughts and hopeful energy goes out to these three ---people---who have tried to broaden their knowledge and understanding of the world, only to be held captive and tormented for nothing done wrong.

  4687. Jeannette Robinson

  4688. Caroline Nicole

  4689. Jacqueline Levine

  4690. Tere McGuire

  4691. jazz

  4692. Kim Johnson: Please let them go home.

  4693. Afshin Marashi

  4694. Anonymous: There is nothing to prove by holding them captive. Please free them!

  4695. Cal Freedman: Shane, Sarah and Josh are not guilty of the charges stated by Iranian authorities.

  4696. Stefano Mosi

  4697. petra: Come home safe!!!

  4698. Judy Molland

  4699. Anonymous

  4700. Crystal Keith: Please release them immediately & let them see or talk to their families until they can return home!

  4701. Lorraine DeGloria

  4702. Anonymous: Free the hikers!

  4703. Lindsay Madeira: They did nothing to deserve detainment. Please let them reunite with their families/friends.

  4704. d'hauteserre Dominique

  4705. Laurence Swift

  4706. Caroline Darst: Having once been a hiker, I realize how very easy it might be to cross a border.

  4707. George Capacete

  4708. Lexie Pretto

  4709. Patrick Ryan

  4710. Vasiliki Vourda: free them now!

  4711. Sara Fontani

  4712. Bruna Nin

  4713. Luana Di Domenicantonio

  4714. Gabrielle Silverman

  4715. Anonymous: We are not going to rest till we secure the release of Shane, Sarah and Josh - regardless of how long it takes. I urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to free them now or risk loosing what little goodwill you have left.

  4716. Marijana Konkoli Zdesic

  4717. Anonymous

  4718. david craig: please don't make Iran into a laughing stock by actions more like those of a whacko African dictator, than those of a sophisticated culture.

  4719. Alexis LaMere: please release them to their families so they can be home for the holidays!

  4720. Jo Pineda

  4721. Victoria Trimble

  4722. Anonymous

  4723. Sharon Davis Canty

  4724. Joy Harris

  4725. Ilia Potebnia

  4726. Barry Reese

  4727. TAMARA

  4728. Abby Mundell

  4729. Anonymous

  4730. Kalen Cap

  4731. Tom Rottmayer

  4732. Maura Malloy

  4733. Megan Speight: Peace Love & Light

  4734. Anonymous: good luck.....

  4735. Joseph Hirsch: Please free my cousin.

  4736. Danielle Kleven

  4737. Carolyn Arcabascio

  4738. Carey Clifford: Detaining hikers is not an appropriate way to practice politics. As a Muslim, I believe that the times we are living in call for a more open attitude towards other people and other cultures.

    Allah Hafiz, Carey Clifford

  4739. Jennifer DeVine: Free Sarah, Josh and Shane!!!

  4740. Nicole Elkington

  4741. Eric Robinson

  4742. Christine Dodd: I would like to express my outrage over the detaining of these young people who have not done anything wrong except to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. So I hearby advise the Islamic Republic of Iran to release these young people at once and do so in a timely manner. They have no indication to cause any disrespect to your government. The family, friends, and supporters of these young folks ask that you release them at once.

  4743. Anonymous

  4744. Danny Collins: Release them immediately.

  4745. Jayme

  4746. Anonymous

  4747. Anonymous

  4748. roberta capotorti

  4749. Anonymous

  4750. Catherina Hurlburt

  4751. Anonymous: hikers need to be exempt from political craziness!!!!

  4752. Phyllis: The time is now...

  4753. Deborah Meszaros

  4754. Del Pickup

  4755. Greta Nelson: Mistakes happen all the time. Unfortunately, a mistake made by these three individuals has resulted in a true tragedy. Fortunately, their nightmare could be ended quite easily, if the Iraian government would simply release them. They could simply be escorted onto a plane bound for the U.S.A., which would ensure they were leaving Iran. What more does the government of Iran want? And doesn't it only cost Iran money to detain them?

  4756. Meg Dugan

  4757. Nan Johnson: Please let them go all they were doing was hiking. They are not spies.

  4758. Kira e

  4759. Anonymous

  4760. Anonymous

  4761. Sarah Atkinson: How frightening for these young Americans.

  4762. Anonymous

  4763. Robb Silverberg: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh go home , their familes miss them

  4764. Alessandra Frank

  4765. Fred Teng

  4766. Abe P: god bless

  4767. Dr. Carole Edmonds: Considering the natural beauty of their location it would be easy to get lost in it and become misguided. Please release these three hikers.

  4768. Rosalea Davis: please free the hikers, as americans we often drift around admiring the beauty of this earth. Let them return to their families.

  4769. Ibrahim Al Abd-Allah: As a Muslim, I am saddened and angry over what people are doing in the name of Islam. These three young people have my support.

  4770. Anonymous

  4771. Anonymous: Please have compassion.

  4772. Anonymous: praying in Jesus's name.

  4773. Lindsay Mills: Please show these hikers the compassion and humanity they deserve. Do what is right Iran, your international reputation is at stake.

  4774. Anonymous

  4775. Craig Mitchell

  4776. Lark Bolan

  4777. nancy cardozo: Please hurry and bring them home. They are innocent travelers who have done nothing wrong. This is no way for Iran to behave. And tell Iran that if they don't want people crossing their border they should put up a couple of signs or a fence or something.

  4778. Sam H

  4779. Anonymous

  4780. Colleen Gross

  4781. viviane vanbuggenhout

  4782. Soraya Ehsani Nategh

  4783. Henry McFarland

  4784. Elisabetta

  4785. kaostek

  4786. Maryann Hassall

  4787. Anonymous

  4788. Anonymous

  4789. Dorothy: Please free the hikers. Their friends and families are waiting.

  4790. Jennifer Fuentes

  4791. Jennifer Fox

  4792. Lauren Kushner

  4793. Michael

  4794. Liz G.: I pray that these three people are returned to their families and loved ones as soon as humanely possible!!! Getting lost hiking should not be punishable with imprisonment.

  4795. Anonymous

  4796. Ellie Purvis

  4797. Amy: Being humane means understanding that mistakes happen. Borders are not always clearly marked with a dotted line in the dirt. Please free these innocent young hikers.

  4798. michelle schwegmann

  4799. Patrick Schifferdecker

  4800. Perry Green: God Speed.

  4801. Shea Kauffman

  4802. Anonymous: The three hikers were just enjoying the view, they meant no harm. I pray the will be home before Christmas and be with their families.

  4803. Sybil Rivers

  4804. Sandy & Dr. David Rosenthal

  4805. James Viglione

  4806. Sara Bear Limerick Kelly

  4807. Chris Thouin

  4808. paul carmody

  4809. angela miller: Hoping for a peaceful outcome! Please come home safe!

  4810. A. Rafferty

  4811. Amber Fairlamb

  4812. Tara: It disgusts me to see the way Iran is treating these poor kids. They crossed a border accidentally that definitely doesn't equal espionage. Let them come home!!!!!

  4813. TED THOMAS LANANE: We ALL need to get behind these hikers! Take action NOW and ask Iran to free the hikers and show they understand tolerance and can exercise it too!!! SIGN THE PETITION AND FWD TO ALL YOUR PEOPLE BECAUSE THESE HIKERS ARE OUR PEOPLE!!!

  4814. Daniel Raccuglia

  4815. Anonymous: Free the Hikers!

  4816. Munirah Alam

  4817. Anonymous: Let them go!!!

  4818. Miriam Rosen

  4819. Cosme Falcon: Iran government please let our friends go, you do not have rights to keep on your jail...their families need them back.

  4820. floriana

  4821. Ryan

  4822. Silvia

  4823. Peter Smith: FREE Shane Bauer Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4824. Jen Mason

  4825. Shirlee Geiger

  4826. Cynthia Browne

  4827. J Koehler

  4828. camille greider

  4829. Brenda Yun

  4830. lauren lambert

  4831. Richard Swift

  4832. Zanne Dailey

  4833. Lisa Marie Daniel: i hope and pray that Shane, Sarah and Josh will be freed as soon as possible; and that in the meantime, they know how many people are out in the world praying and fighting for their release and well-being.

  4834. Anonymous

  4835. Christine Collier

  4836. Cam MacKellar

  4837. Anonymous

  4838. Terri Shofner: Please let these kids free. They entered your country quite accidentally and should be allowed to continue their journey. We love our children as much as you love yours. The difference is that we welcome your children to hike in our country freely, we hope that you will do likewise.

  4839. Louis Hall: Please show compassion for these hikers and release them.

  4840. Brandon West

  4841. abi alarilla

  4842. Rebecca Buck

  4843. Anonymous: The hikers need to be released as soon as possible, in good health, and without ANY conditions. They did nothing wrong.

  4844. Anonymous

  4845. Debra Northcross: My thoughts and prayers are with you always,we want you all to come home. Faith, Love,Peace!!

  4846. Lewis Brancati: Please be humane.

  4847. Anonymous: please release them. it is very hard to take your country seriously if you don't do so.

  4848. Sarah

  4849. Debra Northcross: Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We want you all to come home. Faith Love Peace

  4850. Leigh

  4851. Barbara Karnes: My heart and prayers are with the hikers and with those that hold them, in hopes they find the compassion and character to do the right thing and let the hikers free.

  4852. Shelly Falconer

  4853. Anonymous

  4854. Zack McManning

  4855. Tarique Peart

  4856. Anonymous

  4857. Ian

  4858. Ashley Jarmon

  4859. Christy: LET THEM GO.

  4860. DAVID THOMAS

  4861. Jennifer Zamora

  4862. Lindsay Atherton

  4863. Anonymous: Please do the compassionate thing. These could be your children in a different country. We are all fellow humans living together on one fragile planet. Lets look after each other.

  4864. Anonymous

  4865. faith hershiser

  4866. Jennifer Robinson

  4867. Julia Richert

  4868. Tish Blankenship

  4869. Anonymous

  4870. Susan Janecek

  4871. Kelley Barnes

  4872. Roger Barton

  4873. Anonymous

  4874. krista mackin

  4875. Lauren George

  4876. Susan Cassidy

  4877. Dwayne Stupp

  4878. Malyssa Sambrano

  4879. James Hess

  4880. Trisha Currey

  4881. Anonymous

  4882. christina kang

  4883. Anonymous

  4884. Janet McKay

  4885. Anonymous

  4886. Anonymous: Please release these innocent U.S. citizens!
    Thank you.....

  4887. JULIE TAYLOR

  4888. Karen Mullaney: These are innocent college kids - please stop using them for polital agendas and send them home!!!!

  4889. Kristina Below: If it were your son, daughter, wife, husband, sister, brother, or friend you would ask for the same thing. It's time humans show compassion...please allow them to return home.

  4890. Anonymous: Free them mark your border if you dont want it to be crossed or put up a fence like the one betwen u.s.a and mexico and the one between u.s.a and canada

  4891. Anonymous

  4892. Alicia Sorrell

  4893. Warnkers

  4894. Stephanie Guillet

  4895. Marjolein Bos

  4896. natassa

  4897. Katie

  4898. Anonymous

  4899. daniela segalowitch: I am sure that you will soon liberate these young people who committed a mistake, but not a crime. Thank you in advance and hope to be able to visit your country one day.

  4900. Maria

  4901. Deborah: Please, for the sake of Peace, let these innocent people return home.

  4902. Hasan Hamdan: release them, have some humanity

  4903. Caendia

  4904. Anonymous

  4905. Svetlana Vasylyeva: Just think about you own children, they will also learn from their mistakes. Please let those kids go back home.

  4906. Rae Anne Gedorio: Please let Shane, Sarah, and Josh go home. We are all too certain that all they wanted is an immersion and education of Asian/Middle Eastern culture. Pray be kind and allow them to go home safely.

  4907. Anonymous

  4908. Chris Bumeter

  4909. Anonymous

  4910. André Gurrik

  4911. Paula

  4912. Anonymous

  4913. Anonymous: This is a travesty! These kids should be released! Hillary Clinton should be working tirelessly for this. I'm so saddened by the way the US is not stepping up to the plate and resolving this.

  4914. Cathy Wolfe

  4915. Gloria Cathey: Please let them go, this is a travesty. US should definitely step in and help them

  4916. gabriella Clingman

  4917. Anonymous

  4918. Guilherme Lopez

  4919. Jessica Roberts

  4920. Johanna Tukk

  4921. Jennifer Campis

  4922. Anonymous

  4923. Mykle Zoback: please keep them safe from harm

  4924. michael delane

  4925. Nicoleta Diaconu

  4926. Filipe Oliveira

  4927. Marni Clark: Free these innocent people - NOW! Who really benefits from their confinement?

  4928. Nina Lorum Stamatiou

  4929. Beth Eisenson

  4930. jamie jo france: please let us open our hearts, our souls, our minds...and change this world from one on imbalance , suffering and fear, to one of compassion and understanding. i hope Sarah, Shane, and Josh know people our thinking about them and that there are many of us. it is so important that they know this. love and peace! jamie jo jesus

  4931. Anonymous

  4932. Meg Hamill

  4933. Anonymous

  4934. Anonymous: Please free them...there is no harm in making a mistake, let them go home. Justice speaks the same language everywhere, and in every religion. I know you will understand, I am sure. Thank you.

  4935. Anonymous

  4936. Megan

  4937. Nora Wilson: Free these people they've done nothing wrong!

  4938. Peg Doolin

  4939. Angelie s

  4940. Anonymous

  4941. Audrey Fameli

  4942. Anonymous

  4943. Perry Cortell

  4944. Jane: They were just hiking, not bothering anyone. Please let them go.

  4945. Shelagh C: Although we understand the complicated foreign relations situation with the United States Government, please consider that these are individuals that are far removed from policy and the government. Their punishment should be in proportion to the crime they committed. I appeal to the rational officials of Iran to act fairly and responsibly, and not stoop to the level of some foreign leaders.

  4946. ann barney

  4947. Noel Anthony Haughey: Please free the HIKERS!!!

  4948. Anonymous

  4949. Anonymous: Please free these innocent people. Please.

  4950. James Sykes: Hikers should have no border. Free the hikers they bother nobody.

  4951. Bella: Please let these innocent people go home. They were not there to harm anyone!

  4952. jennifer Hilton

  4953. Barb McClain: It can only have been by accident. Please let them go back to their families.

  4954. Renee

  4955. Michael morrow

  4956. Amber Michel

  4957. Lynsey Morgan: This is rediculous. They have human rights and have dine nothing wrong. This was a mistake and I hope they get released soon.

  4958. Anonymous: Please free Shane, Sarah and Josh back to their families. Show the entire world that the nation of Iran is fair-minded and generous in how they deal with this situation. As the very least, please allow them to have contact with their families, who have done no wrong, and are suffering greatly.

  4959. P. Powell: These are young people who had no intention of doing harm while on a hiking vacation. They did not intend to enter Iran. Thank you for your consideration and kindness.

  4960. Anna Ryder: Please show compassion

  4961. Adriann Leveille

  4962. Anonymous: FREE THESE PEOPLE NOW!!!

  4963. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS! Negotiate!!Heck where's the proof THEY even crossed the line!!

  4964. Juan: Prison is a rightful punishment for the guilty, but a wrongful form of torture for the innocent. I hope these innocent people are allowed to go home unharmed by their memories.

  4965. Mela Cabayan

  4966. Anonymous

  4967. Hollie Davis: These are 3 innocent hikers out enjoying a hike in a beautiful country.It was a unmarked trail and they crossed into Iran on accident. Please show that you have compassion and release them to come back to there loved ones. Please release them and show that Iran will do right thing and find that it was a simple mistake and not espionage and allow them to return home.

  4968. Laura-Marie Taylor: Please free them.

  4969. Jack Glore

  4970. Anonymous: Please do not use this innocent people as pawns. Be humane and show some compassion. Please let these hikers rejoin their families.

  4971. Wicks

  4972. Stephanie Clayborn: Free these young hikers, they are innocent and deserve to be sent home to their families...please.

  4973. Anonymous

  4974. Aaron Jeffrey: There are no red lines in real life. It's as simple as walking a few steps in the wrong direction to cross a border. Please free them, they haven't done anything wrong.

  4975. Reshmi: Please free them

  4976. Emily: These hikers are in my prayers.

  4977. Colin

  4978. Joshua Young: Charge them and show the evidence or let them go. Holding them for this long without any progression shows how ineffective and/or corrupt your justice system is. They are human beings, not pawns to try and advance your governments' objectives.

    Shane, Sarah and Josh, stay positive and keep your hope going. Your kidnap is deplorable, and is not being ignored or forgotten.

  4979. Ray Stockdale: Free these young people, they have not caused Iran any harm so let them be.

  4980. Debra A

  4981. Anonymous

  4982. tena dyer: free the hikers!!

  4983. Rita Bates: Please let these kids come home! They committed no act of espionage, they merely crossed unknowingly into your country. This is your chance to show the world the true face of Islam.

  4984. Anonymous: PLEASE FREE THESE INNOCENT HIKERS.

  4985. steve bongo

  4986. Viridiana M

  4987. christina aikman

  4988. Felix Gonzalez: Please have compassion for these three innocent hikers, release them to their loved ones, the US would not treat your citizens in this manner if the situation was reversed.

  4989. R. Scott Harrison: The world is watching and hopes that Iran will demonstrate its good intentions by releasing these three hikers, who clearly mistakenly crossed the border. Thank you for showing respect and compassion, as the Quran requires.

  4990. Anonymous: Even though I don't know the hikers, I feel for them and for their families and pray everyday for their release.

  4991. Johnathan: Please free these innocent people.

  4992. Ricardo Paniagua

  4993. patricia joron

  4994. Anonymous

  4995. Brandon LaVan

  4996. Ken Morrison: Free the Hostages now.

  4997. Sacramento: I am a traveler and I know what it's like to get lost. My heart and prayers go out to you ALL. Please release them so they can join their families and go on with their lives.

  4998. Emily Tousignant

  4999. Ashleigh Rinkel

  5000. Anonymous

  5001. Jenniffer

  5002. Kandyce Llewellyn

  5003. Sam

  5004. Joshua Landon: The fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran is detaining these innocent Americans in order to drag them into their own problems with the US is completely absurd.

  5005. Tyler Doerr

  5006. Emilie Smith

  5007. Anonymous

  5008. Elisabeth: You will remain in my thoughts and prayers. Come home soon to your family and loved ones.

  5009. MARK JOHNSTOBE: THERE IS NO SENSE IN THIS ,PLEASE RELEASE THEM NOW!

  5010. Erin: I will be praying for their release and that they are able to contact their friends and family as soon as possible.

  5011. Casey Merritt: from Headland, AL

  5012. Anonymous

  5013. Anonymous: we all like to live in a peacefull world. we all breathe the same air that the father in heaven has given so freely. we must all try an live peacefully with one another. if you are any kind of just person and your believe in the "Great God In Heaven" you would not hesitake in letting these kids go back to their homes. we all have made mistakes and we must ALL live in forgiveness.

  5014. Anonymous

  5015. Gautam R Mehta: President Ahmadinejad,

    Please release the hikers!!!

  5016. Mojgan Alavi: Enough is enough... The world is not stupid...Stop harassing innocent people...The world is watching...

  5017. edward j. bilson

  5018. Anonymous

  5019. Anonymous: Keep your minds clear and when you cant, keep your thoughts happy and remember that we are behind you 100%. Come Home Soon.

  5020. phil: Why use civilians for disagreements between two governments?

  5021. Anonymous

  5022. Anonymous

  5023. Joan: Please free these young people who clearly were on a journey to hike the country side--nothing more than this. They each represent love, peace, compassion and acceptance. This is an opportunity for Iran to do the right thing. Release them safely, please.

  5024. Anonymous: I pray for the hikers to be set free... my prayers to the famlies.

  5025. Madison, WI USA: Send them home.

  5026. Anonymous

  5027. Ben Boeglin: Please let them be free.

  5028. Anonymous: Let them go, we won't forget them!

  5029. Anonymous: We are praying for you! May you return safely soon home. We beg the authorities to please show mercy and pity.

  5030. Angela D. Brown: Surely an intelligent government can see that these young people were caught up in the excitment of their vacation and beauty of their surroundings to have noticed an unmarked border. One thing that I just can't seem to understand is that if the Iranian government doesn't want travelers to cross their borders why are the borders left unmarked? Any sane person can see that this was a simple mistake that is most definetly NOT punishable by death or imprisonment for any lenghth of time.

  5031. Jason: May peace inhabit the world. These hikers shall be freed!

  5032. Anonymous

  5033. Qness: Free these innocent people!!!!!!

  5034. Justin

  5035. Ryan Hardy: I pray for the release of these 3 innocent Americans. May good prevail in the decisions of the Iranian officials. I encourage the U.S. government to not allow this incident to be forgotten.

  5036. Jon & amanda Burrows: please let these kids come home this is just awful

  5037. Jack: Liberte os Hikers! Este world esta cheio de violence! Por favor liberte-os!

  5038. adela martinez adame: Free the AMERICANS...They are not spies...

  5039. Lonna Romero: You are not forgotten by so many people that are praying for you and are often thinking about you. God be with you, and let you be released!

  5040. Spencer Agins: Free the hikers! Let America's children come home!

  5041. Anonymous: You are in my thoughts. Good luck.

  5042. Anonymous

  5043. Jessica N: I am praying for you. We are all thinking of you and praying. Please free these young people, they didn't know they strayed into a dangerous territory, they were just out travelling and hiking, what all of us graduates do.

  5044. Anonymous

  5045. Stephen Smith: I will be praying for your freedom, the freedom of the hikers, so that they can return to their family and love ones, I will also pray that Iran will do the right thing and let them go in Jesus nam... Amen

  5046. Jeffrey Steven Lux: The 3 Americans should be released. They will not be forgotten until they are released.

  5047. Pamela Collman: compassion has a time frame...

  5048. Anonymous

  5049. Kelly Swedick: Please free the American hikers - if not for their own sake, then do so in service to Allah.
    “… let them forgive and overlook, do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
    (Quran 24:22)

  5050. Alex Rojas: Please release these people!!!

  5051. Morgan Ferguson

  5052. Baron

  5053. Sarah

  5054. Anonymous: Please free these young , adventurous travelers! They only wanted to see the world!

  5055. Anonymous

  5056. Macy Abdallah: enough is enough, let them come home!

  5057. kevin kraft: i do hope for the safe return of these three beautiful young people! im sure god will assist in the safe return of them to the families and friends which they surely deserve once again and forever,sincerely,kevin kraft.

  5058. Anonymous: We hold them in the light and pray for their safe return. Remember they are just being 'used' as a political ploy. Also remember how North Korea released the two American Jounalists this past summer.

  5059. Jonathan Ward: I am friends with the family of Josh and pray to God that the Iranian government will do the right thing and safely release all three

  5060. Chris Hubbard: PLEASE FREE THE HIKERS....THIS WAS AN HONEST ACCIDENT!!!

  5061. Matt Hanna

  5062. Anonymous: Please release these children back to their parents. I will be praying for them and their families.

  5063. Anonymous: Please release these children back to their parents and families. I will keep you all in my prayers.

  5064. Anonymous

  5065. Anonymous: Although they crossed the border illegally, they didn't do it on purpose, and imprisoning them for something they didn't mean to do that isn't harmful is cruel and unusual. Freeing the hikers immediately will almost make up for the mistake Iran has made for imprisoning them.

  5066. Anonymous: Please free these the hikers!!!! We want them back here in the USA!

  5067. Anonymous: Forgivness is the virtue of the human soul. Our father has forgiven us for our sins. Iran and its people need to understand forgivness and if you dont forgive how to they expect to be forgiven for your sins.

  5068. Anonymous

  5069. Linda Alvelo: Please allow these innocent people a safe return home to their families.

  5070. richard henderson: To the good people of the great nation of Iran, please release these good people,who were only trying to see and discover our great world. It is obvious that they were just pure travelers. Perhaps a show of faith would be in order on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran would go a long way to help and restore friendship between all nations in this day and age.

  5071. Anonymous

  5072. Anonymous: These are young people who went to the Middle East in an attempt to help others. They are far too young to be spies or any sort of representative of the CIA. Iran knows this and needs to let these young people return to their families. They have done nothing wrong. I know that Iranians are great people but they could show the rest of the world that this is true by letting these hikers return to their families.
    Regards,
    LM

  5073. Jay Bitzer

  5074. Anonymous: Free the hikers!

  5075. David Marini: Please let these kids come home to their families. They are loved and missed!

  5076. Robert Hearn: Look forward to seeing you back home!

  5077. EBONY: I hope they free all of you soon!I am so happy somebocy is taking a stand!!!!

  5078. Anis Sahuri: Shane, Sarah & Josh...be strong & have faith.

  5079. Tina margulies: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh come home immediately. Blessings to you and your family, Tina Margulies

  5080. Tory N Taylor: I believe that your release should be one of our governments greatest priorities.

  5081. Ascension M Poler

  5082. Anonymous: FREE THEM!

  5083. SAMMIE PYLE

  5084. Anonymous: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh they were just hiking and enjoying the beautiful country and did not realize they had traveled where they were not allowed to go. Thank you very much,Respectfully submitted, Jacklyn

  5085. Tamara

  5086. Sonya

  5087. Amir Yazdan: I am Iranian and I must say, I am ashamed at the way the Iranian government has acted in this situation. The longer this takes, the more the world looks down on Iran. Shame on them for making their country secluded and worthless. In the world, an Iranian passport is no better than holding a passport from Somalia and that is sad.

  5088. Dan Gadway: let these kids go and use their degrees

  5089. Mary Artemis: I say a prayer to Allah that these children will return home to their parents. Also, that doing so will yield great healing for Iran with the US and for the world to see Iran in powerful goodness and glory. Praise Allah!

  5090. Rita O'Brien: I believe in Shane, Sarah and Josh's innocence and urge the government of Iran to allow them to go back home to their families.

  5091. Khanh Pham: Free these innocent people.

  5092. Omowunmi Ajibola: I hope they come home soon

  5093. Becca

  5094. Nanci Bell

  5095. Anonymous: They're just kids who love and have reverence for the amazing lands of Iraq & Iran. Keep them out of these politics and let them go home!

  5096. William Miller

  5097. Anonymous

  5098. Anonymous

  5099. Anonymous: Please send Sarah, Shane and Josh home. They deserve to be treated better then this. Prayers for a safe and long awaited return.

  5100. Fred Zigler

  5101. Anonymous: Please release them and give our world hope for peace.

  5102. Anonymous

  5103. Dave Richardson: This is an outrage.

  5104. Sasha Rohde: please let them all come home..they deserve to be with their families and loved ones.

  5105. David Garcia: Time to show your human side releasing the three detained

  5106. Destinee Sapien: Show some compassion! FREE THE HIKERS! If American Goverment did this to Iran people they would want the same compassion! The three young people and their families are in my prayers.

  5107. A Kristen Braia

  5108. Pat Sheil: Please free these young people who obviously love the world and all it's people, including Iran. As they have traveled the world and are obviously compassionate and giving students, their immediate release would be the only answer to this situation. These are kids who seem to love life and others and made a unfortunate mistake wandering too far. Please release them and renew our faith in Iran that we can have peaceful relations together. Peace, love and prayers to Shane, Sarah and Josh. Come home soom...

  5109. Sean Switzer: Please free these innocent and scared hikers.

  5110. Anonymous

  5111. Kate J.: Please show compassion, kindness and forgiveness by allowing these three young people ro return home to the United States. This could only help international relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries. Actions say much more than words ever could. Show you support human rights by releasing our brothers and sister.

  5112. MARIA TYLER: Praying for the safe return of Shane, Sarah and Josh who were lost. Please let them find their way home.

  5113. Anonymous

  5114. Anonymous: We are with them all the way.

  5115. Laura Sandham

  5116. Melissa Lewellyn

  5117. Ginny Wheeler: Please send Shane, Sarah and Josh safely home to America!

  5118. sophie revel: for peace

  5119. Anonymous: Lets get these people back home!

  5120. April Kater: Free the hikers!!

  5121. Anonymous: please release them immediately!!!

  5122. Jessica: Let them come home. They didn't do anything wrong.

  5123. Kelly Bartlett: Send these kids home. They have done nothing wrong, and it is only making Iran look bad.

  5124. Anonymous

  5125. Christa: They are innocent. Bring them home where they belong.

  5126. Louise Pope Cottle: We are begging you to release these three, they gave not done anything wrong, they need to come back home and be with their families. Our God is an Awesome God, and He is watching over these three, and God is protecting them

  5127. LORI TISHGART: Please know that we all live in a very sophisticated world today and can appreciate all sides to a story but, at the same time, see all "angles" to a story and therefore the world is not as easily fooled as a few men. The world is watching and can and will judge. Please do not forget that Iran itself is now, prefer it or not, a part of this world and a respected and honored part of this Earth. Forget the publicity sham, you might be fooling a few old men but not the world.

  5128. Anonymous: Please send our young people home!

  5129. Alan Fox: Please Send the safe return of Sarah, Shane, and Josh. I can tell by looking at them they meant no harm to you or your country only looking for adventure. Free the hikers.

  5130. Diane H: Please allow these kids to come home

  5131. Annie Falch: Send these brave adventurers home!

  5132. sharon padilla: Please don't use these people to make your political point that has nothing to do with them!

  5133. Anonymous: Dear Iran - We're sorry. So now can you PLEASE free Sarah, Josh and Shane. Let us bring them home!

  5134. Anonymous

  5135. Anonymous: Please understand that these are private citizens of the U.S. who have no involvement with the decisions of their government. Please do not deprive their families of them over political or other disputes.

  5136. Katie Phillips

  5137. Laura Guerrero: Please release these innocent people! They mean no harm to your country! May God be with them!!

  5138. Andrew: The United States needs to be firmer with Iran, keeping our young Americans captive like this is absurd.

  5139. Anonymous: get them out of there!!!

  5140. Andreas Frankenschmidt

  5141. Joe Willens

  5142. Joey

  5143. fengming yang: no fun to use civilians as political card

  5144. Anonymous

  5145. Anonymous

  5146. Eddie: I just recently learned about these poor individuals and my support goes out to them and their families/loved ones. I will spread the word in hopes to gain more supporters.

  5147. dayanira: I really really hope this works, i just heard and it's awful

  5148. Shannon Ford: Peace, Love, and Respect

  5149. Ray Ybarra: I am praying for all of you.

  5150. SomeOneThatLovesOurAmericans: Please send our Americans home! Sarah, Shane and Josh are under the wings of Gods Angels " You " can't harm them... Just remember God is watching " You " and your " Country "!!!! Who ever does harm to Them will Pay in the End! Please again, Send our Children home! All Prayers go out to the Family's and our Americans!!! " Sarah, Shane and Josh "

  5151. Debra Ackerman: Please send these children home to their families, create peace and good will, It will be appricated.. thank you

  5152. Anonymous

  5153. Carrie: I am begging for the release of the hikers, please free them, this is not a way to get back at the United States. These are innocent people that meant no harm. I will keep these hikers and their families in my prayers for a swift and safe return!

  5154. Anonymous

  5155. Anonymous: Hope ya get back soon! safely of course.

  5156. Peter Smith: Please allow them to return home to the US.

  5157. Anonymous: Free these 3 innocent people today.God guide them home safely.

  5158. Ben Roth

  5159. Anders Broste: It is sad that one can not travel the earth freely without fear of capture or worse. It is even more unsettling that you hear of case were people who are simply traveling to see the world and experice it are dragged into political disputes that have nothing to do with them expect by connect of were they originally came from.

    To the people of the world, open your minds and our hearts. Please!

    Release the hikers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  5160. Brian Hotchkiss: Using innocent people for your political gain is not going to make your country look any better than any other terrorist group.

  5161. Will

  5162. Micha Sanders: What a world we live in. 2009 and we still haven't learned from our past. I admire these travelers for wanting to experience the world and meet people of different cultures. Please set them free...

  5163. zahrudin seferagic: let them go to their families as you would want to if you were in their shoes.

  5164. Alex Clark

  5165. David Nabavi

  5166. kathy aubrey: My prayers are with the families and the hikers.

  5167. Anonymous

  5168. Rev Dr Ronnie Roy Sr.: I appeal to Iran's leaders to do the right moral thing and release these 3 young people, and not to use them as pawns as a global chest match. You can gain world empathy for your nation, by releasing these 3 young people. And throw the court of judgment back on America for their sanctions by doing such. While also gaining world opinion to your side. A whole lot more to gain for Iran by releasing them, than keeping them.

  5169. Anonymous

  5170. Anonymous

  5171. Kimi T.: Free The Hikers!

  5172. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. Give Peace a Chance.

  5173. Daniela Ferguson

  5174. Bessie S. Hill: If President Clinton can go to North Korea to free the two American female journalist because Al Gore asked him too then he has set the way for him to do the same for other illegally seized Americans. I hope Clinton and Gore remember that justice in America is for all citizens, not just for the rich and famous. Contact Clinton and Gore and communicate to them to use their influence for these hikers just as they did for the journalists.

  5175. Hema Somai

  5176. Melissa: Please allow Sarah, Josh, and Shane to return home to America. They made an honest mistake and accidentally entered the Islamic Republic of Iran. We ask that you please understand that they did not enter your country intentionally, and if they are allowed to go free, this kind gesture will show the world you truly do have compassion for humanity.

  5177. Max Downen: I hope action is taken on this matter sooner rather than later. This is unacceptable.

  5178. Chris Barton: Josh, Sarah and Shane were merely lost in their travels...please let these three innocent Humans go free!

  5179. Martin Sunny: Free them please! Why is the Iranian goverment so barbaric and backwards in their ways of living, thinking and acting

  5180. Mike w: No one gets left behind

  5181. Michelle L. Drummond

  5182. keith collins: God bless and keep the hikers.

  5183. hang in there: let them go!

  5184. Mike w: No one gets left behind

  5185. Michele Noonan

  5186. Audrey Brannon: It is time for these people to come home. Please, Iran do the right thing...Free the Hikers. Sending positive vibes to the hikers and their families.

  5187. Fatimah (Kandy L): Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Rahim, Please free the hikers.

  5188. Aurora: Iran you MUST let them go. Don't keep them from their families. This message is for Shane, Sarah and Josh stay strong, positive and know a lot of people are praying for your safe return back home.

  5189. Anonymous: Send them home!

  5190. Patricia Doggett: I will keep them in my prayers til they get home safe!!

  5191. Anonymous

  5192. Rose Mari: Sarah, Shane & Josh, hang in there...I'm praying the Iranian government will do the right thing and release you ASAP.

  5193. Will Beedie: I hope for their safe return soon and I’m praying for them.

  5194. Anonymous: Spread Peace and Love Worldwide

  5195. Kennedy: When in Rome... Do as the Romans do. Our prayers are with you and your families

  5196. Jorge: Release them!

  5197. Anonymous: I realize that these 3 citizens of America made a mistake and crossed a border they shouldn't have. It was an accident. They are not spies. Please release them back to their families and loved ones. Please show compassion. Thank you for listening.

  5198. Anonymous: This is a grave misunderstanding. Free the hikers!

  5199. Noreen Ramsden: Let these young people go home - it is the right thing to do!

  5200. Tom Krausse: To the Iranian Government.
    As the North Koreans found out with the two U.S. Journalists who accidentally got lost within North Korean it is smarter for public relations sake to release these types of individuals rather than hold onto them for political reasons. You usually get world opinion on your side and then you can ask why the U.S. Government has not lifted the trade sanctions against your nation since it is hurting your country economically. Better to be on the positive side rather than the negative side. I am sure the World would love to start a meaningful dialog with your government over how to better the welfare of your people. Please free these younger hikers. Thank you.

  5201. Anonymous: My heart goes out to you and your family. Sarah is a very strong woman and we hope she comes home safely. Iran is using americans as a political game.

  5202. Briana Fagan: My thoughts are with Sarah, Josh and Shane. I know they'll come home safe. It was an accident and the Iranian government should realize this. The United States government needs to work harder to bring them home. It's unfair that even one American should be held prisoner for a mistake, let alone three. Show your power and bring them home, Obama.

  5203. Daniel Hudson: Psalm 69 - 22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and [a] a trap. 23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever. 24 Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them. 25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
    26 For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt. 27 Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. 28 May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. 29 I am in pain and distress; may your salvation, O God, protect me.

  5204. Katharina: May God keep you safe and return you safely back to your family and friends soon.

  5205. Anonymous

  5206. John: Any country that has the slightest bit of decency left would not use civilians to play political power games. These hikers were captured by the Iranian government in the hopes of making prisioner exchanges since Iran believes the US has some of their diplomats in captivity. To make innocent civilians pawns of a political game is uncivilized, cowardly and lacking the most basic respect for individual freedoms. The actions of the government of Iran will determine whether the world has another reason to hate them or a reason for hope.

  5207. Lindsay: Here's to hoping you guys come home safe! Go Bears!

  5208. Anonymous: Please release Sarah, Josh and Shane. My prayers are with you and know that you will return home safely.

  5209. Lisa Burgess: Please, Please let them go. This is absolutely appaling

  5210. Dbartley: how can u expect compassion when u don't show it

  5211. Kelly Stout: They are in my prayers, and I pray for their SAFE return SOON !!!!

  5212. Anonymous: May God bless you all. I wish you a safe return home.

  5213. Alicia: Im praying for u all stay strong

  5214. Anonymous: Let them go.

  5215. Joshua Shrader: This is just another example of how todays world is its ugly. They need to be freed and Iran needs to really reconsider trying to charge U.S. citizens with espionage...

  5216. Sunni: Please allow these innocent adventurers to return home.

  5217. Anonymous: There is no way for the Iranian authorities to confuse Shane, Sarah and Josh with spies. I hope that the Iranians will be big about this and realease them, inshallah.

  5218. Redwood Mary: There is a MIRROR here—the Mirror of Ideology—any Ideology is an adherence to a set of ideas of conformity created by the human intellect and is just HUMAN created systems of abstract thought applied to public matters and thus makes this concept central to politics and control of others. To drag in 3 hikers into a political religious Nation in controversy is the antithesis of fostering the Loving and Compassionate and non-violent world that we all aspire to.

    When ANY religion, nation or ideology or self proclaimed or elected leader excuses and justifies ANY violence used to serve its own political ideology and then brazenly states it is in the name of their God or a nation we all should rise up with deeper compassion and non-violence and exclaim how hideous and violent that such an ego based in fear is allowed to control others. Shame on any man or woman or govt. or country or people who claim that violence is justified.

    Humanity now has a precious opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. The ideology and consciousness of war and religions and politics and hatreds that are kept fueled by stories of the need for war and religions and politics and hatreds and "the other" has destroyed and keeps destroying Heaven on Earth.

    We ARE All responsible to Free all of us from the hell on earth created by self proclaimed religious and political ideologies that put our children and this amazing planet earth in harms' way of bullets and hatreds and greed for power and control ( over minds, people, or resources) .

    Free the Hikers – free the madness and the collective egoic dysfunction that hold us all hostage and away from the power of Love and Compassion.

    Love will can not be held hostage for Love is the power and way and no human prison can destroy the power of love.

    We are unfortunately witnessing ALL over the planet the worst of the obsolete behavior patterns of Humanity's fear based and scarcity based belief systems.
    We have in our power to give up the path of imprisoning each other, beheading each other and using guns and bombs and blaming and zealous self righteousness and control of people, places and natural resources.

    We can instead embrace gratitude and kindness and forgiveness and sharing and healing and act like true spiritual beings that we truly are. Peace on Earth is up to us—EACH OF US --and it is those who are humble and joyful, that will lead and not those that proclaim that their way is supreme.

    The ONLY REVOLUTION that we need on this planet is to stop creating MISERY for each other. Each and every human being CAN take off their BLINDERS and recognize and revere the Divinity within every other soul and offers each other care and compassion.

    Every peaceful prophet that walked this earth and that tried to teach us this has been replaced with the loud forceful mean and brutal ways of grandiose ideologues.
    Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

    What has this all to do with the three hikers held by IRAN? Think deeply-- —this is another opportunity- To Change – to stop the insanity and to walk another path- Unfortunately three hikers have hiked into a dynamic that they are not part of and that is being forced upon them.
    This is only one of thousands of scenarios happening on our planet earth daily and where there is an opportunity to change -- to stop the need to create an "other" in order to justify "enemies". This happens to be an instance that is internationally focused--

    FYI: "Icannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life. I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always."

    Mahatma Gandhi

  5219. Mario Perez: Free the Hikers, Do not take them hostage for you own cause.

  5220. Anonymous: These young people should not be detained further.

  5221. Anonymous: It's a very long distance from KY, USA to the darkness of the imprisonment of three young American hikers. It is impossible to fathom the depth of love from friends and families who wait in their own deep darkness. But there is still the pinpoint light of hope.

    The scope of prayer to God is an even greater mystery, but after more tan thirty years as a pastor and another decade and one-half in the shadow of a tumor in my brain stem, I can tell you emphatically, that God works in dimensions unknown and unseen to us.

    My first brain surgery was based on an error in diagnosis of the brain tumor. The first surgery and consequential radiation treatments did major damage to my right side, my ears and my teeth. After three years of continuous damage and gradual worsening; I went to M.D. Anderson Cancer in Houston, TX.

    After a series of tests and examination, I was told they thought they could help me. The surgery that followed removed a benign tumor. Though the damage could not be reversed, I came home and have experienced proof that God works in ways we just cannot see. I had been told in 1995 that I would die within six months. My reply was simple; "You don't make that decision." Fourteen years later, I continue to reach out to others and emphasize: Never give up. There is always hope.

    I apologize for the length of my comment, but it literally demonstrates that the hope is still alive. God will have the final word. Regardless, we can trust the lighted candle of hope. We can trust.

  5222. Brandon Wilson

  5223. Robert Murray

  5224. Roman Zylawy: Please show that the Moslem Religion has a compassionate aspect in its beliefs by releasing these innocent young people. Thank you.

  5225. Erika Himmelberger: Sending my prayers to you from Massachusetts and hope for your safe return home.

  5226. Lacey: Free them. Prayers out to family and the three!hope yall return home safe and soon. good luck

  5227. MICHAEL BRAITHWAITE: PLEASE, LET THEM GO! MY EDUCATION IS SHINING THROUGH THIS SIGNATURE. I AM A 23 YEAR OLD ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH WHAT THEY HAVE AS WELL. I WOULD,NOT WISH THIS ON MY OWN WORST ENEMY.

  5228. Anonymous: PRAYING FOR YOU SAFE AND SOON RETURN GOD HIMSELF BE WITH YOU!

  5229. Gomez Family

  5230. Vicki Mason: Hoping for their safe return.

  5231. Colton Brooks: Praying for all of you!

  5232. Karolyn herrera

  5233. MinnieB9: It's hard to understand why these 3 were even in Kurdistan, but if they were and wandered into Iran, that much is easy to understand. The Iran government should take it as a favor they wandered in. This may be your chance to reach out and do something nice. Try not to be your usual extreme and paranoid selves, call somebody cute and affable from the USA or Europe to broker the deal and fly them home like you did for the British hostages. Really, come on, its about time, in fact, way over time.

  5234. Stephen Daniels

  5235. Ivria Ben-Or: It is with the great appreciation for culture that these three individuals were exploring the countryside of foreign lands. Be kind & true in your hearts that enemies they are not.

  5236. Lisa Lopez

  5237. Anonymous: These are good people. Please do not continute in allowing an ideology or political agenda to become more important than human life.

  5238. Douglas Stolls

  5239. Eric Snow

  5240. Micha: Iran should not be using innocent people as pawns.

  5241. Mohammad Asraei: as Persian i am just sorry !

  5242. Ben k

  5243. Anonymous

  5244. Karen Gal-Or

  5245. Anonymous: Please send our Citizens home.

  5246. don: Thank you for releasing these hikers.

  5247. Edward Montoya Jr

  5248. ROBERT D. WILLIAMS: CHANGE A HEART AND YOU HAVE CHANGED A MIND, GOD AND HIS SON JESUS ARE UPON US MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THIS. I PRAY FOR ALL OF HUMANITY THAT HEARTS CAN AND WILL BE CHANGED. GOD BLESS THESE HIKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND MAY THEY KEEP YOU CLOSE.

  5249. Vincent van Hessen: Three young people are being used. These young people are being falsely accused of one the most convenient crimes one could be accused of, that of espionage. I say: Let Sarah, Josh and Shane go, and stop this pathetic sherade.

  5250. ben sitter

  5251. James Abrams: free immediately

  5252. Mesfin: Release them, now!!!!

  5253. SERGIO COZAR

  5254. Yasmine Delvaux

  5255. Benjamin Frimmer: I do not believe it to be legal, ethical or even moral to fail to mark the borders of your country, and then imprison those who accidentally cross it.

  5256. Patrick McKittrick

  5257. Renee Michelle Alexander: These people have been recognized for their incredible talent to convey the suffering of people that are ignored and they bring light and recognition in order to help those that need the help with basic necessities. I don't believe putting them in jail is rational after seeing the absolutely moving pictures they have taken. If you are not moved by these images then you are ignoring the simple truth of the sincere help and they bring and do not wish to bring help to those thatdesire need it.

  5258. Anonymous: It was probaply not the best decision to hike in that area but being detained for so long is punishment enough. Free the kids. They will not be forgotten. - Germany

  5259. Alicia Hathcock: This is wrong & hopefully, they will be released soon.

  5260. Rachael Dizard

  5261. Kimberly Schott: Please free these people. They have families who love them.
    They obviously are americans who wanted to learn more about your culture. I believe it was an accident that they crossed the boarder. Please let them come home.

  5262. Holly E. Glenn

  5263. Anonymous

  5264. Nick Durda

  5265. Anonymous: This is outrageous and heartbreaking! They have no business being detained.

  5266. Millie Gregor

  5267. Anonymous: Please free these people. Using innocent people as a political bargaining tool is wrong. I'm sure they will never go to the middle east again. I will never travel in this area of the world for this reason. You never know when they will choose to make an example of you and use you as a bargaining tool. This is just another reason not to trust Iran.

  5268. Anonymous

  5269. Jaime Hays

  5270. Dan Pfeiffer

  5271. Elise Wiedre

  5272. Kirsten

  5273. Nilba Melo

  5274. James: Let them home!

  5275. Pam Murrow

  5276. Michelle Kline

  5277. Dori Eisenhauer

  5278. Anonymous: keep looking up

  5279. Hailey Moore

  5280. Anna Greenstone

  5281. Anonymous

  5282. Rachel Jones

  5283. christina burnham

  5284. Ashley Crawford: Please let them come home! I believe they are innocent and crossed the border purely by accident. They have families at home who at the very least deserve to hear from them.

  5285. Michelle Weiner

  5286. Christi Castle: Please let them go!

  5287. Linda Sheddrick: These are three innocent young people who were enjoying life and accidently wandered into Iranian territory. They are not spies and I am sure that the Iranian government knows this. Please Iran, let down your barriers and look very, very deep into your heart and soul (I know that you have both because you are human as well)and see it as the right thing to do to release these young people so that they may return to American soil and their families. Human life is a gift to all of us. We are not meant to be used as bargaining tools. Please release them. I continue to pray for Sarah, Shane, Josh, family and friends, and for the Iranian government. God is with us.

  5288. Anonymous

  5289. Paula Vanlandingham: Please free these three and give them back to their country. Please allow contact with family members ASAP. These mothers need verbal contact.

  5290. Nikki

  5291. Aliza Rudavsky

  5292. Benjamin Greenstone

  5293. Mordechai Gal-Or

  5294. Anonymous

  5295. Helena Snapp: I really dont know what to say we have three beautiful lives here that are not able to make a difference the way they wished too and I hope with all of your heart that you will let them go.

  5296. Penny

  5297. Deri Collingwood

  5298. Clifford Levine: It is important that the freedom of the hikers is brought up at every encounter with Iran

  5299. John C. Taylor: please send our brothers and sister home to us!

  5300. Anonymous

  5301. Anonymous

  5302. Anonymous: Free the hikers!

  5303. Catherine Norris

  5304. Jeffrey Barlekamp

  5305. Janis: American Hikers are just not interested in causing problems for Iran. We have respect for other cultures and religious beliefs. It is how we think as Americans. Please free the hikers!

  5306. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS !!!!!!!!!! I'm sure it was an honest mistake crossing the border.

  5307. Christopher Coyan

  5308. Lee

  5309. Jude Graham: President Obama, negotiate their release. Thank you.

  5310. Erin Kennedy: Free the hikers and ensure they return to their homes, families and lives before this frightening debacle occurred and further damage, on any level, is done.

  5311. Gary Brandt

  5312. Pam Reber

  5313. Dean Hatfield

  5314. Micheal Hatfield

  5315. Kenneth M Roberts

  5316. Valerie Rocco

  5317. Anonymous: Please send these kids home.

  5318. Tiffany Smith: My heart goes out to the hikers and their families.

  5319. Anonymous: Please let them go home.

  5320. Lisa Watson: Please send these hikers home to their families and loved ones..

  5321. Anonymous: These individuals obviously have a tremendous amount of respect for other countries & their cultures; or they would not be across the world helping out & educating others. It is quite apparent they were just trying to enjoy their time off & accidently ventured too far... they DO NOT deserve to be in jail for a accident. RELEASE THE HIKERS!!! RELEASE THE HIKERS!!!

  5322. Sarah Taylor

  5323. SUSAN MCGINLEY

  5324. JPM: Time to bring these people home for the holidays; they have done nothing wrong.

  5325. Len Krouner: Dear Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran,

    Whatever you think you are gaining by imprisoning hikers from the United States or any other foreign country you are losing in world opinion.

    There are plenty of illegal Iranian citizens in the U.S. and we don't imprison them. In fact
    many are allowed to open and run businesses.

    Why not show the world you have made some progress since your country took hostages when Jimmy Carter was President ?

  5326. Melissa Breed

  5327. Ronen Gal-Or

  5328. Anonymous

  5329. Monica Corcoran: PlEASE FREE THE HIKERS?

  5330. Kendra Rubinfeld: Please free these innocent people.

  5331. coretta: My prayers are with you and your loved ones. Believe and they shall be set free!

  5332. Ali Gharibi: As a persian,I just hope all of us live in peace and happiness!

  5333. Deserai Stomberg

  5334. Anonymous

  5335. Sorell Negro

  5336. Moira McCarthy

  5337. Jennifer Benson: I hope that they come home soon and safely.

  5338. Loren: Please set our fellow Americans FREE!!!! Thank you

  5339. Pat Curnutt Moore

  5340. Vonnie: Please demonstrate your highest moral character by freeing Shane, Sarah and Josh. Thank you!

  5341. Anonymous: Those three have a lot of courage to be anywhere near that area just for a beautiful waterfall. Not everyone is as loving, kind and warm hearted as those three and their families. God Bless to them and to their families!

  5342. Anonymous: Let us pray they will be returned to their families soonest

  5343. Tris C.: What crime have they committed? If no crime, release them please.

  5344. Jessica Mayo

  5345. Anonymous

  5346. Jen Clarke

  5347. Seirah R.: Divine protection and guidance to them and their families

  5348. Anonymous: Let them come home!

  5349. Lauren DiVincenzo

  5350. Sonya Wedin: We believe they will be set free and they will. That is the law of attraction, so be it. As Einsten said, "Your imagination is the preview of the comming attractions of your life." Their imaginations are to be free and that is the comming attraction of their lives -- freedom.

  5351. Clem: Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran: You are diminished by your cruelty.

  5352. sheri henderson: Please have mercy and free the hikers.

  5353. Sarah Anderson

  5354. Anonymous

  5355. Karen Ortiz: Please believe you are in my prayers nightly. As a mother of two daughters and Nana to four granddaughters, I pray you will be released soon, like today. I hope you find some way to make the long days pass, maybe think of all the good times you have had and will continue to havew with your family and freinds. Dream of holiday celebrations. Keep you spirits up, we as Americans never give up. Say some prayers. My motto in life is "What does not kill you, will make you stronger."
    My thoughts and prayers are with you and your families and freinds.
    Sincerely, Karen Ortiz

  5356. Becki: Please lets all live in peace.

  5357. iman: im persian and im so sorry about this.they didn,t do anything wrong they are just tourisms.they have to let them go.real persian love all the people all around the world but our goverment are not persian they are terorist they get us prisioner too we live in big prison in iran.

  5358. Anita Baudoin

  5359. Melissa Mason: Each and every person on this beautiful planet desires peace, love, and compassion. The very act of hiking is to see awesome landscapes and breathe fresh air. There is no malice while hiking, only a nature lover hikes and is humbled by beauty. As a mom, please return these young people to their families. Thank you!

  5360. Theresa Mitford: The Government of the Islamin Republic of Iran. Jesus loves you. Free our children. Your punishment inflicted in retaliation on Shane, Sarah, and Josh is not the answer to your Government's issues.

  5361. Gary Anderson

  5362. Shawn Higdem

  5363. Shelley Tupy

  5364. maziar: free Iran, they detention us for 30 years

  5365. Paige Keeley: Let us pray that they will be free and be home safe and sound for the holidays. My thoughts and prayers are with you and all of your families.

  5366. Sheila Kubes

  5367. Caroline Hall-Eastman

  5368. Randall Lucas: Please allow the greatest commandment ever given to prevail, Love your God Jehovah with your whole heart, mind, and soul. The scond greatest commandment is to love you neighbor as yourself! Matthew 22:38

  5369. Jill Moreland

  5370. Tana Walerius

  5371. Cindy Hill

  5372. Ed Higgin

  5373. Dick & Toots Wiggin

  5374. Barb & Dave Willemssen

  5375. Donna Brown

  5376. JULIO ROQUE: I ASKED GOD FOR SARAH, SHANE AND JOSH TO BE RELEASE AND THEY WILL BE PRETTY SOON.

  5377. St Mary Nick Eiden

  5378. Staci & Dustin Andrea

  5379. Kristin DuVal: Please allow a fair trial so that Shane, Sarah and Josh can explain themselves with legal and fair representation. Have mercy on courageous explorers - these are the type of people the world needs more of.

  5380. Paul & Diane Schoenbauer

  5381. Karla & Rodney Vivant

  5382. Terrie & Joe Adams

  5383. Andrew Schoenbauer

  5384. Jacque Bittner

  5385. Jessica Cooper

  5386. Marie Jonas

  5387. Adam Cooper

  5388. Molly Hennen

  5389. Terri Rodriquez: Please show Iran's kindness to the world by letting these hikers go. You tell the world you are a peaceful nation so please demonstrate this by releasing them as an act of kindness. The world will be watching.

  5390. Jamie Cormani

  5391. Julianne McCaughey: Dear Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, When you free Shane, Sarah, and Josh you will be offering hope to their lives and their familes and the WORLD will hear about it! NO ONE will stop waiting for your very important gesture of kindness.

  5392. Nadia

  5393. Mary

  5394. Kelly Hall: Please release the hikers

  5395. Falah Abdulbaqi: Please free these innocent people because I know you guys are Muslims and as real Muslims we believe in peace, Mercy and forgiveness as part of our religion and our daily life.

  5396. Mohkam: I am from Iran and I hope these 3 hikers get free as soooooooon as possible.

  5397. Max

  5398. John Brooks

  5399. laure carnahan

  5400. Pam Sheridan

  5401. Anonymous

  5402. Ellen Chung

  5403. leah

  5404. Marsha Herrin: Please free these innocent people.

  5405. C Moneta

  5406. Anonymous: Stay strong, Sarah, Shane and Josh. The world knows you are pawns in a political game. I and many others are praying for you, and I hope you will soon read these words yourselves.

  5407. Anonymous: THE U.S. ALLOWS THOUSANDS OF IRANIANS THE FREEDOM & PRIVILGE TO LIVE IN PEACE IN OUR COUNTRY. THEY HAVE COMMITTED NO CRIMES, THEY WERE MERELY ADMIRING THE BEAUTY AROUND THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN TORTURED ENOUGH-LET THEM GO!

  5408. Anonymous

  5409. Yulia

  5410. Anonymous

  5411. Anonymous

  5412. Cloudy E Bongwater

  5413. Julie: “Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”

  5414. herb & barbara hantman

  5415. Cecelia Putnam: Sending Shane,Sarah and Josh hope,hugs and smiles that they may be released and come home very soon.Pray they return to their families healthy and safely. :)

  5416. Anonymous

  5417. THE LOERA FAMILY

  5418. ellen esquivel: My heart goes out to these courageous young people and their families. I do not know them personally but everything I have read indicates they truely care about all peoples and how we treat each other. May their and their families spirits remain strong and may they be home safe soon.

  5419. JUDY: PLEASE LET THE HIKERS GO!

  5420. Anonymous: Let them go!

  5421. Anonymous: Please, these are not activists, just tourists. There is no reason to detain them further. Think of your children and relatives, if they were being detained, wouldn't you want them released?

  5422. John Heckman: When I knew Shane he was always a caring and compassionate young boy, highly intelligent and very strong with his moral conviction. He cared deeply for all people and had a thirst to learn and make a difference in people's lives. It has been years since I have talked to him but I want him and his family to know he is in our thoughts and prayers. Heckman Family

  5423. Mary Matino

  5424. Anonymous: hope the hikers get released

  5425. Janet & Dennis Furby: Please demonstrate loving kindness and understanding by releasing these young Americans to continue their lives. Inshallah!

  5426. Daniel Siedman

  5427. Clary: Please allow these families the opportunity for their children to come home. Let Sarah, Josh and Shane free. Senor bendice a estos jovenes y protegelos de todo mal, dale fortaleza para enfrentar las injusticias del mundo.

  5428. Sharon Myers: Please free the hikers

  5429. Jilla Carpey: Free Josh and his friends

  5430. Amy Yeager: Free the Hikers

  5431. Max Horn: Come Home

  5432. Joel Grubman: See you soon!

  5433. Troy McLeon: Free Josh

  5434. Dave Posmontier: Free the Hikers

  5435. Deborah Posmontier: Free the Hikers

  5436. Lowell Booth: Free the Hikers

  5437. Mark Kaplan

  5438. Maureen Quinn: Free the Hikers

  5439. Elsa Tarantal: Please Free the Hikers

  5440. Stever Tarantal: Free Josh, Shane and Sarah

  5441. Lee Wendkos

  5442. Karon Wendkos: Free Josh

  5443. Liz West

  5444. Jane Siegel: Let's all live in peace

  5445. Steve Oldham

  5446. Barbara Gorman: My heart goes out to Shane, Sarah and Josh and to the family and friends who anxiously await news of them. They should be at least allowed to speak to them and see them. I would ask the Iranian government to show compassion and forgiveness for an honest mistake and release them now!

  5447. Alan Greenberg: Free the three of them!

  5448. Lynn Oxenberg

  5449. John and Melissa Douglas

  5450. Bates Mandel: Free Josh, Shane and Josh

  5451. Peter Bryan Garcia

  5452. Carol Ventura: Free the Hikers

  5453. Ethan Asan: Free the Hikers

  5454. Karen Schloss

  5455. Anonymous: Their captivity puts pain in the heart of every caring world citizen

  5456. Ricky Silverman: Home...soon

  5457. Stephen Goldberg: Free the Hikers

  5458. Eileen Steinberg: LET THEM GO!

  5459. Jill R. Vance: Let the hikers come home .

  5460. Anonymous: these are Americans.. Can't anyone help these people?

  5461. Shelaney

  5462. Beth Sachnoff

  5463. Anonymous

  5464. Anonymous: Hoping the hikers will be released soon.

  5465. Anonymous: I am thinking and praying for each of them. May God bless them and their families.

  5466. Anonymous: Please do not let politics come before the lives of decent human beings. These young people may have strayed accidentally into your country. I would have loved to visit Iran because of its marvellous history. Not any more if this is the way you treat your visitors. Show some compassion and let them go home.

  5467. Courtney Black

  5468. Anonymous: Let them go home!

  5469. Anonymous: Please, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, I know that all it takes is just one word from you and these hikers will be set free. Allow us to enjoy their company during this Holiday Season. Thank you.

  5470. William Hay

  5471. bronwyn fenton

  5472. jerry guaglianone: Free these innocent American civilians now!!

  5473. harry greenberg: This is a ploy by the Iranians to distract from other more important issues. It is a complete sham and a tragedy-If they had any inkling (which they must) of whom they are holding, (people open to building bridges between the Arab world and the West, it makes no sense whatsoever. i hope they are released soon.

  5474. Anonymous

  5475. Edwin Negron: May God be with these young individuals and there families and I pray for there safe return (AMEN)

  5476. Anonymous: please free them to come back to their homes and family!

  5477. Allison Clark: Free the hikers, give them their lives back

  5478. Annemarie Alwin: God Bless You!! Let's get these kids home for the Holidays

  5479. Lynn Carlson: Please let logic prevail and free the hikers

  5480. robin: please let them come home

  5481. Anonymous

  5482. Jeanne Seaver

  5483. Anonymous

  5484. paul.esparza.andalon@gmail.com: Los Angeles is praying for all of you to come home.

  5485. Chong Family: God Bless!

  5486. Jonathan Davidson

  5487. Karen Pulliam: Praying for their quick, safe return home.

  5488. John Duffy

  5489. Euna Lee: Please have compassion and allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to be reunited with their families.

  5490. Chelsea Solognier

  5491. Andrea Hyatt: Please send these hikers home to their families.

  5492. Sara Norris

  5493. Alanna Okun

  5494. HJ Kinney

  5495. Karen Chen

  5496. Anonymous

  5497. paige orr: Godspeed on the safe return of Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  5498. Donna Levy: Compassion is a main tenent of the Islamic religion - Shane, Sarah and Josh are waiting for your compassion as are their families and all of us who pray for safe return home

  5499. Sepehr: ????? ???? ??? -?? ?????? ?? ????????
    Freedom for all, either Iranian or American
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    We are deeply concern about the mental and physical health of all detained civilians in Iran
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    Lets ask their freedom via the miracle of the art

  5500. Sarah Davidson

  5501. Jeffrey A. Miles: Gods speed to all.

  5502. Mitra Savar: As an Iranian, I feel ashamed of the actions that Iranian government is taking against humanity. Please don't judge the people with the actions of government. Our hospitality and love of people has a long history. I wish for the immediate release of all three hikers soon, so they can have a wonderful holiday season with their loved ones.

  5503. Sarah Surprenant

  5504. Carla S Rogers

  5505. Kirsten Dickinson: Free the hikers!

  5506. Anonymous

  5507. Jonathan Hart: Please consider the compassionate work of these three and release them so they can continue to make a difference.

  5508. Anonymous: God Bless them!!

  5509. Anonymous: Never give up.

  5510. Suanne Humbert: What would Allah have you do? Please free these young people and let them return to their families and country.

  5511. Melissa W.

  5512. Jessica

  5513. Joanie Farmer

  5514. Anonymous: May God bless them with a safe return home!

  5515. Anonymous: Hope everyone makes it home safe

  5516. Kimberly Muhlhauser

  5517. Jen Edwards

  5518. Robert Headtke: Please free the hikers and send these innocent people home to their families and loved ones.

  5519. Nicole Primett: We need to keep peace to many horrible things in the world

  5520. Amanda C. Rubio

  5521. Roland dupree: Iran should be a real adult conutry and stop playing games with innocent citizens. Not withstanding it was incredibly dumb of those guys to take the chance they did by going so close to the Iran border. People should know that international politics is always looking for pawns.

  5522. Brett Baldschun: Let them GO!

  5523. Shanon Pretel

  5524. Rob Feeny: Shameful treatment of people trying to learn more about the world...

  5525. Lynnette Brawer

  5526. Lua Hadar: Do not use human beings as bargaining chips. The world is watching.

  5527. Lindsay Smith

  5528. Tom Adams: I pray for their release in the mighty name of Jesus.

  5529. Jennifer Plancarte

  5530. Sarah Ruby

  5531. Sadjad Soltanzadeh

  5532. Meredith

  5533. Randy Haukom: Imagine them as your children or brother os sister. Please send them home.

  5534. Brandi Winter

  5535. Misti English: FREE THEM

  5536. Anonymous

  5537. Tina Proveaux: To The Govt of the Islamic Republic of Iran: Investigate further and you will find that these people are innocent! You may not think so but the world is watching with interest and sympathy for Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  5538. Derek Trygstad: We all know that they are innocent of the charges against them. I earnestly hope that they join Maziar Bahari and others who were eventually released by Iran after their alleged crimes were exposed as the forgeries that they were. Every American should be getting involved in this.

  5539. Anonymous: Use this opportunity to prove that Islam is peaceful.

  5540. Leah Jakaitis

  5541. Anonymous

  5542. Mohamed Sherif: For the sake of ALLAH, please release Shane,Sarah and Josh.

  5543. Anonymous

  5544. Lynn Koch: Please show compassion & goodwill and let these young people return to their loved ones.

  5545. Jeanne Rozman

  5546. Kaveh Pouladin: Please do not use these three young people as pawns in your standoff against the U.S.

  5547. Greg Duggan

  5548. Phil Matsuhashi: Let my people Gooooo

  5549. Anonymous

  5550. Jeremy Ostergaard

  5551. Nicole: Please free the hikers!

  5552. Jordan Sabot: FREE THE HIKERS!!!

  5553. Lori

  5554. John Smith

  5555. debi: my prayers are with you all to come home soon.

  5556. D. Gwenn Bolt

  5557. Stephen Smith

  5558. Anonymous: FREE THESE PEOPLE!

  5559. lisa Damico

  5560. Heather Brunner: The usa should just tell them to send them kids home or we will be coming in to bring them home that is the buttom line.

  5561. Joshua Brunner: It must be hard having someone over seas and held so they can't come home...

  5562. Anonymous

  5563. Jessica Solis: It is scary to think that it could have been any of us. My heart goes out to these people and their famlies, I will continue to have them in my prayers and hope for their release.

  5564. Gavin Smith: BRING THEM HOME SAFE!

  5565. Anonymous

  5566. Anonymous

  5567. Anonymous

  5568. Zach Gentile: BRING THEM BOYS HOME!

  5569. Clara Ra: Peace be with you!

  5570. Anonymous

  5571. Katherine Gunn

  5572. Leslie Marie Cannon: Please free Josh, Sarah and Shane. Let them come home to their families.

  5573. Anonymous

  5574. Anonymous

  5575. Carla

  5576. R.M. Yowell

  5577. Jaclyn Murray: Please show your humanity and compassion by releasing these three innocent people. You, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, have the opportunity to rise to the occasion and fix this situation. Their families are hurting and the American people are saddened and outraged. Please make the right choice.

  5578. Anonymous

  5579. rebecca brunner: i am for peace and harmony

  5580. Anonymous

  5581. Steven Williams: The use of three young world citizens who made an innocent and unknowing mistake as "trade-bait" for some political reason is an incorrect move by the government of Iran. Whatever your aim, this tactic can only bring dishonor upon Iran. There must be much better ways to achieve your desired goals.

  5582. Fred Dunniway

  5583. Jake Lister

  5584. Amillie Kayacan

  5585. Lacey Donle

  5586. Kathi Feltner: Release Shane, Sarah and Josh as a gesture of good will, as a testament to your faith and as a symbol of peace.

  5587. Steve Williams

  5588. Anonymous

  5589. Anonymous

  5590. Thomas Lissey

  5591. Graham LePage: Surely Iran is a nation of justice. Let them go.

  5592. Paul Sednaoui: FREE THE HIKERS!!!!

  5593. Jemell Solomon: If you are truely a nation that wants to be understood! Then Release Shane, Sarah, and Josh. My prayers go out to the families of the 3 missing persons. Patriot Out!

  5594. Anonymous

  5595. Hali Hammer

  5596. Anonymous

  5597. Kathryn Brown

  5598. Anonymous: The sympathies and prayers of my family go out to you and your loved ones. We hope and pray for a speedy end to this.

  5599. Sister Frances Mary Pierson, OP: + May peace fill all our hearts and bring about a safe release of these hikers. I pray for them, their families and the people of Iran.

  5600. Sarah Hall: Free the Hikers! My prayers are with you all. Come home soon!

  5601. Anonymous

  5602. Sarah Rich

  5603. Alice Brandon

  5604. lisa moser: they need to be with ther family

  5605. Sara Schulte

  5606. Mark Gunnery

  5607. Anonymous: Please reach deep for compassion and release these innocent young adults thank you

  5608. Betsy Reilly

  5609. Alex

  5610. Sara Pace: We are praying for you everyday! God is with you...

  5611. Barbara Gates: Do not lose hope. Keep faith and know that prayers and love will bring you home.

  5612. James Westerfield: Somebody go get these young people by whatever means required.

  5613. Michelle Wassenaar: I admire their courage and curiousity about the world and I am saddened that it is not always a safe place for free spirits to roam.

  5614. Margaret Kelly: Please let them return home!!

  5615. Lana Ernest: These are innocent people. The Iranian government should release them immediately.

  5616. Anonymous: Please release these people immediately. Take a moment and think of what it would be like if your son or, daughter left Iran to visit a beautiful, scenic country and then they were kidnapped/arrested. You would do everything in your power to speak to your children. You would do everything in your power to see their release. We know that just a nod from your head, would allow them to be freed and sent home to their parents and the people that love them. No matter the ideology, no matter the religion, it all comes down to this; compassion is cherished by all and is by virtue, the greatest sign of strength.

  5617. Marisa Moser

  5618. Anonymous: Please release them.

  5619. Bev Shichtman

  5620. minnie brunner: please help to save everybody

  5621. Anonymous

  5622. Anonymous

  5623. ginny: please let these young people come home to their families

  5624. Seth Myers: Whatever the polictical gain of the detainment of these beautiful people, it is lost due to the damage to your own soul. I beg you to reunite Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal with their families. In the name of human understanding and love, please...

  5625. Susan Taney: It is our prayer that Shane, Sarah & Josh would be released to their families safe & sound.

  5626. Hildi Myers: May compassion fuel the release.

  5627. Alexandre Bottos

  5628. Anonymous

  5629. Shannan Roeder

  5630. Anonymous

  5631. Anonymous

  5632. kendra mcclarine: I will add these hikers to my prayers. This is truly an unfortunate situation. God is ultimately in control, they will be home soon.

  5633. Donna J-C

  5634. Gregory Lund

  5635. Maria Brunet: Please let them come home!!

  5636. Anonymous

  5637. Anonymous

  5638. Anonymous: Send them HOME!!

  5639. Geoff Parsons

  5640. EKA

  5641. Elizabeth Stoffer

  5642. Ella

  5643. Sarah Sweet Grass

  5644. Myra Miller

  5645. Sarah Zeitvogel

  5646. Shauna: Please, Compassion and Communication

  5647. Lex Hochstadt

  5648. Anonymous: God help them.

  5649. Eli Mellen

  5650. Brian Arnold: Iran, free these hikers without delay.

  5651. Melissa N: My thoughts and prayers are with them,thier family and friends.Godspeed to your safe return home.

  5652. alexis villalobos: bring them home safley

  5653. Ashley Hall: FREE THE HIKERS!

  5654. Jaimie Ramsay

  5655. Carmen M Dunnington

  5656. Alan D.: God Bless...we're hopeful for your return home soon!

  5657. Crusader: If Iran doesn't release these three innocent Americans, then we must send our troops there to get them! USA!

  5658. Jennifer S.: Hoping for your compassion to release these hikers.

  5659. Tammy W.

  5660. L. Bedurftig

  5661. T. Kord

  5662. Gabriella A

  5663. Jenn-Lee H.: My prayers are with them and their families.

  5664. Anonymous: Please allow them a safe return.

  5665. Margaret Davis

  5666. Cynthia L Kincaid

  5667. Sarah O'Neal

  5668. Rob Watson: LET MY PEOPLE GO

  5669. Theresa Kobisch: Prayers are with you.

  5670. Elaine Hursen

  5671. Mike Collins

  5672. Ana Pizutelli

  5673. kati stine

  5674. R. Zierikzee

  5675. Anonymous

  5676. Kelley Lu: Please find the compassion in your hearts to release these innocent people.

  5677. Melanie: Enough is enough. They did nothing wrong, but HIKE!

  5678. Jon Gold

  5679. Juan Ponciano

  5680. Hannah Spector

  5681. Anonymous

  5682. Evan Boyd

  5683. Mary Chant

  5684. Anonymous

  5685. Gunnar trygstad: Free the hikers please!

  5686. Anonymous: Please allow these americans a chance to speak with their families and release them as soon as possible. They are always in thoughts and prayers!

  5687. David Snipes

  5688. J. Essary

  5689. Andrea Young: My deepest condolences for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with each family. I know in my hear that they will be released, safe and sound.

  5690. Claire Goldsbrough

  5691. Anonymous

  5692. Claire Graham

  5693. Dak Gilinsky

  5694. George B Vieto

  5695. Donna J. Berkowitz

  5696. Greg Campling: Innocent hikers should not be imprisoned, its barbaric

  5697. Kjelene Magnell Bertrand: Their detention is at a cost of friendship with your country. Why will you not release them? What do you gain from holding them hostage? Please release them. If you release them I will promise to promote one of your business's free on my radio show! Please?

  5698. Anonymous

  5699. Trevor Behlman

  5700. Anonymous

  5701. Anonymous: After seeing this on Cnn, I was shocked. I pray for their safe return to the USA.

  5702. Anonymous

  5703. Chapen Hayslett: Please see it in your heart to free the three hikers. Their families and loved ones miss them terribly. Thank You.

  5704. Jeff Phillips

  5705. Charity B.: We're praying for your safe return. Keep the faith!!!

  5706. Mohammad Abandah

  5707. Derin Dacey

  5708. Kathrine Elliott

  5709. Kristina Gomez: Why is this not mainstream news as it should be! I hoped they are freed and would like a little more attention when our fellow Americans are being held overseas. My prayers are with you! God Bless you and your families during this time of uncertainty. They are not just your people but our people, and I as an AMERICAN, anticipate their release!

  5710. Roberto Valdes

  5711. Diane Chamberlain: Complete health, no harm and freedom for Shane, Sarah and Josh as soon as possible.

  5712. Anonymous

  5713. Anonymous

  5714. Kelsey Armstrong

  5715. carolina zarur: paz

  5716. Brian and Rachelle Edwards: We are praying for the return of Shane, Sarah and Josh to the families before the holidays.

  5717. Donna Roberts: Do unto others....

  5718. Pat Adidu: My friends and I here in Nigeria will keep a prayer altar alive for you all. Because the earth is the Lords, we declare that the earth of Iran will fight for your liberty in Jesus name. we decree your freedom.

  5719. Stephanie O'Connor: please free the hikers. it was an honest mistake, let them go home to their families

  5720. Erin McNamee

  5721. Ylli: Free the Hikers! My prayers are with you all.

  5722. Anonymous

  5723. Anonymous

  5724. Lynn Gentile

  5725. Michael Lyons

  5726. Marina Binsack

  5727. Janice O'Neil: FREE THE HIKERS... they are innocent people, trying to live life... They are not spies and have been not been charges...PLEASE FREE THE HIKERS...

  5728. Arn Specter: Iran, Free the Americans and show goodwill to their families, the USA and the World. As you build better relations with the West your nation will benefit by goodwill from other nations.

  5729. Valerie Oviatt: By releasing these innocent people, the Iranian government could show the world that it is fair and just.

  5730. Shannon

  5731. Patrick Mital

  5732. Anonymous

  5733. Deb Purcell: Praying for the release of these innocent people!

  5734. Hope Newman

  5735. trisha: i hope they will get home soon; i'm thinking about them

  5736. Anonymous

  5737. Timothy Phillips

  5738. irit Levy: let freedom ring !

  5739. Greg Stone

  5740. kate booth: To walk free upon this earth is a gift from the creator to all sentient beings. No boundaries.

  5741. omar musa

  5742. Paige Thomas

  5743. Ian Taylor: I pray that the these people holding these three will realize the compassion and empathy within their hearts.

  5744. Juan George

  5745. Lily Aquarian: Think of your children and how you would feel if one of them made this mistake!! These young people need to be back with their families and friends now!

  5746. Jennifer Stamps

  5747. Russell Blackledge: These people are entitled to due process.

  5748. dawn pudwill

  5749. Anonymous: I am shocked the US govt. has not done anything to help. I pray that their release will come soon. Stay strong, Keep going, It will happen.

  5750. catalina Tirado–Gonzalez: Please release these innocent people.

  5751. Anonymous: Only them and their families know the pain that they are going thru right know. I hope the Iranian Government let them free soon.

  5752. John Norton

  5753. Nicole Porter-Sarouphim

  5754. Steven Blevins: Free the Hikers! My prayers are with all of you! May He give you strength and hope!

  5755. Kelly: Please release these wonderful young people so they can spend the holidays at home with their families.

  5756. Justin Stepney

  5757. Anonymous

  5758. Maria Vaz: Iran, please free the hikers. They obviously meant no ill will towards you. This was an honest mistake. We are all human. Look into your hearts and realise that they should be back home with thier family and friends.

  5759. Laura Johnston

  5760. Ryan Sheely

  5761. SUSAN PFITZNER: THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR SHANE, SARAH, JOSH AND FAMILIES.

  5762. Reena Badiani

  5763. Anonymous: please our hikers home.

  5764. Judy Depew

  5765. Anonymous

  5766. Anonymous

  5767. Alisa

  5768. Julie Isen

  5769. Nora Seidman

  5770. Gail Isen

  5771. Anonymous

  5772. Anonymous

  5773. Jan Keith: These people mean no harm to anyone and were simply enjoying the natural beauty of the country. They have been separated from their families and continue to be held without the opportunity to contact their loved ones. Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh. People around the world are watching this situation and are hoping your government will act with compassion.

  5774. Anonymous

  5775. Anonymous

  5776. joseph petrella

  5777. Sherie

  5778. Jonathan Pilch

  5779. Anonymous

  5780. Bill Galic

  5781. Joyce mar: I am praying for their safe return. Please let them come home now.

  5782. scott stapert: Be compassionate. These hikers have families just like you and seek only to better understand the world and its peoples.

  5783. James Flood

  5784. Kelly Gomez

  5785. Yari Flores: I wish that the Iranian government would realize that this was a mistake. These three young hikers simply got lost in unfamiliar territory. Release them so that they may be with their family and friends who miss them dearly.

  5786. Kristen Montalvan

  5787. Shawn Stappen: Every voice matters

  5788. Anonymous: Free them....Bring them home safe.

  5789. David Musser

  5790. Megan Fairbank

  5791. Grant Glick: please free the hikers

  5792. Debbie Kromer: With all due respect to your country and culture, please release these unfortunate adventures as they have meant no harm. Innocent travelers should not be held as a political ploy.

  5793. Mark Kimble

  5794. Mark Allen

  5795. Alyssa Quinlan

  5796. Eelco Jansen

  5797. Maurice Chartrand: Ces personnes ne sont pas une menace pour la République Islamique D'Iran et doivent être libérer dès que possible.

  5798. Jen Lewis: I hope and pray that there mothers can hug them soon.

  5799. Maureen Pugh: Releasing these three young people would be a gesture of good will and compassion that all the world will see.

  5800. Anonymous

  5801. Rajay Kumar

  5802. Stacey West-Kneeland

  5803. Anonymous

  5804. Tom vonGnechten

  5805. Donna Thomas

  5806. Susan Davis

  5807. Noreen Savides

  5808. Cynthia Hertzberg: I can only pray that the three will be free soon.

  5809. Eric Umble

  5810. Shawn Meagher

  5811. Heather Fisher

  5812. Lisa Hackett

  5813. Anonymous: Perhaps a little compassion and charity will help to alter the poor image Iran has in the world.

  5814. Scott Gibson: Its time for them to come home.

  5815. Jennifer Katz: Please show mercy.

  5816. Stuart Davis

  5817. Adam Guinn

  5818. Nick Wilkinson: I pray for their safe return home soon. Jesus be with them.

  5819. Anonymous

  5820. John M. Vrhovac: I ask that the Islamic Government of Iran, Grant on the grounds of Bascic Human Decency and Humanitarian Compassion the Release of the three American hikers being held.

  5821. Richard Mason: Please consider the fact that these are harmless kids, they don't understand the dangers in the real world...they may be naïve, but that should not be considered a crime.

  5822. Christopher Gross

  5823. Anonymous: This seems like an honest mistake! Please find it in your hearts to realize that these people pose no threat to the world and that they deserve to continue to fulfill their lives!

  5824. Elissa Smith: As a mother my heart cries for you. Elissa Cara's Mom

  5825. Charlene Rigdon

  5826. Starla Roddan

  5827. Jamie Weber

  5828. rob everett

  5829. Haley Velez

  5830. Chris odonnell

  5831. Anonymous: Please let them come back home, please.

  5832. Anonymous: Please send them home

  5833. Rosie Bullock

  5834. Anonymous

  5835. sally d

  5836. Anonymous

  5837. Joe Max: Please free the hikers

  5838. Alyssa Reich

  5839. Anonymous: What if these were your children? Your own son's or daughter. Would you have them cut off from you for crossing an invisible line, for making an innocent mistake? Please open your eyes and your hearts to the greif and pain this is causing not just to the three people you are detaining but also to the multitude of people who care about them and their plight. Do not show yourselves to be without understanding and wisdom. Send Shane, Sarah, and Josh HOME!

  5840. christopher gajefski: god bless, and bring them home safe. red white and blue forever, freedom in the U.S.A

  5841. Hyung Nam: I am a teacher concerned about social justice and peaceful resolution to conflicts in the Middle East.

  5842. Anonymous

  5843. Anonymous

  5844. Ken Davis

  5845. Eric

  5846. Dave Larson: Free the Hikers!

  5847. Rob Cavanagh: This is the chance for the Iranian government to show the world that they intend to be a civilized nation and a peaceful member of the world community. The fact that you have held them for so long and have charged them with an unfounded crime would indicate otherwise. It is God's desire for all the peoples of the Earth to learn to love one another, and to live together in peace. It is no mistake that this incident has occurred - it is God's way of giving your country a chance to show the world that it is a peaceful nation. Returning these 3 individuals to their families would strike the hearts of so many Americans who long for peace in the world, but worry about questionable nations such as Iran. Even if your intentions are ultimately hostile towards others in this world, holding these 3 gains you nothing. Returning them gains you a lot.

  5848. Rob Cavanagh: This is the chance for the Iranian government to show the world that they intend to be a civilized nation and a peaceful member of the world community. The fact that you have held them for so long and have charged them with an unfounded crime would indicate otherwise. It is God's desire for all the peoples of the Earth to learn to love one another, and to live together in peace. It is no mistake that this incident has occurred - it is God's way of giving your country a chance to show the world that it is a peaceful nation. Returning these 3 individuals to their families would strike the hearts of so many Americans who long for peace in the world, but worry about questionable nations such as Iran. Even if your intentions are ultimately hostile towards others in this world, holding these 3 gains you nothing. Returning them gains you a lot.

  5849. D Martinez: Keep the faith!

  5850. nan grubbs

  5851. Anonymous

  5852. Justin Bailey

  5853. Nancy Jo Taylor: Often hiking with my son we would often notice a beautiful scene a few steps away. It would be easy to step over an unmarked border line. After reading about these three fine young people it appears they saw beauty in the country of Iran and stepped too far over the line. To the Iranian Officials, please release these young adults who meant no harm to your county.

  5854. MIKE HOMCHICK: these young people made a simple mistake. please release them . please show compassion on the people. thank you.

  5855. John Czarnecki Jr: Their mistake was an innocent one, and as a backpacker myself, I can't imagine going on a trip and this happening to me, please free them, and to their parents, please stay strong, and I hope all can be well.

  5856. Mary James

  5857. Anonymous

  5858. Anonymous: I just want to say that my prayers are with Shane, Sarah and Josh and I hope they at least get to have some contact with their families and I pray for their release soon. Please show compassion for these hikers as we're sure they meant no harm in any way.

  5859. MARK SPAT

  5860. Kenneth

  5861. Anonymous

  5862. Barry Dean: To the Gov.of Iran. After meeting and driveing for the mother of one of your detainees, I found a very loveing mother who is a compassionate person, as are the other families of the other detainees. These kids are only tourists who got lost on the wrong side of a line drawn on a map. Please show the world your compassion by returning these kids to their families.

  5863. Marcie Dreyer: Please, Please send them HOME!!!!

  5864. Paula Silva

  5865. Leigh Medeiros

  5866. Jane F.Wood

  5867. Samuel Salfati

  5868. William Lewis: These young people have dedicated their lives to peace and understanding. They are an inspiration, and representative of many young Americans I have come to know who reject the typical American and corporate lifestyle. They should be honored, not jailed.

  5869. Perry Ghilarducci: Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.

  5870. Chelsea Essex: God bless, and come home safe!

  5871. Karen

  5872. Ramsey Metcalf: Do the right thing and let these young people go home.

  5873. Danny Kim

  5874. Anonymous

  5875. Jessica gaskamp

  5876. Carrie Bolls

  5877. Anonymous

  5878. Laura S: Thinking of you and your families on Thanksgiving.

  5879. Becky Gamache: Stay strong!

  5880. Suzanne Bernard

  5881. Roxanne Robinson

  5882. Allison Wolcott

  5883. Anonymous: These innocent people are in my thoughts.

  5884. felipe: please release them, they are need it here, they should be in home they are just hickers

  5885. Natalie Weiss

  5886. Sara Ackerman

  5887. rory white: Please free them and show that the beauty of your country's heritage, Iran and Persia,
    contains a beauteous element of freedom, mercy, compassion and justice. Rory White

  5888. Rachel Cadman

  5889. Greg Christopher: I hope the iranian government will send these travelers home since they were not trying to do anything wrong.

  5890. Rose Jaeger: I beg The Iranian government to understand that these three people made an understandable mistake, and are obviously not committing unlawfull acts against the Iranians, if anything, unintentionally crossing their boarder. I hope these three are well,and that their family soon can be happily reunited. May The American government work diligently on their release.

  5891. Kathy Jaeger

  5892. Tomas Quezada: The will eventually be free.

  5893. jonathan mcmahon

  5894. Lisa Vicente: It's not fair to keep them in limbo like that - they are entitled to due process.

  5895. DE DEAN

  5896. Anonymous

  5897. Terri Stuart: Please free these people. They need to get home to their families.

  5898. Connor: The Islamic Republic is putting us at their mercy over this tragic subject. I hope these wonderful people get to come home in time for the christmas holidays. You all are in my prayers.

  5899. Anonymous: Hope is the thing with feathers
    That perches in the soul,
    And sings the tune without the words,
    And never stops at all -Emily Dickinson

    Let our hope become reality. Please free Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  5900. deanne Crane

  5901. Connie Stewart

  5902. Valerie

  5903. miriam edell: thinking of you,wishing you were with your family this thanksgiving

  5904. Zakariah Reeder: A shameful display by any government to penalize innocent adventurers. Those who seek to appreciate a land for it's natural elements. Completely dissatisfactory functioning of a government to say the least.

  5905. raymond Weschler

  5906. Timothy Munuhe

  5907. Joyce Lear

  5908. freedomwanter

  5909. Claudette Largess

  5910. Rita Luther

  5911. kristjan nielsen

  5912. henni nielsen

  5913. Carol Levison

  5914. Anonymous: To the Republic of Iran, we ask you to please grant the release of Sara, Shane and Josh as a sign of goodwill; we all will remember the kind and compassionate gesture given to the American hikers.

  5915. Lisa A Elllett: Freedom

  5916. Kristi

  5917. Maureen and Mark Kalscheuer: Peaceful people for a peaceful world. Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh

  5918. Lynn Stoltzmann

  5919. Sarah Peterson

  5920. Meghan Frailey Grist: I cannot wait until you get to come home and hug tour loved ones. Take care of eachother.

  5921. K. Holly Sween

  5922. Anonymous

  5923. Anonymous: My heart goes out to them and their family. God love them. They need to free the innocent and know they are harmless.

  5924. victor clark: i pray for the health, happiness, and prosperity of everyone and that the authority in Iran will come to a peaceful decision and release these planet walkers. It's not like they were hostile invaders. Four months, for an unintentional trespass by peaceful people who bear you no harm, seems to me more than sufficient to teach them to pay more attention to boundaries in the future. God bless you and keep you safe and healthy.

  5925. Cheryl Fitzgerald

  5926. Carrie Reeves

  5927. Anonymous

  5928. Anonymous: We need people with connections to isamic world to help them.

  5929. Eric Fong

  5930. Martha Bullock

  5931. Megan Sauter

  5932. PAMELA SMITH: YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

  5933. barbara dow

  5934. Joanne Hagensick

  5935. Anonymous

  5936. Ann Habafy

  5937. lise glancy

  5938. Barbara Glancy

  5939. Catherine Thompson

  5940. Joe Rowe: Both Iran and the US are detaining people in violation of international law and human rights. We call on both countries to answer any and all questions regarding the detainment of Sarah, Josh and Shane and all political prisoners in Iran, Guantanamo, and everywhere.

  5941. paul pitkin: To the Iranian government - Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh and allow them to return home!

  5942. Mark Woodlief

  5943. Phil Hardy

  5944. Sierra Stringfield

  5945. Kathryn Delise Picard

  5946. Betty Holladay

  5947. Michele Howard

  5948. Ann Bennett

  5949. barbara schnacky

  5950. Ingrid Wagner

  5951. Pat McAleer

  5952. elaine carter

  5953. Betsy Riddell

  5954. Greg Troutt: May you feel the love and compassion that all beings require and may you flourish where you can. Namaste.

  5955. Marcia Meyers

  5956. Maureen Farrell

  5957. sheila sachs

  5958. Anonymous

  5959. Anonymous

  5960. Cathy Spofford: Please free these 3 hikers who inadvertently crossed your borders.

  5961. Diana Meckfessel

  5962. Angel Fraden: Hope this helps... Maybe now you've learned your lesson.

  5963. Sharon O'Malley: I plead for the release of these three innocent people and pray for their return home soon.

  5964. Anonymous

  5965. Kistian Escapa

  5966. Jeannine Sisko: Please free these people and reunite them with their families.

  5967. Tamara Campbell: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh free. These are precious children who meant no harm whatsoever. It was an accident. Please show compassion and forgiveness and set them free.

  5968. Anonymous

  5969. Anne Dunn

  5970. Ken Hashagen: Friend of Josh Fattal,
    He is a good man, honest, kind.... please help bring him home safe.
    Thanks,

  5971. Anonymous

  5972. Anonymous

  5973. Tom Case: please let these inocent children go. God looks over and judges those whom harm others with no cause, please let these peaceful children go home to their families.

  5974. Helen McCullough

  5975. mario J. Espinoza: Presidente de Iran:
    Deje salir en libertad a esos jovenes que ellos no tienen culpa alguna de la politica de su pais

  5976. M. Brooke Robertshaw

  5977. Gretchen Klosterman: My thoughts go out to you and your families in this terrible ordeal. Hope you get home safely.

  5978. Kathrina Howerton: Please send our hikers home! They are in my prayers. God bless these families!

  5979. Kellie Brandt

  5980. Anonymous

  5981. Amanda Ng: Release them!

  5982. Kayla davisson

  5983. Loretta Ivison: Please start to let people go who do not seem to know they did a bad thing

  5984. Terry and Shari Lusignan

  5985. Steven J. Morris MD: These are simply young, adventurous people. To hold them in this way is the act of an inhumane, dishonest government. The world knows these are not spies or individuals with any agenda. They should be freed immdediatley.

  5986. Melissa Balmer

  5987. Tonya Hayworth: We are praying for your safety and that you will return home soon.

  5988. Christopher: The Iranian government sickens me. To snatch up unsuspecting persons who stray into their territory by accident and then declare them to be "spies" and nothing else is sickening and unlawful. And just recently they had the gall to take into custody several British nationals who were merely participating in a yacht race, nothing more. This has to end.

  5989. Anonymous

  5990. Michael Braun Hamilton

  5991. Diana Gonzales: I hope and I pray that Josh, Sarah, and Shane will be returned to their families soon. I, like them love to learn about new cultures and love to travel. I know the very basics of the Iranian culture from reading and what the news feeds me. Therefore, I hope the Iranian government would prove to the world of their merciful nature. I also pray that our two countries will find peace and compassion as God intends us to live.

  5992. Myrl Fisk

  5993. louisa Brannon

  5994. Robert Carlson

  5995. Suzanne E. Proniske

  5996. Robert Seitz: These FREEDOM loving people would never knowingly enter Iran. Let them come home!

  5997. Darcy Alexandra

  5998. Susan Lawrence: Vigils often held evenings in San Francisco since hikers detained on July 31st. Location: outside entrance at 825 Market. Everyone is welcome.

  5999. arnoldo garcia

  6000. Anonymous

  6001. Anonymous

  6002. Michelle Cherian

  6003. Paul Hudson: I wish the three of them a safe, speedy return home.

  6004. Richard Clark: In this day and age of enlightenment, young people who adventure, whatever their religious or political views, need all the encouragement they can get. Sailing or setting a foot across an imaginary line does not mean these young people have a hidden agenda and for them to be held for any length of time is inhuman.

  6005. carla murphy

  6006. Dean Lennox: There really is no point in keeping them any longer.

  6007. Jennifer Bjarnason: Hope these three make it home soon.

  6008. Capilano University: Representing 30 students at Capilano University in Vancouver, CANADA, please release these hikers immediately!

  6009. Anonymous

  6010. Jackson Straw: Just listened to Shanes mum on Radio 5 Live. I hope the iranian government do the right thing and let the hikers go.

  6011. Anonymous

  6012. Roger

  6013. Justin Bauer

  6014. Sue Dyson: My hopes and prayers are with you Shane, Sarah and Josh x

  6015. Anonymous: It would be a great sign of friendly intention, if the Iranian government would show compassion and release these young people who I am sure just made an honest mistake in where they ended up on their walk.

  6016. Charles McKeny: Peace, tolerance and understanding is the answer for all. Please free these young people.

  6017. John walters: Good luck hope you are home soon.

  6018. brooke

  6019. Debra Livingston

  6020. Mara Armstrong

  6021. Renee

  6022. Renee

  6023. Mark Newman: I ask the Iranian government not to use these three people as pawns in a political game. Please let them go.

  6024. James Kurts: It is my continuing prayer that God touch the hearts of the Iranian officials and cause them to do what is right and quickly release Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  6025. Kyle Badaracco

  6026. Stephanie Dallal

  6027. Matt and Laura Kubiak

  6028. Anonymous

  6029. Nicole Price

  6030. Travis J Munson

  6031. Dan Snopkowski

  6032. Anonymous: Just a fellow hiker from Kentucky wishing these 3 be set free and returned home asap.

  6033. Anonymous

  6034. Mark geist

  6035. Stephanie Marie Tan: Compassionate best of wishes.

  6036. Anonymous

  6037. Anonymous: Free them, PLEASE!

  6038. Anonymous: Please free these young people as soon as possible.

  6039. Timothy Bennett: Prayers are with you, I myself am a avid hiker, backpacker, mountaineer, and I will NEVER give up my love of exploring the world and all that it is because of man made boundaries, racisms, hatred, ect. Praying again for your release as this is a injustice to a amazing outdoor sport and a injustice to the young people of the world. You only have one life to live...

  6040. derek young: Hopefully the the positive world-wide response to the release of a yacht and crew today is a sign that we all can respect compassion shown by Iran and trust these three young people can be home soon.

  6041. James D. Bell LPN: While I do not personally know these three students, I do know that their imprisonment is an insult to the civilized world. Espionage??? Give me a break!!! They are three young college students that got lost. They should be released and returned to their families forthwith, UNHARMED!

  6042. Tricia Ruthe: Keep on believing!

  6043. Yannick: Iran stop acting like a child!

  6044. Ben

  6045. Branimir Moritz Brezich: FREE them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6046. Jessica Michelle

  6047. Anonymous

  6048. Anonymous: I am praying for these students and for their families. May God in His mercy miraculously empower their release.

  6049. Connie Foo

  6050. Anonymous: The longer these young people are held for no real reason, the greater the temptation to believe that the government of Iran is using their prisoners for political purposes.

  6051. Alex De Martino

  6052. Alma Castillo

  6053. Bonnie McGill

  6054. Anonymous: Please release those kids. as a mother of twokids ages27&30 . I cannot imagine what these mothers are going through. Please please let them get back to their families for holidays.

  6055. Ingrid Holloway

  6056. Steve Morris: They are humans, not political bargainning chips.

  6057. Jenny Galloway

  6058. Mike: Please have a heart and let these innocent people come home to their families. Religion is suppose to be about love and caring for one another. So I pray that you will let them leave on the next plane out of your country and send them back home to theirs. May God bless these families in there time of need and help create peace, love, and brotherhood to all mankind!!!! Amen

  6059. Stephanie Bray

  6060. Jacqueline Marie Musacchio

  6061. Sara Mizer

  6062. Anonymous: I pray that Shane, Sarah and Josh are brought safely home soon.

  6063. Natalie Rae

  6064. Penny S, Freed: Please Release these young people and realize they did not intend any harm. Releasing them is the right things to do, and Iran should realize this. If they are part of the United Nations, then they
    need to display their good intentions. The wrold is watching.

  6065. Micah Garen

  6066. Cynthia Lee Molnar

  6067. Sandra Nelson: I PRAY they will be released. I believe that they had no intention of causing anyone any harm. Please.
    have compassion for any misunderstanding.

  6068. Debbie Gere: Prayers that you are returned to the US soon!

  6069. chi jia

  6070. andrew Twietmeyer

  6071. Anonymous

  6072. Anonymous

  6073. Anonymous

  6074. Kathleen Moore

  6075. Mary Cunningham: Please, in the name of peace for all, please free these three young people and allow them to return to their families.

  6076. Paula Jackson

  6077. kurt schroeder

  6078. John Geiger

  6079. Anonymous

  6080. Benjamin Shaw

  6081. Bawar Ismail: Be human, Ahmadinejad. Release those who have done nothing!

  6082. kathy dellinger

  6083. Amy Kaczynski

  6084. Christopher Boundy

  6085. Anonymous

  6086. Mark Shane Tabor

  6087. Christopher Robin Zimmerman

  6088. Maggie Rodriguez: They meant no harm, Please release them.

  6089. Diana Beck

  6090. Anonymous

  6091. Jim & Maria Sheehan: Please let them go. They are innocent kids.

  6092. Anonymous

  6093. Anonymous

  6094. David and Theresa Burrus: Their lives are as important as your own.

  6095. victoria murphy: Please release them- they need to be home asap!!!

  6096. Joe B.

  6097. Leigh Ann Dufurrena

  6098. Solange Connolly

  6099. marjorie ingall

  6100. michael sherman

  6101. Natalie Mishustina

  6102. Alexander: its done...let them go home

  6103. Julie Teagle: Will pray for their release x

  6104. Anonymous

  6105. Kenya Dworkin: This needs to have lots of media coverage. Lots of it! So the U.S. government and other entities will feel pressured to put pressure on Iran to release these young people, and the U.S. government conversations with Iran include this really dramatic and important issue. The global and the local go hand in hand.

  6106. belia renteria

  6107. Ira Wolff

  6108. Norris D. Wolff

  6109. Erica Wolff

  6110. Heather Knopf Reeves

  6111. Mark Shayne

  6112. Donald Findlay: I MUST SAY THIS CASE SEEMS UNFORTUNATE FOR SHANE SARAH AND JOSH.

  6113. graeme bow: I have now sent this to all my collueges from the member of parliments
    I am writing to express my support for every possible effort to secure the release of three young Americans who have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009.

    Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were hiking near the Ahmed Awa waterfall in a safe area of Iraqi Kurdistan that is increasingly popular with Western tourists. News reports say they mistakenly crossed the unmarked border with Iran when they were detained. Iran granted the hikers consular access to Swiss diplomats on September 29, 2009 and on October 29, 2009, but their families have not had any contact with them.

    I know that the United States has no formal diplomatic relationship with Iran. However, I appreciate the efforts the US State Department is making to resolve this matter through the good offices of the Swiss diplomatic mission in Tehran and hope that further efforts to help bring Shane, Sarah and Josh home can be made through private and informal channels.

    Shane, Sarah and Josh share a love of travel and a sense of adventure, but they would not intentionally have entered Iran. They all have great respect for different cultures and societies and for the law and I hope their situation can be resolved quickly.

    These three young people and their anxious families deserve to be reunited as soon as possible. For that to happen, they need your support, regardless of the broader issues dividing the United States and Iran. I urge you to do everything within your power to help them.

    Thank you for your dedication to public service and for your attention to this case.

  6114. Suzanne Christensen

  6115. Tracy Werner

  6116. Edward Johnson

  6117. nancy meyer: You are in the thoughts and prayers of us all and will be until you step back on US soil and into the waiting arms of your loving families.

  6118. Brandon Root

  6119. Carole Schaefer: Give them back to their parents.

  6120. Stuart Munro: This is an obvious case of an innocent mistake - these guys are just holidaymakers that accidentally strayed into an area they didn't mean to travel into. If the Iranians can make a common sense decision to release the British sailors after a similar navigational error surely these hikers can be treated in the same humanitarian manner?

  6121. Amy Trainer: Please practice compassion during this holiday season and release these innocent Americans. Thank you!

  6122. Sonya Prasad: Please rlease Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal so they can return back to their families. Thank you!

  6123. Stuart Munro: Surely the Iranians can show the same compassion that they showed the Brirish Sailors last week. These hikers have also made an accidental navigational error and should be freed to go back to their families.

  6124. Anonymous

  6125. John Casoni: Please immediately release these innocent young hikers who strayed across an unmarked border.

  6126. Hilary Russell Pritchard: Please do not use these young people as some kind of currency; let them get on with their lives. You are detaining individuals who CARE about promoting cultural unity.

  6127. Anonymous: I pray that these young Americans are released soon and return safely to their families in the U.S.

  6128. Perley MacIntosh

  6129. Louise Brookes

  6130. Patricia Smiley

  6131. Yvette Olvera-Rose

  6132. Anonymous

  6133. Mariah himmelwright: everyone is human. we are all brothers and sisters under the sun. treat everyone with love. we all deserve it.

  6134. Eric Morgenstein: I know Josh from high school. I am so frustrated and upset that this has happened to him. I hope that he and his friends are released soon.

  6135. michele mowery

  6136. Anonymous: We hope these 3 children will be with their families for the start of 2010.

  6137. christopher mercier

  6138. Kelly Phanco: This is a travesty. While the injustice seems to emanate from a position of strength (guns, soldiers and centralized power) it is truly a demonstration of craven weakness. The Iranian government can demonstrate true strength by letting these people go home.

  6139. Linda Schatzow

  6140. Jeremy Olson

  6141. Anonymous: I pray that Iraq will have compassion and release these 3 young hikers Shane, Sarah and Josh to the US, as these young people did not know they were entering Iran. Please have compassion and understand that not everyone knows your laws and politics. This was an unfortunate mistake as this was not planned The families and friends, supporters of of these 3 young hikers are have hope that the Islamic government will do the right thing by realize these young people back into their families who miss them a great deal and want their children returned to the US where they are missed. I also ask that the US government does not give up on the rescue of Shane Sarah and Josh. This is a tragedy and these young adults must be terrified out of their minds. My prayers go out to the family and friends of these 3 young hikers as well as the US government as they negotiate the safe return of Shane Sarah and Josh. Sincerely, Mylene A. Somers

  6142. Meghan Moriarity

  6143. Susan Dyas: Know that God is holding you in His hands.

  6144. Anonymous

  6145. LeeAnn Herrera

  6146. Lucia Perez

  6147. Estella Collins: These young people and their families are in my thoughts and prayers. May God be with you all.

  6148. CAROLYN C. BATSON: PLEASE RELEASE SARAH, JOSH AND SHANE SO THAT THEY CAN GO BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES. SHOW THEM COMPASSION BECAUSE THEY MEANT NO HARM TO ANYONE.

  6149. Nola Barry: Please show compassion and allow Sarah, Shane and Josh to go home to their families and friends.

  6150. Ruth Yaskin: Please release these students.

  6151. Corinne Ertel

  6152. Todd: To the Government of Iran: Thank you in advance of showing mercy and compassion by releasing the Hikers.

  6153. Lauren Titus

  6154. Anonymous: Wishing the best to Shane, Sarah and Josh and their families.

  6155. Diane Loving

  6156. Michelle Pasternak

  6157. Betsy Coe: We live around the corner from Josh's family. Although we don't know them personally, our heart breaks for their suffering and that of the other two hikers' families. Please show compassion and send them home.

  6158. Sharon Fickeissen

  6159. Anonymous

  6160. Jack Peters

  6161. Tom Gray

  6162. Patricia S. Czajka: Please free them swiftly and safely!

  6163. Anonymous

  6164. Lydia Panas

  6165. Anonymous

  6166. Sean Damon

  6167. Jason Ball: Iran has a proud history, holding onto these three hikers diminishes that in the eyes of everyday citizens of the west, release them so they can go home family is everything as in Iran.

  6168. Jeff Hall: I sincerely hope that Iran allows these young travelers to return home soon. What does Iran gain by detaining these young people? Amnesty would free up energy to be used for some good for both Iran and the travelers.

  6169. Jana

  6170. Xavier Trevino

  6171. c mcgill

  6172. Anonymous

  6173. Anonymous

  6174. sutah: please release these children.

  6175. Arash Abazari

  6176. John Waterman

  6177. James T. Rodgers

  6178. Jessica Bay

  6179. Linda: RELEASE THEM!

  6180. Anonymous: They meant no harm, please release them to be with their families.

  6181. Beth Dickson

  6182. Tracy Miller: We are all eagerly awaiting news of your return!

  6183. Lukas Baldrige: My heart and mind is with these three young people and their families

  6184. Hilary Bok

  6185. Melanie Carroll

  6186. Anonymous

  6187. Susan Gorman

  6188. Carmen Guillen: This has been a terrible misunderstanding and I hope with all my heart that Sarah, Shane and Josh will be returned home safely.

  6189. Anonymous

  6190. Amanda Anger

  6191. Joshua Raizman

  6192. erica

  6193. Taylor Martinson

  6194. Shawn H. Magnuson: Please release these innocent young people and allow them to come home to their families.

  6195. Anonymous

  6196. Jason E. Hedrington: It's the obvious, human and right thing to do.

  6197. Jill

  6198. margaret christoforo

  6199. Ian McNaught

  6200. Laura Keelan

  6201. Sharon West

  6202. Anonymous: God Bless

  6203. Matthew Hoffman

  6204. Anonymous: Please release the 3 students being held quickly. They need to be returned to their families.

  6205. Ryan Sarah Murphy

  6206. Tracy Snyder

  6207. Susan Di: Sending prayers for your safe return

  6208. Marianne C. McGrath

  6209. Sheila Macdonald

  6210. Anonymous

  6211. Friedrich Brandi: we are all human beeings

  6212. Corey Walsh

  6213. Brooke Finley

  6214. Jeffrey Smith

  6215. kerryburns

  6216. Meghan Pickrell

  6217. Bob Simpson: Free them please.

  6218. Jillian Doke-Magruder

  6219. Brendan Choi

  6220. Anonymous

  6221. Anonymous: Please release these young people. They truly meant no harm.

  6222. Emily Magruder

  6223. Anonymous

  6224. Jonathan Vogel: Free the hikers!

  6225. Darlene Jones: Free them!! They are entitled to their freedom!

  6226. Anonymous

  6227. Anonymous

  6228. Don Hensel

  6229. Emma Westerfield

  6230. Anonymous

  6231. Lisa

  6232. Tara Kloner: Free these innocent people, they just wanted to appreciate your country's beauty and got lost. Why should they be punished for this? BE HUMAN

  6233. Gretchen Peterson

  6234. Dave Gilson

  6235. Amy Vance

  6236. Anonymous

  6237. Darby Bayliss: There is no reason to detain them

  6238. Allison Dworetzky: Enough is enough. Send them home!

  6239. Marilyn Kosecoff

  6240. Michael Buford: Please free these American hikers.

  6241. Reeti Roy

  6242. Karen Cohen

  6243. Alin Gliga: Hope they will be able to travel the world again soon.

  6244. Erik Filkorn

  6245. Josephine Chien

  6246. Jaime colon

  6247. Trina March

  6248. Anonymous

  6249. Anonymous

  6250. Meera LeVine: please don't continue to perpetuate individuals sufferring because of politics and nations!

  6251. Maria Leone-Seid

  6252. Marsha Maslan

  6253. Margot Ocanas

  6254. Deborah Png

  6255. Marianne Barnard

  6256. Anonymous

  6257. Anonymous: Please set them free!

  6258. Lori Nascimento: Please act fast to return these citizens home asap.

  6259. ruth phillips

  6260. Kelly Miller: Please return these young, peaceful, beautiful, people home to their friends, and families!

  6261. Lindsey A. French

  6262. David Parker

  6263. Sandra Chambers

  6264. Matthew ferguson: Please I don't even know who these people are but I know that no body deserves to be locked up for just exploring another country. When there are people who murder and sell drugs and rape, we as american's travel to other countries around the world constantly because we don't have the rich historical culture that is the rest of the world. To be able to explore lands that most people here will never see is a rare chance for most. So please who ever this reaches I implore you to please let these three come home for christmas.

  6265. Kate Pagan

  6266. Michael Carr: Please show compassion and release all of the hikers.

  6267. Sarah McNeil

  6268. rick odea: A mindset, that includes a show of good will as being a sign of weakness, can only lead to unwanted aggression.

  6269. Maureen Vallance

  6270. Lillian Alba

  6271. Andy Jones

  6272. Anonymous

  6273. Anonymous: Hope they are home soon. Feel sorry for the families.

  6274. cathy Furer

  6275. Julia Furer

  6276. Dinah Lenney

  6277. Pamela Douglas

  6278. Wesley Ford

  6279. Anonymous

  6280. Charmaine Upole

  6281. Dragan Kovacevic

  6282. Martin Hart: I pray for compassion and mercy and release of our three young individuals: Josh, Sarah and Shane.

  6283. Scott Wilcher: Is there any difference to what these three Americans and the five British sailors did? Why were they freed so quickly while these three still remain in jail.

  6284. Diana Wagman

  6285. Anonymous: Please send these three people home to their families.

  6286. Noah

  6287. Michael Lynch: It would be a nice gesture towards World Peace to release these young individuals. They mean no harm and they and their families have already paid a massive penalty. It won't happen again. Whether they crossed the border accidentally or intentionally, they have paid their dues. Let them go.

  6288. Genevieve DeWald

  6289. Nic Nunes

  6290. Michael Kennedy: My thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah, Josh and their families!

  6291. Priscilla Biedebach: Hope

  6292. Veselina Topalova: Please, free these 3 young people and respect the wishes of your young people as well.

  6293. Anonymous

  6294. Jeffrey Miller

  6295. Brad Murray

  6296. Dolores Klitzka: I just hope that Iran will show compassion and release them soon!

  6297. Susan Langford

  6298. Susan DuBois

  6299. Karen Gruen

  6300. Anonymous: sending love and light to these three and their families.

  6301. Beth Denitz

  6302. Cynthia Medeiros

  6303. Ruth Friedman

  6304. Anonymous: How does holding these hikers prisoner help anyone's cause? Please release them NOW.

  6305. Elizabeth Foldi

  6306. Emma Gerould

  6307. Anonymous

  6308. Jason Beck

  6309. Anonymous

  6310. Kelly Sammons: Please let these young people come home to their families.

  6311. Anonymous

  6312. Anonymous

  6313. Jeffrey Villaveces

  6314. Anonymous

  6315. Angela O'Brien

  6316. Jaimie Huck

  6317. Kristen Simon

  6318. Sandra DiGiulio

  6319. Lori: I hope the hiker's are well and soon to be realized and come home safe to there families as soon as possible. My prayer's are with them all each and everyday.

  6320. Ronette D Wills

  6321. Chris Opela

  6322. Anonymous

  6323. Valerie Barrios Cagle

  6324. Sonja Olsen

  6325. Ellyce Thompson

  6326. Jacquita R Heidler: Please let them come home to their familys! It's the right thing to do~~~~~~

  6327. Ben Snead

  6328. Matias Holway

  6329. Anonymous

  6330. Anonymous: In the spirit of peace, please free the hikers!

  6331. Anonymous: Please show initiative in the pursuit of a peaceful international dialogue by releasing the US hikers who present no threat to anybody's national security.

  6332. Victoria Folkerts

  6333. patrice Ceisel: Free them now

  6334. jim green

  6335. Anonymous

  6336. Farrah Tienter

  6337. Amber Timmons

  6338. Daniell McSweeny: I think about you three often and I send prayers for the best outcome.

  6339. Bay

  6340. Adrian Zielcke: I hope Iran will show compassion with the young men and women

  6341. Lee Scott

  6342. Allan Scott

  6343. Agnieszka Marczyk

  6344. Catherine Blair Winter

  6345. Anonymous: Please free these hikers. They are model citizens of the earth and their efforts in various non-profits show their respect towards different countries and peoples and not espionage in any means.

  6346. Martin Phelps

  6347. Anonymous

  6348. Becca Neville

  6349. Ashley Burnette

  6350. Les McAllan

  6351. Daurah Williams

  6352. George Chen

  6353. Laura McBride

  6354. Kirsten Sheridan

  6355. Anonymous

  6356. Gwen Nolan: Please show the same compassion shown when the English sailors who travelled into your boundaries by sea were released.

  6357. Anonymous

  6358. Myriam

  6359. Anonymous: Hope!

  6360. Daniel Stamm

  6361. Crystal Saunders: Please send them home.

  6362. Jerry Widener: Hoping for a safe return soon!

  6363. Malcolm Pellettier: Godspeed.

  6364. Marya Alford

  6365. Anonymous

  6366. taylor kirsch

  6367. Jill Van Der Meij

  6368. Kate Oliver

  6369. Andy Holden: Lots of love and hope from England.

  6370. lisa monteleone

  6371. Anonymous

  6372. Kathryn Ziga

  6373. R. Key Wendell B.S.,RRT/RCP: show mercy, release these young people back to their families.

  6374. Danielle Ngo: Please release these hikers.

  6375. Robson Loseby: I hope this helps to free them.

  6376. Mark Willenbrock: "Therefore give their due to... the destitute, and to the traveller in need." Koran 30:38

  6377. Chris Cusack

  6378. Anonymous

  6379. Anonymous

  6380. Anonymous: No different from the young UK sailors that were also off their map and recently released after a few days in detention.

  6381. Jenny Boyle

  6382. Scott Liles: They should be let go. It wasnt like they were trying to smuggle in drugs, or trafficing people. They simply crossed a imaginary line by mistake. Please let these folks return home to their families. You three are in my thoughts and prayers.

  6383. Mark Seagoe: It's just the right thing to do.

  6384. lisa marshall

  6385. Xin Zhu

  6386. Stephen Robinson

  6387. Barbara Dancheck

  6388. Daniel Heafey: I hope in my heart the president of iran .will see some sense, and release them .holding them serves no purpose whatsoever. kids do make mistakes .please do the humble thing, and set them free thank you.

  6389. kr bilkey

  6390. John

  6391. Will Ranoe

  6392. Chirag Patel: Politics should not play into this situation.

  6393. qtzzygrlp@msn.com

  6394. Mary Ellen Swenson

  6395. Tudor Mihai: The best kind of PR Iran can get out of this by releasing these people quickly and unharmed. They are young, brave, independent-thinking just the type needed by middle easterners to get their message across. Don't stifle their voices!

  6396. John France

  6397. Anonymous

  6398. Duncan Edmondson

  6399. Charley

  6400. Adam Joness: I hope that your loved ones will shortly be released back to your arms especially for the holidays when family is such an important role. I really wish that the Iranian governemnt and the people of Iran will come to see the error of their ways in detaining 3 innocent civillians. If Iran is so protective over it's border it should of made sure that the area the 3 hikers we're entering was Iranian terrority and i'm sure this would of provented such a travisty as this occuring.

  6401. Anonymous

  6402. Lindsay Horan

  6403. Michael Newman: Wishing them safe passage from a Canadian hiker

  6404. Rob Shumaker: I hope that they are released before Christmas. They are in my prayers....

  6405. Anonymous: Please let them go!

  6406. Anonymous

  6407. Kate H: I do not know anyone involved personally, but my thoughts and hopes are with the families and friends and especially the three innocent hikers in this unfortunate missunderstanding. I urge the US State Department, and our President to keep diplomatic pressure on the Iranian Judiciary/Government for the immediate release of these people. Stay strong.

  6408. Geoff Park: Do the correct thing and release them back to their families.

  6409. Sarah Hathaway: Hoping you're home by Christmas. Praying for you.

  6410. Eric Tollevsen

  6411. Alexander Salmins

  6412. Kim Club

  6413. Chris Martin: Iran. Be True. Let them go.

  6414. Anonymous

  6415. Anonymous: It is outrageous that these 3 lovely young people have become hostages to the Iranian regime who will extract maximum concessions from the American government. I hope that Evin prison will not break them. Let us all stand firm behind them.

  6416. Katherine Harris McIntosh

  6417. Anonymous

  6418. Anonymous

  6419. Anonymous

  6420. Michael Cline: All of my love and compassion goes out to Shane, Sarah, and Josh, as well as the families that are surely suffering as a result of their missing loved ones. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Please keep the faith and remain ever hopeful that one-day soon they will return whole, healthy, and with a tremendous story to tell.

    God bless!

  6421. Kurt Pfund: hike, don't fight!

  6422. Nathan Maulorico: Human beings are people of the World, and not just of one nation. It is our duty as World Citizens to ensure and protect the basic human rights of every person.

  6423. John Loftus

  6424. Anonymous

  6425. Anonymous

  6426. B

  6427. Anonymous

  6428. Anonymous: Thank you!

  6429. Rick Dickinson

  6430. Anonymous

  6431. Anonymous

  6432. Brian Foley

  6433. Jeramiah: I don't understand why a government would do this to three innocent and unarmed hikers. It's an abuse of human rights to even detain them for this long without a "fair and speedy trial". This is extremely disturbing. Best of luck.

  6434. Nancy Peuraharju: Praying that Shane, Sarah & Josh will soon be safely home in the arms of their loved ones!

  6435. Oscar Espinosa

  6436. John Duntley

  6437. Tim Bauerschmidt: Set them free!

  6438. Steve Avey: Come on Iran release them now, stop using these people as political pawns - Steve, UK

  6439. Kate Jones

  6440. Bruno Tenete: Please let these young people go. They have no political agenda and only innocent students.

  6441. jason whatford

  6442. Angela Boyd

  6443. Anonymous

  6444. Anonymous

  6445. Anonymous

  6446. Kathy Angove

  6447. Joseph Keller Gruber: universal declaration of human rights = article 13: right to free movement in and out of any country
    article 9 = freedom from arbitrary arrest or exile.

    stay strong, Iranian prison has to suck... you are all inspirations to us

  6448. Anonymous

  6449. Drew Martin

  6450. Angela Lopez

  6451. justin hampton

  6452. Martin Summerell: These hikers are good people, having strayed into Iran as a simple mistake it would be honourable of the Iranian authorities to now release them without delay.

  6453. Chris Mosley

  6454. Roger Tally

  6455. Anonymous

  6456. Anonymous

  6457. Andy Taylor

  6458. Francis Ridgel: I hope that the three of them make it home safely, and that that Iran will understand that nothing within bad intentions was meant to take place

  6459. Rob Sullenberger

  6460. Peyman T

  6461. Cynthia

  6462. Adrian

  6463. Isela C

  6464. Wayne davies: Obviously a mistake, hope there home for Xmas

  6465. Alex Fife, Atlanta, Ga.

  6466. june

  6467. Liz Duane

  6468. Peter Huston

  6469. James Kuch

  6470. Michael Keefe

  6471. nasangga

  6472. Anonymous: Please, please find it in your hearts to release these three back to the United States.

  6473. Anonymous: Please free them and let them return home to their families and friends.

  6474. Farzaneh Jahanzad

  6475. Lisa Pirozzi

  6476. Shawn Stroud

  6477. William Bennett

  6478. Anonymous

  6479. Samir

  6480. Karen Beasley: There are familiy and friends waiting for their safe return. They are not forgotten

  6481. Ravinder Yadav: this is very unfortunate. we pray for their safe release.

  6482. Anonymous

  6483. Andrea Navarro

  6484. Shelley Seale

  6485. Anonymous

  6486. Loubna Dardane: Give them the benefit of the doubt and deport them home. They are idealists that believe that nature is boundaryless and that is not a crime, it is a virtue.

  6487. Phil Mannino

  6488. Andrew Fitzgerald

  6489. Kortnye Alexander: Obviously this was a mistake and they deserve a fair trial as soon as possible and to be let go.
    They have done nothing wrong!

  6490. Janet Fisk

  6491. Kelly A Morrison

  6492. Meagan Christou: It's a shame that we cannot even explore our own planet without being tangled into politics! Free the hikers!

  6493. Deborah Croll: Please use compassion and release these hikers. You must know that it was an accidental crossing of the border.

  6494. Emily Beardmore: These people are innocent! They have done nothing wrong.

  6495. Anonymous

  6496. Taylor Sweeney: LET THEM GO!

  6497. J. David McCarson: From Kate Hirst's quote below "I have strong hope that Iran will understand that Josh, Sarah, and Shane are travelers of peace and I hope that Iran will hear this plea of the family and friends of these three, and compassionately let them free. Perhaps this will also open a new door for peaceful diplomacy between our two countries, and a new opportunity for peace in the middle east."

  6498. Lauren Pereira

  6499. Marcy Pattison: Show the world you do have compassion for human life, send these hikers home!

  6500. Angel Cuthbertson

  6501. Anonymous

  6502. George McKinley

  6503. Jake Lanswerk

  6504. Anonymous

  6505. Amanda Vizak: This is unimaginable. I can not pray enough for these (3) and their families. Please know, you all will be in my thoughts and prayers.

  6506. Scott Brown: These hikers entered Iran on accident while they were enjoying the beauty of that area. There was no malice from their actions. Please send them home to their families as soon as possible. Show the world that Iran has compassion for the innocent.

  6507. Matthew Huntley: These are People being Held. Human beings, Not Pawns in some game.
    Please set them free, and on their way home!

  6508. Lily Haskell

  6509. Stephanie Carlson

  6510. Patricia Christie

  6511. Shaun Kirchin

  6512. Rachel S

  6513. Nick Civitarese

  6514. Tim Oldham

  6515. Chris Conway: Hiking and seeing the world is something everybody should have the privilege to do and see.

  6516. Shelley & Lenny Seidman

  6517. Melanie Salerno

  6518. Brie

  6519. joseph espinola

  6520. Anonymous: I'm from Iran. I am ashamed of the actions that are done by our government. and sincerely hope your friends are free As soon as possible. Unfortunately, not only your friends have been taken hostage also Iran's 70 million people are hostages and hope you pray for our freedom.

  6521. Anonymous: They paid enough for their mistake. Please,send them back!

  6522. Anonymous: They paid enough for their mistake. Please,send the make safely!

  6523. Anonymous

  6524. Adam Ellsworth

  6525. Anthony Gardner

  6526. Theresa Burke: I hope the Iranian government will realize these people should be returned to their families as soon as possible, and that the American government continues to press for their release until that happens. Please take a moment to read a bit about these three individuals. I believe that you will find they are peaceful and caring; and that they simply made an honest mistake by crossing into Iran. Thank you.

  6527. Stephan Nance: Please release these three innocent people. This situation is heartbreaking... My thoughts are with Shane, Sarah, and Josh, and with their families and loved ones.

  6528. Jennifer Ragsdale

  6529. Anonymous

  6530. Anthony Cameron

  6531. Anonymous

  6532. Tatum Peters: Prayers

  6533. Anonymous

  6534. George de Zertucha

  6535. Anna Pugh

  6536. Carlyn E Wilson

  6537. shain patterson

  6538. Marcela

  6539. Anonymous: Stay warm, keep up hope!

  6540. Bryan Johnson: Dear Iran,

    Please release Sarah, Shane, and Josh.

    Sincerely,

    Bryan Johnson

  6541. Anonymous

  6542. Anonymous

  6543. KEN OLNEY: The world would be better place if there wasn't so much dis-trust & hatred . Let the hikers come home for the holidays .

  6544. jeffrey eyth: got human rights?

  6545. pat breves: My god this world in crazy, three inocent people are being held in a prison for a simple mistake doing something they enjoy, our country needs to do something.

  6546. Peter Flanigan

  6547. Anonymous

  6548. Sean Collier: I'm a big outdoor enthusiast and it's heartbreaking to hear about something like this happening. A simple hiking mistake should not turn into a stand off between politics. No harm could have possibly been intended when they accidentally crossed borders. Our prayers go out to them.

  6549. Ramona Torres: Please be merciful and release them. I am praying for the families as well. May God be with you in your suffering.

  6550. Anonymous

  6551. Jessica Kellerman: This is so horrible these three face the death penalty for simply crossing an unmarked border. The Iranian people should demand compassion and humanity and show their values by releasing these humans and allowing them life.

  6552. Anonymous: Please work quickly to bring this situation to a peaceful end!

  6553. Angela Jackson

  6554. Sarah Snyder

  6555. Anonymous: Free the hikers!

  6556. Anonymous

  6557. Robert Ingalls: Please free our countrymen!

  6558. NROSEMAN

  6559. Anonymous: Having a free life is a right for everyone. Please release them.

  6560. Timothy Foley: I can say Iran is a Strict Muslim Nation, If they see these 3 Hikers did something wrong they will Weigh In, Investigate, See the Damage they have done, Here I don't see these 3 Hikers Doing anything Illegal, It's Only Cruel and Unusual Punishment If they Truthfully Didn't Commit the Crime and they are in Prison, I Understand they are Innocent and Need to be Freed.

  6561. Kevin Jeal: These people have the right to legal process

  6562. Heather Crummy

  6563. Kathryn Maki

  6564. Kay Healy

  6565. Anonymous

  6566. Anonymous

  6567. Megan MacDowell

  6568. christine stockford: i will pray for you three, give them the strength to surive this horrible event. give them hope! you are not forgotten by anyone but the media!

  6569. Anonymous

  6570. Laura Bernhein

  6571. Candace M Thompson

  6572. Patty VanLangen

  6573. David Miller

  6574. Melissa Ash

  6575. Anonymous: I ask the Iranian government to please show compassion and release these three young people. They are gentle and kind people with big hearts and open minds. Returning them safely to their loving families would be a remarkable gesture on the global stage. Respectfully--

  6576. Shane Kimberlin: I pray that the Iranian government may release Shane, Josh and Sarah soon. They are innocent, and with Christmas soon appearing I hope the families of these hikers may recieve a gift of good news. But I only pray, with God willing.

  6577. Alecia Geno

  6578. wendy: Please help these three kids return their homeland. God bless you all.

  6579. L. Ketler

  6580. Susan Pine: Our thoughts are with you.

  6581. Anonymous: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh come home.

  6582. Anonymous: Please show compassion for these good people and their families and friends.

  6583. Kristi Shaffer

  6584. Anonymous: Please have compassion.

  6585. Isaac McShane: my name is Isaac Alexander McShane. I would like to sign the petition, as well as ANYTHING else I can do to help. This dilema is very important to me as I am a passionate hiker/explorer, and can relate to Shane Sarah and Josh in more than a few ways. The whole ordeal sends a CHILL up my spine. My thoughts and prayers are fully extended to the family members. I live in Louisville, KY, and again, will be proud to help however I can.
    Sincerely,
    Isaac

  6586. Neil W. Humphrey: As a sailor I was very disappointed that the Bahrain flagged boat with the 5 British sailors was released in 1 week. This is a area of dispute of where Ras al Khaimah of the UAE wants to host the America's Cup. It's sad to see such a double standard applied to the same mistake when the only difference is flags & one incident reflecting poorly on the safety issue of USA sports team participating in Ras al Khaimah.

  6587. Lara Chelian

  6588. Matthew: These are people being held. Human Beings. They are Not Pawns in some game.
    Please release them to their family.

  6589. William Mc Grath

  6590. Sabena Stark: Please show compassion and allow these young people return to their families.

  6591. Nathanael Matthiesen

  6592. Carmen M Dunnington

  6593. Anonymous: Keeping Shane, Sarah and Josh in my thoughts as I pray for the Iranian government to show compassion towards these fine young people who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

  6594. Peter Dupont

  6595. FABIENNE. D: Please,let them come home. Shane, Sara and Josh 're innocents.

  6596. Anonymous

  6597. Paul V.

  6598. lafay

  6599. RG Wong: Bring em home!

  6600. Rudolf Denis: Detained in Iran since the end of July... ;-(

    I hope they will be home for X-mas...

  6601. Rachel Parish

  6602. Angelica Garcia Montero

  6603. Amanda McGrotty

  6604. Joanna: Please let them home to thier famalies for Christmas. Such an important time to be with our famalies, please give these three the chance to celebrate Christmas 2009.

  6605. tony fernandez

  6606. Kathleen Sweeney

  6607. Anonymous

  6608. Anonymous: Governments should not use individual civilians as "bargaining chips". I hope they have been well cared for and that they make a quick return home.

  6609. Anonymous: Love, compassion, peace,forgiveness.

  6610. Anonymous

  6611. Deirdre Hayes

  6612. Maryann Marino: Dear President Ahmadinejad,
    Many of us would love to tour your country, view the architecture and landscape, sit with your people to get to know and understand your culture, but sadly the fate of these 3 students represents why we will never get to experience what your country has to offer. They were arrested for simply crossing your country's border. While your people may have their reasons that they have been taught for generations to view westerners as evil and question our motives , I can only tell you that we have sacrificed our men and women, and have given of our resources to lift other countries from poverty, despair and treachery. We have no other motives than to see the lives of others enriched. By your own words -- this is a time for talk -- not weapons, not war. We can go on forever suspecting each others motives or we can begin a dialogue. You are an educated intellectual who can certainly see the absurdity in continuing to base everything on perception and nothing on fact. You, Mr. President, can start a show of good will by releasing these students. You can, by your example, show the people of your country and those of the world that change is possible. You can be the president that built bridges to the future and not walls to hold in the past. As a parent yourself, I'm sure you can feel the anguish these kids' parents are feeling while they are being held in your country. For the love of your God and the Gods of all faiths, please release these students. They meant no harm to you or your country.

  6613. Anonymous

  6614. Anonymous

  6615. Anonymous

  6616. Lois Grossman

  6617. Daniel Bacigalupi

  6618. Charity D.

  6619. Anonymous: We would all greatly appreciate the Iranian government to reconsider its actions against these three innocent hikers. thank you.

  6620. Kevin Velarde: Josh has been a teacher to my children. I know with certainty, he means no harm to anyone. I'm sure the same of Sarah and Shane.

  6621. Shelley Dorazio: Just please help get them freed as soon possible.

  6622. Anonymous

  6623. Angela: it was obviously an accidental mistake these hikers really need to be freed

  6624. Gerald Gallagher: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families. God bless.

  6625. Anonymous

  6626. Anonymous

  6627. Anonymous

  6628. Kyle Arnn: Please, be merciful.

  6629. Jonathan Harmon

  6630. Keith Toler

  6631. Anonymous

  6632. Jeffrey Imm

  6633. Anonymous: too long. please please send them home!

  6634. Stephan Storch

  6635. canda mccaulley: I hope and pray that the Iranian government will show mercy and release Sarah, Shane and Josh. They are good people and intended no harm to Iran.

  6636. Jesse Fradkin

  6637. Anonymous: PLEASE RELEASE

  6638. Jenna

  6639. Ivey Lamos

  6640. Anonymous

  6641. Elena Coleman

  6642. Chase Murdock

  6643. Jessica Nhean-Breithaupt

  6644. Anonymous

  6645. Michele Gendelman

  6646. Kate Raphael: Continuing to hold these three social justice activists only alienates those of us who have been the first to oppose our government's campaign against Iran. Please release them immediately, for your own sake as well as ours.

  6647. Kaley Gann: This is unjust and wrong. Free the hikers!

  6648. Ru

  6649. Anonymous

  6650. Ahry Ko: You can't even hike nowadays without wondering if you'll get detained without due process.

  6651. Elizabeth Luking: A brief visit to www.freethehikers.org is all it takes to see the innocence of these travelers. It is now ten days until Christmas. Please release them.

  6652. Holly Mommaerts

  6653. Nate and Lauren

  6654. Ian Martin

  6655. Jessie Orand: Hope your able to come home safely real soon!

  6656. Evan Leberstien

  6657. Anonymous

  6658. Kyle DeBord

  6659. David Gabrielson

  6660. Anonymous

  6661. Ron

  6662. Edna M May: Our hope is for your safe and speedy return

  6663. Josef Kardos

  6664. Frank McLaughlin: Stay strong; we will not forget you.

  6665. Joe Holmes: All hikers unite and do what we can to bring these kids home.

  6666. katlin dougherty: stay positive. stay strong. my thoughts are with Josh and his friends and family. i hope for their release and safe return home.

  6667. Doug Mcgregor

  6668. Jason Lucero

  6669. Barbara Nelson

  6670. Jennifer Miller-Antill: With prayers and hope that Josh Shane and Sarah will be re-united with their families very soon.

  6671. Troy Floyd: Come on US government! Do what ya got to do to get them back!

  6672. Eleanor Crow: Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  6673. Dan Perry

  6674. Anonymous

  6675. Mina Matson

  6676. Hal Moss

  6677. Angela Lees

  6678. Matthew Burke

  6679. Linda: I respect and urge the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal to the United States of America. Please view these young people as if they were your son, daughter, sister or brother. Look at these children as if they were your own. You would pray for their safe return to your home. It is true, that they idealize and respect all cultures and did not enter Iran intentionally. If these were your children held in a foreign country governed under different laws and being tried for a crime they did not intentionally mean to commit, would you as a Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandmother plead for their safe return. I believe that answer is, Yes. I acknowledge that our Countries differ in beliefs...but the love we have for our children is International and that commonality binds us as the same...no matter what Country or Nationality we are. Please view these three young people as your children, please care for them as you would hope others would care for your children. Please show your compassion as a Country and as Parents and let Shane, Sarah and Josh come home. Love for our families is Universal and this is what we share together!

  6680. daine eschenbach

  6681. Angeline Munoz

  6682. melissa: Please send Sarah, Shane and Josh home to their families in time for Christmas. It would be a wonderful gift and a symbol of peace.

  6683. Jaime Sutton

  6684. Anonymous

  6685. The Starnes Family: We will be praying for the entire family and Josh,Sarah, and Shane. May the Lord be with you all. We ask that the Iranian Gov. Please release these young adults so they can come hometo their famlies. We are sure that they mistakenly crossed the border and meant no harm to the Iranian People!!!!!

  6686. amelie

  6687. Karen

  6688. Iranian: All Iranian people are upset about what has happend to these 3 Americans. We all hope to see them free, starting a good new year with their families.
    ...and by the way, to all Americans: Don't worry, we won't let anybody hurt Sarah, Josh and Shane.

  6689. mariel clark

  6690. Katie Geiser: Bless these innocent young people and bring them home safely.

  6691. Manuela Morla Bayón

  6692. Miriam González Morla

  6693. Norah Peck: Please release Josh, Sarah and Shane. This gesture would be a compassionate first step toward building bridges of friendship and understanding between our countries. Josh, Sarah, and Shane are blameless, loved by their friends and families and valuable world citizens.

  6694. Anonymous

  6695. Anonymous

  6696. Mary D. Sherwood

  6697. Marlene Leona

  6698. Teresa Damron: Please return these young people to their homeland. In peace and with goodwill.

  6699. Kyle Cotten: The three may have been foolish but I don't think they are spies or criminals. Politics should not prevent their release.

  6700. roche parco: May we please appeal to your benevolent heart to release Sarah, Josh and Shane to their families.We are very grateful in advance for your kindness.

  6701. Eileen Eastburn

  6702. Roy Mossi

  6703. Anonymous

  6704. Jolie LeBlanc

  6705. jeffrey strutz

  6706. Sue Fried

  6707. Gary Fried

  6708. Stephen Beckman

  6709. Shonda Shimek

  6710. Anonymous

  6711. Jason M. Bechtel

  6712. Ian Vaver

  6713. penny harris

  6714. Erik Stark

  6715. Carrie Hanson

  6716. Andrea Whitmore: May Iranian political prisoners in the U.S. be freed, and my these American hikers be freed, and may our two countries live in peace.

  6717. Robert Piller

  6718. Ronald Maxsonronaldmaxson@

  6719. Mark Elliott

  6720. Frank Weber

  6721. Michael Dennis Sheiry: I hope and pray they are home for holidays.I have worked for an Iranian man for six years.I have met many wonderful and campassionate Iranians.I'm sure you will be together soon. Mike Sheiry

  6722. Andrea Bateen

  6723. Mark Venzke: Please inform me and all people of the world why your country is detaining these people. If the intelligence and military leaders of your nation have evidence that the hikers were involved in any threatening activity, please present that evidence to me and to the world. You can send it to me as an e-mail message and/or (an) e-mail attachment(s) at Advokitt@yahoo.com. If your intelligence and military leaders have no such evidence, please release the hikers immediately.

    If your nation is detaining the hikers because they are United States citizens and the leaders of your country do not like United States citizens, please know that many United States citizens deeply respect the nation of Iran and the people of that nation. Those citizens also deplore the imperialist interventions of their nation in the sovereign nation of Iran and other nations. I am one such person. My understanding is that the hikers are such people.

    Please end the shameful and embarrassing situation of your nation holding hikers who appear to be harmless and misguided tourists by either presenting evidence of their ill intent or by promptly releasing them.

    Sincerely,

    Mark Venzke

  6724. Joyce Guinn

  6725. rich forer

  6726. Anton Iorga

  6727. Anonymous: These young people were enjoying the beauty of the countryside and did not intend to enter Iran. Please free them and allow them to return to their families.

  6728. Rebecca Owen

  6729. Anonymous

  6730. Beverly Bailey: If these kids were up to no good, I doubt that they would have choosen this way to enter Iran. We all make mistakes.

  6731. Jay Schmidt

  6732. Nabihah

  6733. Caroline Krumholz: I hope these young people are treated according to the highest standards of human rights, and that they are allowed to go home expeditiously! Let's keep in mind, as we hope for their return, that the outcome of this incident reflects on the government and not the people of Iran. We can all do more towards a more peaceful and understanding world.

  6734. Erma Edwards: It is TIME to release them!

  6735. wally martin

  6736. Richard A Shook

  6737. Anonymous

  6738. Anonymous

  6739. Cebastien Rose

  6740. Robert Hastings: I have great respect for the Koran's teachings on compassion and hope that they will guide you to release the hikers who wandered unkowingly across the border into Iran.

  6741. Pam MacArthur

  6742. Jim Barksdale: Dear Iranian friends - we know America has acted poorly for decades, but gestures of friendship are opportunities for peace. Let this be one for you.

  6743. jackie pugh

  6744. Elizaabeth Cormier

  6745. elizabeth Cormier

  6746. Karen Platt

  6747. Maryellen Foster

  6748. Michael Foster

  6749. Noel Sanborn

  6750. Dr. K.N.I Bell: Iran seems to be a beautiful country with a decent and hospitable people; some day, I would be glad to visit, when visitors are welcomed. Unfortunately, it is generally felt that these hikers are being held hostage as pawns in the international process; that perception dishonours Iran, and therefore it would be in Iran's interest to either show, to the standards acceptable worldwide, that there is a reason to hold them, or to simply release them because Iran no longer sees them as anything but tourists who became disoriented and accidentally crossed a border. To hold them without showing good cause makes it more difficult for those who believe dialogue is possible. I cannot see how holding them is in Iran's interests.

  6751. Shereef AbdelRahman Khafagi

  6752. Dennis Bricker

  6753. donald gutierrez

  6754. raina whan

  6755. Billy Norris: Please.

  6756. John A. Herstein Jr.: fear not they which are able to kill the body and can do no more

  6757. Elsa J. Marty

  6758. Natalie Chwalisz

  6759. christopher lee

  6760. David S. Bowman Jr.: We are watching.

  6761. Antonia Mandry

  6762. sandra vergnaud: truly touched by your site; 3 wonderful wholesome kids. i pray they are well, and may soon be able to hike, and travel, and explore, and discover, and grow, once more.

  6763. Alex: FREE THE HIKERS! Iran needs a wake up call!

  6764. Linda Walters: Please let them come home today.

  6765. Marlon Anthony Jefferson

  6766. Anonymous: Salam we 3alaycom
    Who ever you are, who captured SHANE, SARAH & JOSH, please release them.
    Islam is above all politics, it's a religion to worship Allah and thank him for life.
    It a religion to prepare you second life. Be sure to treat the three treakers like you fellows so thah Allah can forgive you.
    Peace be opon you
    Allah ye7efdkoum

  6767. Linda Walters: Please allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to join their families today. Show compassion.

  6768. David Elliott

  6769. Amy Carpenter

  6770. Kevin Doherty

  6771. Bill Kearns: Free the hikers for the Holiday !!!

  6772. Hilah Martin: My prayers are with Sarah, Josh, Shane, and their families. I pray for for their safe return.

  6773. Jen Vaughn: ....how can anyone not understand how EASY it is to get off track while hiking? Obviously this is purely political as to why they are being held, scapegoats. They are all in our prayers for a quick release to this nightmare.

  6774. Chris Spain: Please do the right thing and release Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  6775. Anonymous

  6776. Annette Nasser: Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh to their families. These three innocent young people are hikers of peace and I hope that they will be treated with the utmost compassion and civility that every human being deserves. Please, please, they deserve the humanity that they, themselves have given.

  6777. ELSIE LOKI

  6778. S. A. McDonald

  6779. Logan Charap

  6780. Jennifer Illenberg

  6781. Anonymous: My prayers are with your families.

  6782. Dan Schneider: you should l release these kids, and stop using them in this political situation

  6783. Rob Reynolds

  6784. Amanda Reed

  6785. Robert Hubauer: My heart goes out to all the families and frinds involved. I feel terrible not knowing about these kids situation, as well as many of my friends and co workers. I am a retired USMC GYSGT,and currently a law enforcement officer in GA. Please let me know how I/We can help. I can ot beleive this is not headlines or the Stae Depts Number 1 issue. Tensions are tight with Iran, however, we all know the truth with Iran. I do not care if my country has no relations with Iran. Mr Obama needs to step up to the plate and have these kids released immediately. Make it happen Mr President right now. If you don't have the balls America does
    Semper Fi
    Bob "Gunny" Hubauer

  6786. Sandy Bickerton

  6787. Fátima Martínez - Paraguay

  6788. Dan KrammerRN

  6789. Heather Farmer

  6790. Jeffrey S. Cohen: Stop playing politics with the lives of these young people.

  6791. Ann Snider: Please free these three wonderful souls so they can continue their journey to explore the world! God bless them and keep them safe until their safe release!

  6792. Anonymous: Best of luck and warm wishes during the holiday season - our hope, strength, and prayers are with you.

  6793. Geraldine Pease

  6794. Anonymous: Praying for your safe return!

  6795. Lisa Kinyon: I pray that these hikers will be reunited with thier family's soon.

  6796. David Steedley

  6797. Jennifer Rulon: We all want peace within our countries. Not all Americans are against the world. Please let them go home to their families by the holidays. These three people were discovering your beautiful country not trying to harm anyone. How are we supposed to be able to learn the goodness of your land if noone can walk and discover a new region. Please find it in your heart to let them go. This will tell the world you want peace as well!

  6798. Kasey Lenz

  6799. DEBORAH EATON: My heart goes out to not only Shane, Josh and Sarah but to the family and friends as well.

  6800. Anonymous: wishing Sarah, Josh and Shane peace and comfort, praying that they come home soon.

  6801. Anonymous

  6802. Anonymous: please allow these young people to return home to their families; it is the only right thing to do

  6803. Kevin Coll

  6804. Anonymous

  6805. Anonymous

  6806. Danielle

  6807. Anonymous: Please.

  6808. Matthew William Miller

  6809. Anonymous

  6810. Anonymous

  6811. Asif Saeed Raza: Please free these young kids, so they can be reunited w/ their family. Show Compassion, Mercy so you may receive the blessings of Allah Ta'la. They are innocent, they were just hiking...let them come back to their families.

  6812. Amy Blackmon: Please free the hikers and let them come home to their families.

  6813. Anonymous: To the families - I am sorry for your pain you must be enduring not knowing how they are. You all are in my thoughts, best wishes and positive energy.

  6814. Harry Avakian: The Iranian government wants to use these three people as bargaining chips with the U.S. How crazy is that?

  6815. Jean Diaz

  6816. Rosalyn Baxandall

  6817. Sally Barron: Please return these innocent young people to their families.

  6818. Robert Weaver

  6819. Felipe Galeano: we are praying for you guys!!!

  6820. Robert E. Meintzer: It is time for magnanimity, not petty vindictive hate. The holding of these people is hardly in the teachings of Islam; A TRUE Islamic republic would have pity on them and release them!

  6821. Amber

  6822. Brad Keller: Please set them free!

  6823. Anonymous: My hopes and prayers are with the family, in this time of need.

  6824. Shannon Watkins

  6825. Michael D Harvey

  6826. Millie Glaze

  6827. Crystal M: Let them GO!

  6828. Anonymous

  6829. Jim Moore

  6830. Anonymous

  6831. Anonymous

  6832. Anonymous

  6833. val campos

  6834. Anthony Joseph: My God Bless The Hikers and There Families

  6835. Marshal Granor: Josh Fattal went to elementary school with our son. While we are not close to the Fattal family, we know they are a caring family and that Josh is a person of integrity. His exploration vacation was certainly not an attempt to spy on the people of Iran. It would be a great gesture of kindness and udnerstanding for the government of Iran to take control of this issue and to do the right thing -- send the hikers home as soon as possible. six months is way too long.

  6836. Michele Fryauff: As a mom of children the same ages as Sarah, Shane and Josh who also have love for the world and
    a curiosity about other cultures and nature - I pray for their release. God be with you.

  6837. Giovanni Gallucci: Please free these young people.

  6838. JOANN P. DARVAS: Please, please release these young men to their families so they can have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year.

  6839. Anonymous

  6840. Monica Ball

  6841. Shorty: May the lord our God Reign over them and may his peace and mercy be with them. Greater is he who is me than he who is in this world.

  6842. Anonymous

  6843. Anonymous

  6844. Anonymous

  6845. Anonymous: Peace and compassion for fellow travelers. Thank you.

  6846. Wanda Nolan

  6847. Stacy DeVine

  6848. Anonymous: Please let these three hikers do what they were doing. Enjoying the beauty of the land. Wishing for a happy ending!

  6849. Anonymous

  6850. Lory Blazek Prokopec: I pray for Shane, Sarah, and Josh and their families. I pray for their speedy release so they can again be with their families.

  6851. Jo-Dee Collins: I pray that this will all end soon and peacefully

  6852. Christy Gress: I don't know any of the hikers, but as a fellow hiker: crossing an UNMARKED boundary between countries would be easy to do in unfamiliar territory. I am praying that Shane, Sarah, and Josh will be released soon.

  6853. Dr Thomas M Johnson: Please release these young people.That a young woman is being detained in this fashion is particularly unpleasant.
    They chose a strange place for their expedition, but this is what they do.
    Their trial will be just another stick which will be used on the islamic republic of Iran
    wa illa likaa,

  6854. Liz James: I feel certain the Iranian goverment will look beyond fear and distrust and come to a rational realization that Shane, Sara and Josh are three peaceful travelers, there is no hidden agenda here.

  6855. jeffrey smith: They're just KIDS or crying out loud.

  6856. Emily Zisette

  6857. Chris

  6858. Autumn

  6859. Anonymous

  6860. Anonymous

  6861. Mark Danowsky: I would ask the Iranian government to think of their own struggling families and understand that in this way we are not so different. What these three families are going through is unimaginable, tragic, and should not be prolonged any longer.

  6862. Boris Mogilevsky: They are innocent and have to be let go !!

  6863. Ryan Gustafson

  6864. Anonymous: They have done nothing wrong, free them

  6865. Maya Grace Rohr

  6866. Miranda M.

  6867. Rita Brown: Lord, we ask for your intervention in this situation that these three be released without incident. We give you all the praise, honor and glory for it in Jesus name, amen.

  6868. Anonymous

  6869. Chantal: Please send them home

  6870. MAG: Release the hikers now! you have no right to hold them, continue to act this way and I am sure that Obama will get his 3rd war to manage...

  6871. Anonymous: Please send them home

  6872. javane

  6873. Paul Meichun

  6874. Rebecca Petzel

  6875. Jean McKay: I respectfully request that you find it in your heart to release these young people to their loved ones, please.

  6876. Amanda MacLean

  6877. Annie Happel

  6878. Anonymous

  6879. Lynore Valenza

  6880. carla thompson: please release them.

  6881. Sam Vetter: Please free these good people, and at the same time I would ask Americans to pressure their own government to release hundreds of detainees who are innocent. It is acts such as these which make it more difficult to persuade governments to free good, honest people from America detained oversees.

  6882. Annette

  6883. Alex Hartounian

  6884. Brandon Jernigan

  6885. margaret copi

  6886. Ingrid Yogaratnam

  6887. Anonymous

  6888. Richard Hargesheimer

  6889. Nick Jocelyn

  6890. Ellie Bowman

  6891. JUSTIN dOHMS

  6892. Jarrod Pachappa

  6893. Grant Gilley

  6894. Anonymous

  6895. Lee Freedman: By holding these individuals you do no damage to the government of the U.S. (which is your perceived enemy) but rather do a grave injustice to three people who crossed a border innocently. In the best interests of Iran and the hikers please release them.

  6896. Tim O: PLease Release Shane, Sarah, and Josh. God bless them

  6897. Suzanne Bernardi

  6898. Henry Happel

  6899. Lynn Higgin: Please show human compassion and release these gentle people to their families!

  6900. Magalie Bonneau-Marcil

  6901. Hilary Spindler

  6902. Brenda Gazzar: Please help to free these innocent hikers. They, and no one else, should not be used as a political bargaining chip.

  6903. Cameron Matthews

  6904. Anonymous

  6905. Rebecca Baggett: Please hear our pleas for you to release these young people.

  6906. Nichole Sandford

  6907. Nick Page

  6908. Casey: These people do not deserve punishment. I understand if they trespassed and thereby broke Iranian law, but look at these peoples records -- they truly are not spies. It is only right to release them.

  6909. Delfina Pei

  6910. BEHZAD AALAEI: Please end all hostilities and free these fine people. They are not criminals. They did not commit any crime.

  6911. Anonymous: Please let the three hikers come home to their families. They meant Iran no harm and letting them come home would be one of the greatest diplomatic actions Iran could ever take. Please show them compassion and give them back their freedom.

  6912. Lajos Markos: please give back our bothers and sisters please

  6913. Anonymous

  6914. Samuel N. Vetter: I sincerely hope that these friends are freed. I hope the same to all ppl of all faiths, that any who are held against their will without just cause, that their captors have compassion and let them return to their families. And peace to everyone during the change to the new year and the Holidays :)

  6915. Claudia Rodrigues

  6916. nathen knight: give mercy

  6917. Alexandria Garza

  6918. Jennifer Ortiz

  6919. Amanda S

  6920. Anonymous

  6921. Monica: Set them free!

  6922. Ahvienda Koturra: I hope deeply that these great, intelligent friends of the world are treated with respect and kindness.

  6923. Elisabeth Sallack: This is unbelievable! I hope they come home safe and soon!

  6924. Anonymous: I am a Elder with the Presbyterian Church and feel that they individuals made a mistake and were not trying to commit a crime against Iran. They should be reminded to respect Iram and not stray again.

  6925. Anonymous

  6926. Jennifer Wilson

  6927. Kelly Smith

  6928. Rebecca: I do not like the idea of Sarah, Shane, and Josh spending the holidays away from home. I am concerned for both them and their families. I hope the Iranian government will release them soon.

  6929. Rael Nidess, M.D.: Understanding that the Iranian people have been wronged, repeatedly, by the actions of the U.S. government and continue to suffer from one-sided diplomatic power, it is also true that individual Americans, like Shane, Sarah, & Josh harbor no ill-will toward the Iranian people. Iran's best hope to achieve its rightful place in world affairs is to capitalize on her friends in other nations. The unjust detention and planned prosecution of these innocent human rights advocates does not advance Iranian interests. Please, let them go.

  6930. Anonymous: Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh!

  6931. Katie

  6932. Nicole M. Swanson

  6933. Lloyd Nimetz: Too many good, innocent young lives have already been unfairly destroyed (on both sides) in an ideological battle. If we have the chance to spare three innocent people, then let's start here.

  6934. Song K. Hong

  6935. Jill Maynard: These hikers were are no threat to the Iranian people. Please release them and thank you for your time.

  6936. Dustin Crawford: Release them. Before we come and get them.

  6937. Absalom Braun: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090622/bauer

    Was a fantastic article by Shane. One can see the benefit these 3 friends can be to the world with their intelligence. Please help the greater good and let them go.

  6938. Jeffrey Brown: This is horrible; I hope they will be freed. I will keep them in my thoughts.

  6939. Candace Ppool: My thoughts and prayers are with the hikers and their families.

  6940. Anonymous

  6941. Anonymous

  6942. Nicole Meyer

  6943. Rod

  6944. Juan Membreno: Please release them, it was a honest mistake and by no means an intent to spy or trespass.

  6945. Anonymous: There has not been nearly enough press about this. I can't believe I'm just reading about this now on my Yahoo Headline page!

  6946. Anonymous

  6947. Lauren: These hikers belong at home with their families, and returned to the world they've been working so hard to change. As a journalist, I admire the heart they put into telling the unheard stories, and their desire to affect those around them. Peace be with you guys as you—and we—wait for your safe return.

  6948. Lauren Gruber

  6949. Reginald Brown: these people are innocent, let them go back to their families. Its the right thing to do.

  6950. Melisa Feylo

  6951. Doug Hemphill

  6952. Diane Fentress

  6953. Anonymous

  6954. Desiree Howard: May God bless your families during these tough times.

  6955. Anonymous

  6956. Jesce Howard

  6957. Anonymous: I will be praying for you all please return them to the US with there family and friends. God Bless you.

  6958. stevie

  6959. Anonymous

  6960. niloufar

  6961. Lesley

  6962. Pam ake: Please let them go!!!!!

  6963. Anonymous

  6964. Jeremy A. Chapman

  6965. Dick Artley

  6966. Ronny Jinglemen: Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I hope you show these decent people mercy for their error of crossing into your border.

  6967. Anonymous: It is time for the Republic of Iran to not only show compassion to Shane, Sarah, and Josh, but to their own people and humanity. Releasing Shane, Sarah, and Josh should only be the first step. I find it difficult to believe that 3 hikers hiking near Ahmed Awa Waterfall, barely cross in to Iran and are said to have been in a "sensitive military zone". How sensitive could it be as close to the boarder it is located.

    Release the 3 Americans so that everyone can move on with their lives. Iran has much more to worry about than 3 American hikers on a vacation.

  6968. Anonymous

  6969. Anonymous

  6970. Melissa Rodriguez

  6971. Lee Shepard

  6972. Jennifer Baning

  6973. Emmanuel Baning

  6974. Suzette Shelmire

  6975. Mark & Laurie Kostrzewski

  6976. Kim Raynor

  6977. Anonymous: Sarah, Shane and Josh, GOD IS WITH YOU

  6978. Anonymous

  6979. Janie M. Stein

  6980. Charles Orlando

  6981. Jenny Adams

  6982. Sara Banasky

  6983. Helen Blackmore: This one gesture of humanity can provide Iran with tons of global mileage.

  6984. Shanna L.

  6985. Jean Hagedorn

  6986. Inder Majumdar

  6987. Mac McKinney

  6988. Peter Lundberg: I urge you to release Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  6989. kath joy

  6990. Breanne Johnson

  6991. Danny Courreges

  6992. Anonymous

  6993. Anonymous

  6994. Victor Cetina

  6995. Ben Costa

  6996. Fredrick: Free them!

  6997. Armstrong O'Brian Ongera, Jnr.: I urge the Iranian Nation, and especially the Supreme Leader,and the President to order the immediate release of Shane, Sarah, and Josh. These are just hikers and should not be used as a football. Freedom is fundamental to the three. I play for you from Kenya.

  6998. Marcus J Wagoner: Please release them.

  6999. William Filutze: Please release these fine people. We all make mistakes. Its pretty obvious that this is the case here. Thank You

  7000. Anonymous

  7001. Timothy Place: I pray that they are freed soon, God has it in His Hands.

  7002. Carlos Mora: Is this what Allah wants when he preaches peace to all mankind? Free the hikers please.

  7003. david ridley: I sincerely hope Sarah, Shane and Josh will be released from Iran.

  7004. Ron Haworth

  7005. MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH: My name is Muhammad and I am a Muslim; I am a son and a father of a child too and, therefore, I know how it feels like being isolated from one's children and parents. I ask you in the name of Allah, God almighty that you release these three innocent individuals from captivity. They are not guilty of any crime except a simple human error, which was a clear misjudgement. I urge the Iranian Gov. to release these people for the sake of humanity.

  7006. Michael Wilder

  7007. Jenni Parmalee: In peace and respect, we ask the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran and their leaders to please forgive this innocent misstep. Our thoughts are with Shane, Sarah and Josh and their dear families, especially with the approach of the holidays, when families are meant to be together.

  7008. Victoria LeClair

  7009. April Jennings

  7010. Vanessa Cohen: Very sorry that this situation continues and hope that Shane, Sarah and Josh will soon be released. May they find the courage to stay strong and may each one of us continue to support them in every way possible.

  7011. Michael Mahyar Hojjatie

  7012. Melissa A. Wojtylak

  7013. Lauren Augusta

  7014. Anonymous

  7015. Elizabeth Ferguson

  7016. Anonymous

  7017. Cara Millstein

  7018. aaron schwartz

  7019. Matthew Silva

  7020. Cecily Conroy

  7021. Anonymous: I didn't know walking was such a crime in some places. It was an accident. They have been held enough. Leave them be and show you do have some compassion.

  7022. Paige Deputy

  7023. Jeannette Avalos

  7024. Sarah Meyer

  7025. Michael Padovano

  7026. Mary Oliva

  7027. Anonymous

  7028. Anonymous: Please release these individuals.

  7029. Sonny Singh

  7030. Anonymous: They meant you and your society no harm! They meant no disrespect! Please free them.

  7031. julie petersen

  7032. Becky Ashlock

  7033. Rena Walsh

  7034. Mike Schmidt: get them home

  7035. karen

  7036. Brandon: Release them

  7037. mike chen: Let them go home.

  7038. Bridget Perry

  7039. Anonymous: My prayers go out to the hikers, their families and the individuals who decide the fate of these hikers.

  7040. Cirsten C.: Since when is hiking the Earth a crime? Innocent people must be set free.

  7041. Anonymous

  7042. L.S.

  7043. Anonymous

  7044. Frances Weeks

  7045. Anonymous: Not every one is a spy; not every one is evil; honest mistakes happen to human beings; don't detain innocent people who hike and enjoy nature and use them in your continuing nonsensical propaganda and games with the West!

  7046. Charlotte K-Willis

  7047. Anonymous

  7048. colin jansen: Let em' go its the holidays man!

  7049. Doug Hartmann: Wishes for a swift release and our thoughts are with the hikers and there families!

  7050. Maureen Peck: I will keep them all in my prayers

  7051. Tim: The leaders of Iran need to stop using innocent people as pawns.

  7052. Diane: Whether God, Allah or any higher spiritual leader, gives us precious life we must respect it and live as one nation.

  7053. Heather: I have strong hope that Iran will understand that Josh, Sarah, and Shane are travelers of peace and I hope that Iran will hear this plea of the family and friends of these three, and compassionately let them free. Perhaps this will also open a new door for peaceful diplomacy between our two countries, and a new opportunity for peace in the middle east.

  7054. Anonymous

  7055. cactus kev: be free, be green, be lean and for god's sake don't be mean...

  7056. Paul Dorsey: Thank you.

  7057. Zach McCormick: Iran, you hold innocent hikers for your political benefit. Stop begging to Iran! Iran has committed a terrible crime and shall pay!

  7058. Sheila Wild: Hope Shane, Sarah and Josh will be released and home for the holidays.

  7059. Cody Elliott

  7060. melaina kampf

  7061. Anonymous

  7062. Lia Donovan

  7063. Jody Copp: Show compassion and release these young imprisoned people to their mothers now.

  7064. azarin sadegh

  7065. Mark Spencer: I hope for the hikers and their families that they return home soon. Out thoughts are with them all

  7066. amy gauthier: may God bless our American children, and hold them tight in His embrace in the midst of this nightmare!

  7067. Anonymous

  7068. Emily McFadyen

  7069. David: It has gone on long enough. Put aside your differences and do whats humanly right. Release them and let the families be at peace.

  7070. Robert T Miller.

  7071. Jamie Young

  7072. Joy Portelli: I am praying for your safe return home. Sarah, Shane and Josh, you are not forgotten.

  7073. David R. Reed: Please release these people. Their families are worried about them and they have done nothing wrong. Also it is the holidays so some sign of human decency should be shown by letting them go back to their families

  7074. Jennifer Staudenmaier: I hope and pray these three young, full of life people come home soon. I will pray for your families.

  7075. dibgeebcayF

  7076. Anonymous

  7077. Anonymous: Please send them home!

  7078. Anonymous

  7079. Anonymous

  7080. Chris Blodgett: Please send them home. They did not do anything wrong on purpose. Please show compassion and return them to their families. If it were your son or daughter being detained by another country, wouldn't you want the same for them?

  7081. Luke Dery

  7082. Anonymous

  7083. Zen: Each one of us who makes a decision to support the three in the mind, sends a message to the Iranian government, and to the Iranian people. These messages act like tiny wafers being placed upon the Scales of Justice, and one-by-one bring Light and Truth to bear upon an oppressed people. The Iranian government exists within a mindset of fear, and fearful people act without love. To direct anger only reinforces fearful behaviour, whereas love dissolves fear. This is yet another chapter in the Iranian people's journey away from darkness towards freedom. Hopefully love will prevail, and the mushroom cloud of death will not be how the Iranian people will be remembered. For these three young americans are no more than bargaining chips in the Iranian government's nuclear ambitions. To the family of the three - stay focused and strong, stay empowered. Zen. Great Britain.

  7084. Neda

  7085. Sina (Iranian): Merry Christmas! We have "Nowruz" here and I can imagine how sad would starting a new year be knowing you have a son, a brother or a friend captured in another country, far away.
    Wish they could get back at home, as soon as possible. God bless them all.

  7086. Erin Deo: Please bring them home! Blessings

  7087. omid8bimo: Iran's government action is outrageous and unacceptable. they have no right to detain those hikers and MUST release them now!

  7088. Kathryn Stone

  7089. David Rupprecht

  7090. Joe Marchessault: When the leaders of Iran release the hikers, it will lead toward a better understanding between Iran and the rest of the world!

  7091. Kumar

  7092. James Gellan: I implore the Iranian government to release these three hikers, and will realize these people should be returned to their families as soon as possible, they were only hiking in the area and obviously made a wrong turn. I also hope and pray that the American government continues to press for their release until that happens. I know these three meant no harm and bear Iran no ill will.

  7093. Mouayad Sary: Im Iraqi shia muslim man who liv in sweden. I wish they be home again soon. I will pray for them.

  7094. Jeff Hitler

  7095. Sherril Garahan: Please free these very innocent and vulnerable young people. They made an honest mistake through ignorance but should not pay this way. Our countries will never find peace with each other if we are unjust with the innocents.

  7096. catherine halfmann

  7097. Carol Zapiec: My thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah, Josh and their families. Hopefully, they will be released and home with their loving families.

  7098. Melissa Mertz

  7099. Jen Tedesco

  7100. MIchael Collingsworth

  7101. Louann Luck: I share your pain very deeply. My son and a friend were detained in Syria a year ago. After 7 days they were released. Miracles do happen. I will pray for them.

  7102. vinod khurana: A country should not play politics with innocent young people lives. It is the bigger mistakes in life that matter...not crossing over non-fenced territory. Besides, this earth is for everyone and no one human has any right to keep someone in or out. When will you all learn, only God the almighty has that right.

  7103. Christine Arnsberger

  7104. Diane Trachtenberg: We look forward to the day when the Iranian government gains our respect by freeing the hikers.

  7105. CRUZ ALVAREZ: I hope you guys are released soon...God is by your side I promise

  7106. Anonymous

  7107. Anonymous: Words cannot convey how wrong this situation is. I feel such sorrow for them and can only hope they are strong enough to get through it.

  7108. Mark Fuller

  7109. Esther Ho

  7110. Anonymous

  7111. Anonymous

  7112. Anonymous

  7113. Marcia Tyriver

  7114. Anonymous

  7115. Mark Christie

  7116. Lainie Fefferman

  7117. Jascha Narveson: quoting from the Hadith (Malik Al-Muwatta, Volume 49, Number 22):
    "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should be generous to his neighbour. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should be generous to his guest."

  7118. ltyppzfm

  7119. idrgglrpio

  7120. Sarah Greenwald

  7121. Anonymous

  7122. Theresa Douglas-Tagatac

  7123. Nicole Marchesseau

  7124. jill grodin

  7125. Anonymous: Please release them asap. They are young, innocent humans, who should not be imprisoned!

  7126. Anonymous

  7127. Amanda K

  7128. April Newman

  7129. Anonymous

  7130. Rola Zyada

  7131. Don Hobel`

  7132. Anonymous: Hi, I'm irannian and I have so shame for this matther, I hope they will return soon at home, :(
    ...... I was crying to see this sad mother, We pray with you for them.

  7133. Anonymous

  7134. aimee shapiro

  7135. Steve Carter

  7136. Laurie Starko

  7137. Laura McEwan: Free these people

  7138. TKhan: May the all mighty protect you guys.

  7139. Melissa Harris Lacewell

  7140. Melissa Harris Lacewell

  7141. Rebecca Kanter

  7142. Deniz Gultekin: My best wishes

  7143. Jan Klump

  7144. Andrea Kirsh

  7145. Angela Werneke: Please free these young people now!

  7146. Steven Weinstein

  7147. Robert Boyd

  7148. Anonymous: Let PEACE start with their release.

  7149. David Austin

  7150. Hilary Chiz

  7151. Chris Pierdomenico

  7152. Tom Fisher

  7153. Pete Wheeler

  7154. Anonymous

  7155. Anonymous

  7156. Brandon Woodruff: Stay strong, stay dedicated, and grasp your faith with both hands!

  7157. Susanne Wiesman

  7158. Anonymous: Hope & Peace

  7159. Richard Connors: Please use the power of peace to guide your decision to release these young innocent people,

  7160. Kailey

  7161. Laura Frazier

  7162. Carson Christiano

  7163. kim barsema

  7164. Anonymous: God Bless

  7165. Sandra Sheldon: Please release these precious people! They meant you no harm and no ill will!

  7166. Barbara Glassman

  7167. Anonymous

  7168. nina jacobs

  7169. Amy McGonagle

  7170. Cory Sherman: Get home soon, God speed!

  7171. JD Jackson

  7172. Jennifer: I think its time for Iran to show the world they have atleast some morals and or values for human life....Maybe we should jail all Iranians here, or not let them into our country...these are students who crossed by mistake!!! Let our People GO!!!!!

  7173. Daniela Tzvetkova: What good is it?

  7174. Amin Husaini

  7175. Kathryn Cormier

  7176. Susanne Kane

  7177. Deborah Pettus

  7178. Leanne Petti

  7179. Jennifer Bebow

  7180. Sharon Murphy: Please release them!

  7181. Richard A Barlow

  7182. Karen Danenhauer: Please free these innocent people.

  7183. Madeleine Batlas

  7184. ericapetrus

  7185. Anonymous: Please free these innocent hikers.

  7186. Lori Warden

  7187. Ashley Gustafson

  7188. ralph jones

  7189. Anonymous

  7190. Allison Saft

  7191. Judith Cohen

  7192. G. Chad Bowechop: Our thoughts and prayers are with Shane, Sarah and Josh in hopes and confidence that the Islamic Republic of Iran will grant their safe passage home. Chad Bowechop Makah Indian Nation Neah Bay, WA.

  7193. Johanna Richmond: God is love.

  7194. Carol Manley: Please let these kids go home to their families that miss them very much.

  7195. Beverly Wolpert

  7196. Kathe Langberg: Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret,
    "Today I bent the truth to be kind for I am far surer of what is kind then I am of what is true."
    --Robert Brault

  7197. Brian Cohen

  7198. Melissa Pound

  7199. martha montgomery: Please show compassion and let these hikers return to their families. May humanitarianism reign.

  7200. Rory Houlihan: Gain credibility with the western world and do the right thing

  7201. Anonymous

  7202. Bill ^ Jinny Carr

  7203. Anonymous: Please allow thse young people to return to their families that love them and miss them.

  7204. Anonymous

  7205. Amy Fried

  7206. Anonymous

  7207. lupita

  7208. Aliaa Elarnaaote

  7209. Don Liska

  7210. Anonymous: Please return these children to their families. I know what it's like to get lost when hiking.

  7211. Maria D. Mataragas: The Holidays are a time for togetherness. Let them home.

  7212. Katharine Lynn

  7213. Sam Katz: 30 years ago, the problem was Savak. Now it's worse. As the expression goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Keep the faith and have courage.

  7214. Anonymous

  7215. Anonymous

  7216. Anonymous

  7217. Anonymous

  7218. Jennifer King

  7219. Anonymous

  7220. Anonymous

  7221. Tina Miranda

  7222. Robert Shaffron

  7223. David Geist

  7224. C. Rexford

  7225. Stacey B. Ward

  7226. Tamra Burgess

  7227. Cristina Stancu

  7228. AL CAPLAN

  7229. Kim Pitman

  7230. orestes perez

  7231. Karen Tweedy-Holmes

  7232. Zirel Handler

  7233. Gail Williamson

  7234. Malwina: Please free them

  7235. Harry Katz

  7236. Michael Sweeney

  7237. S. Laskin

  7238. Anonymous

  7239. abisail padua velez: i know what it's like being in jail, and i can only imagine the differences in treatment between the united states and a foreign country, must be more than what i can imagine, i prayed today, in hopes that god comes thru for them, may god bless their families and provide strength their children who are in this for saken circumstance, i am hanging in there with you, and hoping they do the right thing because if they don't their going to leave a sour impression, and it will only make us look at how they treat their tourist, it will be a regrettable mistake if they suffer anymore than they have to, its beyond absurd, and the thought of revenge may be in some peoples thoughts, i dont think they want that for their sake.

  7240. Anonymous

  7241. Anonymous

  7242. Amy Laskin

  7243. Alan Reed: This is the time for all people that beleive in whatever God that you beleive in and pray to; too please pray for these young people to be given the daily strength that I know they will need to endure this hardship! I don't know The Hikers personally, but I do know that this will be one of the most difficult times of their life so please keep them in your DAILY thoughts and prayers. If released before our holiday season this act will show the world what Iran and it's leaders are truely capable of doing. These young people are just travelers in life and I beleive they wish no harm to no one or nothing. This is the season of miracles around the world so lets all pray for the next one to happen for Sarah, Shane and Josh. Please send them back home to their families and show the world what Islam is truely about; Compassion, Tolerance and Peace!

  7244. begaxbemtueit

  7245. Amanda Noone

  7246. JJ Lazarus: This has gone to far! Let them go.

  7247. David Johnston Norse: We ask this in the name of the Most Merciful, Most Holy, God beyond all Dualities.

  7248. Karrie harmon

  7249. Lynn Kerman

  7250. Sarah Dennis: I am hoping and praying these three are returned home safe and sound. There is so many different risks in traveling throughout this world and so many US citizens expect what we all take for granted day in and day out. But are forefathers new what was worth fighting for and I hope they can experince it once again.

  7251. charles: serious Iran ,you are embarassing yourself..you know damn well they were not there to do any harm

  7252. David Glass

  7253. Anonymous

  7254. Liza Carlos: I will be praying for Josh, Sarah and Shane safe return.

  7255. karin

  7256. Corinne Thompson

  7257. Anonymous

  7258. Shawn Linn: My hopes and Prayers are strong. Together we are stronger. Let us work together to fix this mistake. Please make things right.

  7259. Anonymous

  7260. Anonymous

  7261. John C. Evans

  7262. Anonymous

  7263. Anonymous

  7264. Anonymous

  7265. Anonymous

  7266. Steve and Susanne Boskovich: May peace be with those who are wrongfully charged and all of you who love and cherish these three. Our thoughts and hopes are with you.

  7267. Anonymous

  7268. Chad Ramler

  7269. Heath S.

  7270. Bonnie

  7271. Roslyn Frank: Please release them now.

  7272. Jeremy Winter: Please do what's right in the name of peace and freedom for all life.

  7273. Dana Mayer

  7274. Tabitha Jadwin: I don't personally know any of the hikers or their families, but as a mother myself, the entire situation crushes me. Regardless the country, culture, or religion, I believe the right thing to do in this situation holds true across all barriers. Please free the three hikers!

  7275. January Adler

  7276. January Adler

  7277. Mairaj Khan: I hope Iran decides in releasing Shane, Sarah, and Josh.. they are innocent.. they meant no harm to Iran. Iran should be moral and release them..

  7278. Gerald and Janet Martin

  7279. Leslie Lomas

  7280. Allen Coniglio: Show some compassion and some humanity. Free these people now.

  7281. Elizabeth Bishop-Martin

  7282. Patricia Moseley: It is a sad story of how three innocent Americans on vacation are going to be charged with espionage. I do not know them, but am terribly worried about them and how they are being treated. This could of not of come at a worse time, as our relations with Iran are terrible due to our criticism of their nuclear plans. I fear for their lives if they are charged as spies. How can this still happen to Americans all over the world?

  7283. Cynthia Douglas: My Iranian friends are most sad to hear of this. Please won't you let this kids go home?

  7284. marius cristian frncu: I hope they will return back home soon!

  7285. Mrs. C. Bombardier

  7286. Anonymous: We should not be thinking of war or holding each other hostage. We should show charity during this time of the year. Please set our people free. You would expect the same of us if we had any of yours and we would likely gladly set them free! Have a heart!

  7287. Carol Watson

  7288. Stelle Sheller

  7289. ERIK HANNA

  7290. Corinne Lanquetuit

  7291. Jesse L. Johnston

  7292. Anonymous

  7293. haialani

  7294. Patric Sheridan

  7295. Linda Webb

  7296. Joel LaBarr: The Hikers no doubt had no idea they were crossing into Iran, whats the most damage they could have done? Leave a few foot prints in your sand....... Release them, show the world some compassion. Let the world know the people of Iran do care.......

  7297. Anonymous

  7298. Carol Gornto: It is my urgent hope that the US Government continues to press for the release of Sarah, Shane and Josh and that the Islamic Republic of Iran shows compassion towards these three and releases them as soon as possible. You and your families are in my prayers.

  7299. sullivan

  7300. Stacy Horn: It's a complicated, unfair world, but this is an opportunity to not add to that.

  7301. Katie Dettman

  7302. melinda feher

  7303. Anonymous

  7304. Anonymous

  7305. Anonymous

  7306. Anonymous: Please send this young people home to their families. I'm sure if the Iranian government did their research, they would find that these people are not spies and can let them come home.

  7307. Kathryn Cale

  7308. Anonymous

  7309. Price Sheppy

  7310. Casey Madden

  7311. Anonymous: It is sad when innocent people become pawns. Hope for the kids release soon. Peace!

  7312. Susan Silber

  7313. Jody

  7314. Christine Wong: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh!! I pray for their safety and speedy release home. I went to high school with Shane in San Lorenzo, CA and remember him as a very nice and talented guy. Please give Shane, Sarah, Josh and their families the strength to get through this.

  7315. Charles Russell

  7316. Camilla Russell

  7317. Anonymous: Iran just's needs to let them go

  7318. Alexia Underwood

  7319. Shmidheiser

  7320. Erik Proulx

  7321. Rachel Shar

  7322. Nicole Franklin

  7323. Sharlene Barrier

  7324. Kelly Rosenbaum

  7325. Pamela Forrest: Please do the right thing, and release these innocent people.

  7326. E.W. Count: Please arrange for the young people and their families to be in touch in this holy season, and to to be reunited early in the New Year.

  7327. Leslie Acquistapace

  7328. Philip Lyon: I pray to the One God, who is the creator of ALL, that these children be returned to their homes alive and unspoiled. I know they are being treated well. These children are not part of any political or spiritual struggle that may exist between our nations. They made a mistake, and I am certain meant no disrespect to your national security. Please free them as a gesture of friendship amongst free nations which diplomatically wish no further mutual ill will. Thank you, and God be praised.

  7329. Richard Todd Armstrong: we're thinking about you and believe your release will soon arrive. It's true what has been written on this site, this is a human right. Ultimately, your call will be heard by Iran. Hang tough, this can only strengthen you.

  7330. diana Joseph: Please free them

  7331. Anonymous: Do the right thing

  7332. Anonymous

  7333. Anonymous

  7334. Ali Rawaf

  7335. Kevin Burgess: We all need to remember we are all people and these wars do not get any of us any where let there be peace for all countries. We have to learn to live together on this heavenly earth. We all live different lives with different views and different religions we should all learn to respect these different ways of life and not try to change or force people to change. I pray for peace on this earth. So we may all enjoy it while we are here.

  7336. Amy Lerner

  7337. Mary Kate Malone: These people are innocent humanitarians. They should be set free immediately.

  7338. Jenevieve: Reunite these three human beings with their families and friends.

  7339. Alex Price

  7340. Sheryl O'Brien

  7341. Cédric Guilloud

  7342. Bonnie Price

  7343. Brooke Estilow: please release them

  7344. Shirley Curry: Please release them

  7345. Lawrence Curry: They are 3 great kids

  7346. Amy Besser

  7347. Marcus Besser

  7348. Patrick Looby

  7349. Katie Foster

  7350. Dan Foster

  7351. Fred Bohrman

  7352. Beth Alper

  7353. Ellen Friedman and Jeff Cohen

  7354. Brita Dagostino

  7355. Lia D'Agostino

  7356. Sheila Morganstein: free them!!

  7357. John Hoover

  7358. Michael Levin

  7359. Noah Robkin

  7360. Mike Hoch

  7361. Lance Dishler

  7362. Barry Brucker

  7363. Rochelle Sauber

  7364. Jenny Bohrman: Please free the hikers!

  7365. Barbara Rosin: Best of luck to you - I wish you the best.

  7366. Ilana Ron

  7367. Adam Kabinoff

  7368. Cory Goldman

  7369. Beeny Cotter

  7370. Laura Carapolloti

  7371. Josh Weizer

  7372. Matthew McLees

  7373. John Hoch

  7374. Eman Jarouche: Do as the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) would have done and free these people, for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has more forgiveness and understanding than we could ever give or have.

  7375. jean christophe messiaen

  7376. Johanna Fry

  7377. Mike Del Ponte

  7378. Gabrielle Toomey

  7379. Anonymous: You are in our prayers....

  7380. Eddie Griffiths: Josh is the nephew of a close friend who is a committed environmental activist for clean waterways here in Washington state. Although I don't know any of the hikers personally, I appeal to your humanity to release them for their accidental trespass into Iran. They had no intent to cause any harm.

  7381. Anonymous

  7382. Margaret W Crane

  7383. Anonymous

  7384. Anonymous: Please release these three young people, who did not mean to do anything wrong. The world will appreciate your compassion and understanding.

  7385. Anonymous

  7386. Richard McFarlane: Please release the hikers. Please return them to their families.

  7387. Bill Bryant: Do the right thing and let these hikers go NOW!

  7388. Amy Revell

  7389. Anonymous

  7390. Anonymous

  7391. Sarah Vetter

  7392. Audrey Hunter

  7393. Veronica: Compassion is a human value, one that must be considered universal to our shared experience. To utilize innocent people as political pawns is shameful. We ask for the release of Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  7394. Allison MacLeod

  7395. Brandi Boston

  7396. Michelle Zeng

  7397. michelle davis

  7398. Jason Schubach

  7399. amy goldberg

  7400. Don: Please show them mercy and compassion.

  7401. MKV: I live in Boulder Shane, where your sister lives. I feel her presence and yours too.

    Iran, please. This is ridiculous.

  7402. Anonymous

  7403. Anonymous

  7404. Fernando F.

  7405. Anonymous

  7406. amy kogon

  7407. Lailani Lopez: My heart and prayers goes out to you and your family. May God bless you guys and SEND YOU GUYS HOME!!

  7408. William Gardmer

  7409. Kyle Coughenour

  7410. Susan Day: Our thoughts & prayers are with you for a safe return to the USA! Merry Christmas & hope 2010 brings you freedom!

  7411. Bill Mead: I pray that our Lord Jesus will protect the 3 of you and allow you to be released very soon.

  7412. Natalia Boodansingh: We hope for your safe return and the enduring courage to continue your good works!

  7413. Fidel Gonzalez Sr,: Please free thehikers, they were simply hiking!

  7414. Anonymous

  7415. Michele

  7416. Hannah Mack

  7417. Kregg Strehorn

  7418. Karen Brickey

  7419. merav melamud

  7420. Anonymous

  7421. Lynda Potempa

  7422. Tammi Berront

  7423. Adam Sprehe

  7424. Anonymous

  7425. Anonymous

  7426. Anonymous

  7427. Thomas Wanning: Islam should stand for peace!

  7428. Jennie VanGundy

  7429. Angelo Valsesia

  7430. Curt Larsen: These young people are adventurous and eager to explore new parts of the world with open minds. They have no negative intentions towards Iran or the people of Iran. They obviously crossed the border innocently and by mistake. Please free them from captivity and send them home to their families.

  7431. SANDRA G JACKSON: My heart goes for Sara,Shane and Josh. PLEASE RELEASE THESE GOOD PEOPLE. PLEASE SEND THEM HOME. Life is hard enough without making it more difficult for each other.

  7432. Jill Rose

  7433. Megan Sullivan

  7434. karen g.: Praying for your safe return.

  7435. Abbie Mood

  7436. Ed Baldrige

  7437. Jasmine P

  7438. Anonymous: as a friend of Josh's family, I sincerely hope they will be returned safely to their homes.

  7439. Mary Bawden: Come Home!

  7440. Heather Meehan

  7441. Pia King

  7442. Leslie Broussard: Please release these kids and let them go home to their families

  7443. will swank

  7444. Anonymous

  7445. yalda: i am iranian, an i am so sorry for the three young students arrested near the iranian borders. i know, as so many other iranians do, for sure that the three are perfectly innocent. i hope they soon are released and get back to their families, specially now that your new year is on the way. iranian people are so ashamed of what the iranian regime does. we keep praying for our sister and two brothers to get back home soon.

  7446. Russell Sauers: People make mistakes. Let them be free to enjoy what they love. The World!

  7447. Dawn Walsh

  7448. danny ginsberg

  7449. Anonymous: Please release these three individuals. While I do not know them, I am certain that they mean Iran no harm. They were just in ther wrong place at the wrong time. Please let them return to their families.

  7450. paul almond: please free them.

  7451. Patrick Gauthier

  7452. Jessica Hamilton

  7453. Jan Haig: Come home soon.

  7454. Anonymous

  7455. Natasha Wheat

  7456. JC Scullard: To the families of those held captive, stay strong and don't lose hope.

  7457. Anonymous

  7458. Jessica Escobedo

  7459. Orval Foraker

  7460. Betty Moriarity: Hope you are all home real soon.

  7461. angela germianrio

  7462. Nate Eve

  7463. Jake Cat

  7464. Pete Burns: Please send them home

  7465. Andre Kusmierz

  7466. farzin barazandeh

  7467. jamie Kroggy

  7468. Dave Deriso: Iran should not take hostages. Is that what Islam wants?

  7469. Ellsworth S. Wetzel: Shane, Sarah, Josh:

    Hang in there, and remember that we're thinking of you. I spent some time in Iran when I was young (20 years old, back in 1977) and came away impressed with the deep civilization of Iran.

    Ultimately that civilization will reveal itself, you will come home, and have one helluva story for your grandchildren.

    ESW3

  7470. Rafael Llorente

  7471. Anonymous

  7472. Jo Morrison

  7473. Mark M Giese

  7474. Roberto Gnesotto: Liberate i tre ragazzi e mostrate un volto di ragionevolezza rinunciando a strumentalizzare politicamente il loro errore

  7475. Janet Zampieri: It is beyond belief that three young people hiking in the wilderness could be imprisoned and accused of spying!

  7476. Rachel Moss

  7477. Anonymous

  7478. Lucia Knell

  7479. Gerard Jendras

  7480. E. Copans: This is the opportunity to rebuild the world's image of Iran. Take it!

  7481. celeste: Blessings to them...

  7482. daniel fixell

  7483. Rachel Krantz Hanoufa

  7484. Anonymous

  7485. Jeannie Mark: I hope they are released soon.

  7486. Carlena Moss

  7487. Brad

  7488. nancy Johnson

  7489. Anonymous

  7490. Anonymous

  7491. Sheree Viche-Cassell: Let us try for a peaceful resolution. By releasing these three young people, you will show the world that Iran cares for the world's children. The world is watching, not just the US. Please release them.

  7492. Tina Waterman: I PRAY FOR A SAFE RETURN... ALL MY LOVE, TINA

  7493. Andre Carvalho

  7494. Eric Murriguez: Please let our friends come home! They made an honest mistake!

  7495. Jane Reid

  7496. Clare McKeown

  7497. Richard Bondi

  7498. Anonymous

  7499. Darrell J Banks: To be merciful is to be a light in God's eye.

  7500. Shanna Jacobson: My heart goes out to the families as well as the hikers. I hope the Iranian government will see the justice in making these families whole again.

  7501. Anonymous

  7502. Paul Caza

  7503. Elizabeth Terry

  7504. Margaret Heatherly: The longer they are held, the worse the publicity for your country.

  7505. Madelynn Coldiron: I find it ironic that three innocent people who were no doubt admiring the beauty of the landscape around them -- without knowing they were in Iran -- were subsequently imprisoned by that country. Please show the world that there is beauty in your soul as well as your landscape and free these innocent hikers.

  7506. Shannon McClure

  7507. Jill Langhammer

  7508. Robyn Davis

  7509. Beth LaRocca-Pitts: We are praying for you everyday.

  7510. Wade L. Thomas: Please free these people. They represent no security threat to Iran. They realize by now their unintended error of crossing the border and have paid a high price for the mistake through a lengthy detention.

  7511. Anonymous

  7512. Anonymous

  7513. Jim Sykes: My prayer are for the hikers. May Iran figure out that not all people are bad

  7514. Jen Miller: live strong!

  7515. Elizabeth Arnett: I pray for their release, for forgiveness, and for the truth to set them free mentally and physically.

  7516. Anonymous

  7517. Anonymous: I do not know these young people. However, as a mother of two young adults, I sure would hope of their return to their parents/loved ones.

  7518. Pyong K. Park

  7519. Anonymous: please let them go

  7520. Phoebe Van Vleet: Josh was a teacher of mine at the Aprovecho School for Sustainable living in Cottage Grove, Oregon. His influence was one of quiet contemplation, and his character one of respectful non-judgement, curiosity, and playful optimism. I am thankful to have spent time around him, to have gotten to know him a bit. I am stunned to hear of his situation, and now think about him often and wonder what the daily life of he and his friends is like. From my heart I hope they are all able to return home safetly and in good health.

  7521. Anonymous

  7522. Anonymous

  7523. Anonymous

  7524. Shelley Wardwell

  7525. Anonymous

  7526. Anonymous: please help these kids get home. They must know they were not doing anything to harm anyone. they were just hiking.

  7527. Anonymous

  7528. Anonymous: Asalam alekum. Peace be with you, and please be aware of the peaceful nature of these hikers.

  7529. George Jones: Let these our brothers and sister go. The whole world is watching. Soften your hearts for these young people and help us move toward peace.

  7530. David Scherrer

  7531. Anonymous: Peace, goodwill, kindness and happiness, now, and forever.

  7532. otfcbeluneg

  7533. Anonymous

  7534. Anonymous

  7535. Azra Borogovac

  7536. Anonymous

  7537. Anonymous

  7538. Tom Nawrocki

  7539. Jamie Clarke

  7540. Ashley Brown: Please keep disputes between governments outside of the live of innocent civilians who have no stake in political matters and have families at home praying for him. Please let SHane, Sarah, and Josh go; they do not intend your nation any harm.

  7541. Marlena Rodriguez

  7542. Veronica Anderson

  7543. Hector Lopez

  7544. Lisa Edwards

  7545. Josh Wright

  7546. Maggie Renno

  7547. Anonymous

  7548. Anonymous

  7549. Anonymous

  7550. Rachel Chapman

  7551. Robert Ingalls, Pastor: I pray for tehr elease of these three innocent travelers. I pray the Iranian Government will acknowledge that the hikers are innocent people and will set them free. They pose no threat to the afety and security of the Iranian nation. Thye were simply admiring God's work through teh natural world.
    I pray for world peace!

  7552. Anonymous

  7553. Anonymous

  7554. Kara Suarez

  7555. Karen Schramm: The "crime" does not fit the punishment. Where is justice? Let them go. They are innocent!

  7556. Karen Schramm

  7557. John Mark Strahan: No innocent person should be detained against their will...

  7558. Heather Gladstone

  7559. Anonymous

  7560. Joseph Yaworski

  7561. Morit Chatlynne

  7562. J R L

  7563. Kathleen Walsh

  7564. Crystal Smith: My thoughts and prayers are with you guys!! Hope you come home soon!!!

  7565. Anonymous

  7566. Josh

  7567. Anonymous

  7568. laura

  7569. Allison Pacheco

  7570. Greg Pazour

  7571. Charles P Hampton

  7572. Nessa Olshansky-Ashtar

  7573. Sara Donnelly: Please let them go home!!

  7574. Meghan Cook: My thoughts are with you...

  7575. Heidi Pihl-Buckley

  7576. David Hyman

  7577. Don and Mary Cole

  7578. Anonymous

  7579. leighton K. gleicher

  7580. Joe Feczko

  7581. Linda R.

  7582. Ana Baldrige

  7583. Kenneth Francoeur

  7584. Greg Born

  7585. Anonymous

  7586. Anonymous: Please free them.

  7587. Keith H

  7588. Althea Goodison-Orr: Send Shane, Sarah abd Josh home!!

  7589. Kevin Stone

  7590. Anonymous

  7591. Anonymous

  7592. David Simmons

  7593. Susan Shiff

  7594. Heath Row

  7595. DEBORAH ZELINGER

  7596. STEPHEN ZELINGER

  7597. Darcy Forlenza

  7598. Tammy L'Heureux

  7599. Anonymous

  7600. auline: Please have compassion, as I know they have respect for you, and did not intend to cross over into Iran. It was an accident

  7601. ada esparza

  7602. Anonymous

  7603. Heidi V Huck

  7604. Susan Bracken

  7605. Kevin McKague

  7606. Elibariki

  7607. Reem Fakhouri

  7608. jay

  7609. Anonymous

  7610. Ginnette Powell

  7611. constance d

  7612. Anonymous

  7613. Anonymous: I trust that the Iranian Gov. understands that this is not about politics, this is about a family like any other around the world who only wants to have their loved ones returned. I am sure that these three young people would want the same for any Iranian who was found in a similar situation!

  7614. Ryen DeStefano

  7615. Grace Y: We ask the Iranian government to display understanding, wisdom, and mercy in the release of these hikers. Doing so will undoubtedly bolster a positive image of Iran and its people in foreign countries around the world.

  7616. Jonathan Grant

  7617. Elizabeth A. D.

  7618. b.nod.

  7619. Dr. Rev. Heather Mehudar: I am asking the Iranian government to have mercy and release these three individuals who intended no harm. In order for peace to flourish on this planet, we need to exercise constant compassion for each other and use less of an iron-fist, territorial mentality. We are all inhabitants of this planet who should strive to get more in touch with its natural beauty. Instead of being offended by these three innocent people accidentally crossing an unmarked border, I ask that you please feel honored they were observing and experiencing the natural beauty of the world in your neighborhood. I urge the Iranian government to show the world you can be a peaceful country and release these people. I also request to clearly mark the border to prevent any future accidental border crossing. Bismi-Allah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim ("In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful").

  7620. Anonymous

  7621. Penny Thornton

  7622. Anonymous

  7623. Leesie

  7624. Tara Bolton: My prayers are being sent your way. Please free the hikers.

  7625. Craig Morea

  7626. Mariah HallBilsback

  7627. Aldo M. Valdez

  7628. Gherber Razvan

  7629. Julie Larson

  7630. Anonymous: let them free

  7631. Anna Shethar

  7632. Anonymous

  7633. meg frazer: Many prayers for a safe and quick return to start the new year.

  7634. Anonymous

  7635. Jean Hantman

  7636. Anonymous

  7637. ngsoflttory

  7638. Kelli Mackay

  7639. David Newman

  7640. Harvey Samuels

  7641. Leah Greenbaum

  7642. Nancy McMurtry

  7643. Canetti Dominique

  7644. Harold J. Bershady: What good does this do for the Iranian government? What threat have they warded off? They could redeem themselves a bit by acknowledging they made a mistake, apologizing to these three young people and and their families sending them safely home.

  7645. Peter Salzer

  7646. david baker

  7647. Anonymous

  7648. Justin Powers: My thoughts are with these three.

  7649. Edoardo Nardella

  7650. cory boll

  7651. gabriele scafati

  7652. Matthew Bartels: These innocent people deserve to be released immediately.

  7653. Anonymous

  7654. Anonymous

  7655. Angela De Berti

  7656. Kelly Seltzer

  7657. John Pack

  7658. Joan Eisenstodt

  7659. Anonymous

  7660. Brian Leonard

  7661. Irene Pressner: The world needs this young innocent people to be returned to their families as soon as possible, the world needs great gestures of understanding...

  7662. Anonymous

  7663. Jordan Schneider: The Islamic Republic of Iran will show their humanity and goodwill toward the world by freeing these young hikers. Only good can come out of the decision to let these young people go home to their families.

  7664. Anonymous

  7665. Mikel Elorduy

  7666. Jochem Devens

  7667. Sharon Yu

  7668. Francine Jewett

  7669. Gary Mann

  7670. Debbie Tsarfati: So sad and ridiculous- hang in there!!!

  7671. sofia villa

  7672. Anonymous

  7673. Susan Holin

  7674. Ann Mintz

  7675. Laura Redepenning

  7676. John Duffy: HAd they crossed a marked border knowing full well what they were doing, than their detention in your country would be just. However, due to their ignorance of the fact that they were crossing your border, due to your lack of border marking, they should be released!

  7677. Anonymous

  7678. Cindy Clague

  7679. Sakura Saunders

  7680. Rebecca Granovsky-Larsen

  7681. Len Garza: Prayers and thoughts.

  7682. Adnane Osmane

  7683. Anonymous: Please imagine if these were your own sons and daughters, how worried you would be not to have even been able to talk to them for four months! Please send them home, they are only travellers who went to see a waterfall, not international terrorists!

  7684. Tabitha Ross

  7685. Anonymous

  7686. Gabriel Brown

  7687. L. Collins

  7688. Anonymous

  7689. Caitlin Johnson

  7690. christiane: Have Mercy! It was an accident!

  7691. Barbara Dye: Please release these hikers. We've all taken the wrong trail when hiking. They meant no harm.

  7692. kate krivy

  7693. Masrour Zoghi

  7694. Roland Klober

  7695. Tamara Herman

  7696. Charlene

  7697. David Hagemann

  7698. Anonymous

  7699. Anonymous: Please, free them as quickly as possible.

  7700. nelly puterman

  7701. Stephanie Kohler

  7702. Marina Perricone

  7703. Anonymous: Promote compassion and peace. Allow the hikes to return home now.

  7704. Karina Ghirdan

  7705. William Anderson: These young people should be released as soon as possible. They are obviously not spies and have no ill will toward Iran or its people. Releasing them would reduce tensions and help to restore Iran's reputation as a moral member of the world community.

  7706. uaebutilet

  7707. Anonymous: It is not difficult to understand that a new young generation is here that works to eliminate violence against people of other lands through journalism, teaching, personally visiting and creating bridges between people. Iranian people, loveable and warm people, are not hostile any more than these Americans. It is the military and the government that is hostile and violent to people of peace-jailing them with no contact allowed for their families? How shameful.

  7708. Madelyn Cotton-Kinch: Releasing these hikers would be a gesture of goodwill that Iran could easily make. Letting them contact their families and have access to lawyers is the civil thing to do. I hope the American government will continue to press for their release and return.

  7709. Anonymous

  7710. Virginia Ottieri

  7711. Amanda Sperber

  7712. Deanna

  7713. Paula

  7714. Justin Sorensen: I've gotten lost before too while hiking.

  7715. Anonymous: They need to come home NOW!!!!

  7716. Becky Long

  7717. Dwight Knell

  7718. Christina Hesley

  7719. Adam McCann

  7720. Celeste Carlisle: I respectfully ask that the Iranian government show mercy for these hikers. We are all human and we all make mistakes. Please excuse them for their trespass.

  7721. Peggy Sinclair-Morris

  7722. mattia velati

  7723. Jerry McIntire: It is time to give information to the families of these three and arrange for their release.

  7724. Tyler Ulsby

  7725. Holly Meyer

  7726. Jason Hecht

  7727. Paula McCauley-Shelton: We beg the compassionate nation of Iran to PLEASE allow Shane, Sarah, and Josh to speak to their families and we plead for the safe return of these young people who would only have entered your country by mistake.

  7728. Kim Fleisher

  7729. Anonymous

  7730. Julie Hart

  7731. Kelly Turner

  7732. Darci Jones

  7733. Anonymous

  7734. David Bates

  7735. Becky Glupczynski

  7736. Raj

  7737. Sarah Bradley

  7738. Anonymous

  7739. Anonymous: My prayers are with all concerned...

  7740. Anonymous

  7741. Jamie Jones

  7742. Anonymous

  7743. Anonymous

  7744. Eli Okun: Please free these innocent Americans and end their families' pain!

  7745. brian s heimberg: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  7746. tammy h

  7747. mel cairns

  7748. Kerry Chance

  7749. Shawn M Morton

  7750. Joseph Blackard

  7751. LEANNA I WONG: Please release them!!!Let them go back to their families...

  7752. LeighEllen Vanzino

  7753. Anonymous

  7754. Andrew Duggan: This is a generation that can make a difference to US foreign policy, a generation that is seeking to understand the people of your country and the wider Islamic World. Please free these individuals and show the US Government, what many in the West already know, that you have reasons to be concerned when individuals from the West walk in restricted areas, you have reasons to doubt that these three people were just travellers. But Shane, Sarah and Josh are just young people, who took a courageous step to try and find out a little more about your country.

    Praise be to Allah

  7755. Donna Niggeler

  7756. Anonymous

  7757. Amanda Epstein

  7758. Matthew Watts

  7759. Rhea Dennis

  7760. Anonymous

  7761. Shadia Fayne Wood

  7762. Anonymous

  7763. Michael Pannozzi: Please free these innocent hikers, they mean no harm and deserve to be returned home

  7764. Frances McGovern

  7765. John Hawley: let them return home to be with their loved ones...

  7766. Patricia Grant

  7767. Anonymous

  7768. Anonymous

  7769. Kathleen Clark

  7770. Lisa Swainston

  7771. Andrea Chisholm: Please act with humanity and free these innocent young people.

  7772. Louisa Hogensen

  7773. Cathy Maxwell

  7774. Aicha Benayoune

  7775. Ellis L. Bert: Release these young people and let the world see Iran as a nation that will admit its mistakes and move forward to amity with all nations.

  7776. Chris Wood

  7777. Anonymous

  7778. Sherry Schofield

  7779. vashna

  7780. Melissa Sheely: Too much time has been wasted in holding SSJ in Iran, please they were just exploring our great planet, release them so that they can explore more of this world in peace.

  7781. Marla Ben-Tov: In my thoughts and prayers always!

  7782. Ana Carolina Penner

  7783. Mehdi Madani

  7784. Anonymous

  7785. Becky Anderson

  7786. Cody Miller

  7787. Ella H

  7788. Brenna Arnett

  7789. Kate Waters

  7790. Idesbald Van den Bosch: They have been detained for long enough now. Try them fairly and quickly or free them!

  7791. Zac Rubenson

  7792. jenny marshall

  7793. Robert Samet

  7794. Anonymous

  7795. Mindy Grusin

  7796. Lauren Nelson: FREEDOM

  7797. Jonathan Druy

  7798. Anonymous: I'm sending positive energy your way Shane, Sarah and Josh. I hope that it helps in even some minor way.

  7799. Janice: This is an opportunity for Iran to show the world that they can be compassionate and understanding. A Mother's pain has no "borders."

  7800. Mark Turner: This is every bit as important as the Laura Ling/ Euna Lee case. Bill Clinton and everyone who ensured their releases need to secure the safe return of these three Americans.

  7801. Allison Talbert: Please know, Sarah, Shane and Josh, that our prayers and our love is with you. God Bless You, and we will see you home very soon!

  7802. Shauna Dirlam: I'm hoping for their release, as they are being wrongly detained. I hope they are being treated humanely during their detainment; but am fearful about their treatment in the Iranian prison. I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers each and every day until their safe release.

  7803. Elizabeth Diamond

  7804. Nicole Euan

  7805. KAMRAN RAFATIAN

  7806. Lily Wolff

  7807. Vic Dahuja

  7808. clare Auchterlonie

  7809. Genica Robbins

  7810. Peggy Zwerver

  7811. Isabella Bugatti

  7812. Billie Mesiano

  7813. Gianna Le

  7814. Kim Allen

  7815. david ginsberg

  7816. Kris Seeman

  7817. daniel Seeman

  7818. Seena Lister

  7819. Mary Alice Kuner

  7820. Eduardo Hueso

  7821. Kate Bernol

  7822. kate seely

  7823. Beebo Turman

  7824. June McIntyre

  7825. Ricardo Chavez

  7826. Daniela Meltzer

  7827. Elizabeth Vandenburgh

  7828. Grafton Harper

  7829. Cory Chew

  7830. Ethan Gilsdorf

  7831. Devin Elizabeth Brome

  7832. Reagan Maechking

  7833. Peter Katona

  7834. Dorothy Katona

  7835. harold linde

  7836. Bob Epstein

  7837. charlie lex

  7838. Spokey Godfrey

  7839. John Mahoney

  7840. Rebecca Sorell

  7841. Janani Lee

  7842. Adam Eldahan

  7843. Tara Gordon

  7844. Kayir L. Mealy

  7845. don krumm

  7846. molly stilly

  7847. dorry wong

  7848. amy cannon

  7849. Junstin Wiener

  7850. Brent Bucknum

  7851. jeanne achuff

  7852. Theresa Diederich

  7853. Rafael Rangell

  7854. peet

  7855. Jim Maresh

  7856. Anonymous

  7857. Allyn Hughes

  7858. emily

  7859. Danielle Silver

  7860. Anonymous

  7861. lisa

  7862. Terra Sorensen

  7863. Nick Biblis

  7864. Nick Biblis

  7865. kristen manzo

  7866. Taylor D-Wayne

  7867. James Grace: Espionage? Really?

  7868. Larz W. VonBruner

  7869. Alina Christian

  7870. Alysha Webb

  7871. Cornelia Corey

  7872. Jim Brennan

  7873. Anonymous: LET THEM GO! 160+ plus days with no contact to their families? This is not fair.

  7874. Frank Forrest

  7875. Jess Trauger

  7876. Anonymous

  7877. Keith W. Volz

  7878. Teressa Tomas: Please Iran, we know you will do the right thing and send these beautiful human beings home. Please send these innocent people home. Josh, Sarah and Shane were exploring the beautiful country and meant no harm. It was a mistake and no harm meant. Peace and love is what we seek. Please find the peace and love in your hearts to send them home. Our country will be so greatful and joyous if you send them home.

  7879. Carly Hall

  7880. PAT LA PORTA

  7881. Adam Weizer

  7882. queyreau: Free the hikers

  7883. Anonymous: In light of the present unrest in Iran it seems clear the rgime is holding these people and they should be released.

  7884. Shauna Aragon

  7885. karenasch

  7886. Micah DeLaurentis

  7887. Anonymous

  7888. Nancy Davenport

  7889. gary goodyear

  7890. gary goodyear

  7891. Nancy Davenport

  7892. Martin Trudell

  7893. Mariah Morgan

  7894. Katie Scranton

  7895. Kelly Brady

  7896. Anonymous: Let them go now!

  7897. neokuji: PLEASE Free these good people!

  7898. slbutterflyqn

  7899. Chris

  7900. Stephen Myers

  7901. Jason J Green

  7902. anneke hut

  7903. Deborah Burnham: Releasing these young people could open new understanding between Iran and the United States.

  7904. sara gaspar

  7905. Alan Haggard

  7906. Darlene Davis

  7907. michael westrich

  7908. james m nordlund

  7909. Pat & Carol Osborne: Please Free The Hiker

  7910. Pat Osborne: My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

  7911. Martino Majno

  7912. Janel M: Please allow them to contact their families and come home.

  7913. Orlando Castro

  7914. Nancy Friedman

  7915. Michael Hirsch: Whatever Iran's disagreements with the U.S., holding three young Americans who are clearly not spies is outrageous and will do nothing to lessen hostilities between Teheran and Washington.

  7916. Patrick

  7917. Anonymous

  7918. Alexandra Fries

  7919. Ismael Rodriguez

  7920. Elisabeth Kelly

  7921. andrew gleason: Josh has been a friend of mine for 20 years and ill bee thinking of him every day

  7922. Anonymous

  7923. Wanda Culpepper: I will be praying for you!

  7924. Jody Walker

  7925. Eric Freund

  7926. Anonymous: Please let them come home to their families.

  7927. Fern Lewis

  7928. Justin Owens

  7929. Nancy Matthews-Lessard: Please let these children go home. They meant you no harm. The punishment does not fit the "crime." Let the children go home to their families.

  7930. Madison Koebnick: I LOVE YOU JOSH, SHANE, AND SARAH!! <3

  7931. Emily KNudson: i hope people will see that they came in peace and are good natured travelers

  7932. Max

  7933. Dillon

  7934. Amber Thrasher: Please release them!!

  7935. Chad Kempel

  7936. Rebecc Sulka

  7937. Joan E Loza Mobry

  7938. Mary Rose Mazzoni

  7939. Anonymous: hasta la victoria

  7940. MMH

  7941. Betsy Vazqurz: May god be with them and they come out healthy and well

  7942. Thomas Baker

  7943. Toni Benevento

  7944. Anonymous

  7945. Sue Baldridge

  7946. Anonymous

  7947. Fr. Tom Heron: The entire parish of Saint James Roman Catholic Church in Elkins Park, PA is keeping a prayerful vigil until Josh, Shane, and Sarah are reunited with their families.

  7948. Anonymous: Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh immediately. This gesture would really be appreciated, their families want them home with them and pray for their safe return.

  7949. Anonymous

  7950. MELISSA BARTEN: PLEASE LET THE HIKERS COME HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES.

  7951. Andrew Langsam

  7952. Erol Hofmans: I respectfully ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to show compassion and release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal from detention as soon as possible and allow them to return home to their families.

  7953. Shane OCURRY: Solidarity from Donegal, Ireland, a hikers paradise.

  7954. Anonymous

  7955. Anonymous

  7956. Judy Konopka

  7957. Morgan Dambergs

  7958. Diego Mathieu: I wish the 3 hikers to be released as soon as possible. This is just a question of good sense. It's so obvious they're hikers, nothing else. They had a dream while they were travelling; they crossed many countries, met people from different cultures... and then the impossible happened when they were caught. So, we kindly ask to the Iranian authorities to have some compassion for these people who only had thirst to travel and discover their world. So, please, release them as soon as possible.
    Thank you !
    Diego, back from 3 months at the prison of Evin.

  7959. Desiree Jones: Asalam 'Alaykum hikers. Josh I love you and wish for your swift return. Government of Iran please show compassion and release these innocent individuals who have done nothing but show global love.

  7960. Carol River

  7961. Renee Pearlman

  7962. Jamie McDaniel: I know Shane. He is a great traveler and explorer with enormous respect for all the world's cultures who would never seek to cause Iran and its people any harm. I hope that the Iranian government will give these three travelors a fair hearing and, upon proving their innocence, release them to their families.

  7963. Dawn Falk: It would be wonderful if the Iranian officials would spend their prison and legal resources on people who actually are a threat to their government or country rather than on these three innocent tourists. Free The Hikers!

  7964. Kelly Maxwell

  7965. Timothy Holbert

  7966. Maria F.

  7967. Jonathan William

  7968. Wayne Goodreau

  7969. Lee Hood

  7970. Anonymous

  7971. Jackson Culpepper

  7972. TINA SNELL: Praying for you all.

  7973. Thomas Johnston

  7974. Nica Espinosa: My prayers are with them and to please free the innocent hikers!

  7975. Joshua

  7976. Logan Wade

  7977. Jordan Price

  7978. Jordan Price

  7979. Marlene Piazza

  7980. Richard: The hikers had no intentional purpose on illegally crossing the border. They didn't know they were crossing the border. These people probably didn't even know this border existed. Please release them.

    -Richard, a 13 year-old.

  7981. monique Quillard: Freedom for them

  7982. Michael Chirkoff: Let them go! Detaining these people is wrong.

  7983. Anonymous

  7984. Tabitha Barry: Release Them!

  7985. Anonymous: If you don't want people to accidently come into your country then please put up a fence or wall or at least a sign to warn people. You can't blame three innocent young people if they didn't know where the imaginary line was. If this happened in our country we would simply give them a warning and a comfortable ride home and probably pay for it out of our own pockets. Sometimes we even let them stay and become a citizen if they want because we are a hospitable country and we love all races, religions, and cultures. Tourist bring money to foreign countries economies so why not welcome people instead of promoting hate? Why not promote love and peace and it will teach other nations about your cultures and bring in good possibilities for your economy as well? This is sad that goverments in the world do not see what good peace can bring to everyone everywhere. Please let these innocent young people go.

  7986. Ashley Chenard

  7987. Josh Harmadi: They're just kids who made a mistake!!!

  7988. Jim Boley: Credibility requires that these innocent Americans be freed from Iran. No credible government can argue that these were spies or otherwise.....hikers, simply lost hikers. Do the right thing!

  7989. lachupacabra: wish the families the best of luck retrieving the family members

  7990. Zach McGohan

  7991. Katie Paul

  7992. Sara Rafsky

  7993. Peter McMurray: To the Iranian government- release these hikers now! You have made your point and have no reason to detain the hikers any further.

  7994. Anonymous

  7995. Anonymous

  7996. Anonymous

  7997. pam montgomery

  7998. Jamie McDaniel: I know Shane. He is a great traveler and explorer with enormous respect for all the world's cultures who would never seek to cause Iran and its people any harm. I hope that the Iranian government will give these three travelors a fair hearing and, upon proving their innocence, release them to their families.

  7999. Brandon Kuipers: This isn't right >:(

  8000. Alicia Sangiuliano: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh from prison.

  8001. walter laing

  8002. Pam Craner

  8003. Venatrix Fulmen: Your Excellency,
    President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, you also have two sons and a daughter. Kindly imagine for a second how you would feel, if your children would have accidentally strayed at an unmarked spot from Palestine into what is called today's Israel and would have been arrested.
    The minimum you would expect is an immediate clarification and then their release - not a detention in a state-dungeon and letting them rot there for now nearly 200 days.
    With acts like this your security apparatus could seriously discredit you yourself and all those who stand together with you and others against U.S. imperialism.
    To try to use the three innocent hikers as bargaining chip or counterbalance for the many unjustly maimed or detained Iranians in other countries is impossible, because to counter a mistake with another mistake would be disgraceful.
    In standing up to the real enemies of free and self-determined people you can not possibly use the three hikers in any way, except by setting them free unconditionally.
    It is reported that you once said: "We are against occupation, aggression, killings and displacing people – otherwise we have no problem with ordinary people."
    So, please proove it and let the three hikers, who are ordinary people, go home.
    Send them away with a warning, but show sentience, compassion and lenience.

  8004. valerie vitello

  8005. Lisa McGuckin: This is a ridiculous punishment and detention for what boils downn to a simple error in geography. Shame on you Iran!

  8006. Teresa DiCampli: Please let them go home.

  8007. Deena Yahiro

  8008. Anonymous

  8009. Clare Putnam

  8010. Shelbi

  8011. Katy A.

  8012. Edward James Sass

  8013. Kaitlin Hardy

  8014. Batya Cohen: I live in Israel but am originally from Wyncote, PA.

    There is not one day that I do not pray for you, Josh.


    Batya Cohen

  8015. fischer gyorgy: free the hikers, take politicians to prison

  8016. Sophia Walter

  8017. paul: What is the crime, taking pictures of waterfalls?

  8018. Jade Walters

  8019. Lissette Gabrielle St Michele: DETAINING THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE IS A DISGRACE TO GOD, RELEASE THEM!

  8020. Kim

  8021. Anonymous: Releasing Sarah, Shane and Josh would be a merciful and compassionate gesture that their family and friends would appreciate greatly

  8022. Trish Cummins

  8023. Payom Ilkhanipour

  8024. Aimie Olson: Understand that your reputation as a fair and great nation is greatly affected by detaining these individuals. The citizens of the world and many nations view your actions as evidence that you are not a civil and just people. Prove them WRONG and set the hikers free.

  8025. fredrik cassee

  8026. Caitlin Schmedlin

  8027. Scott Campbell

  8028. Lisa Bullard

  8029. Anonymous

  8030. Elizabeth Javor

  8031. Anonymous

  8032. Jeffrey Wishnia

  8033. Anonymous

  8034. Anonymous

  8035. Kelly Vassar

  8036. Anonymous

  8037. Angela Winquist

  8038. Angel Aguayo

  8039. Jasmine High

  8040. teya sabado: i'm a hiker myself and it grieves me that such arrest can happen without any warnings that there's such a boundary... All wonderful things are God's creation and we can just do much but to marvel and explore. Anything that hurts and spoils are evil before God's eye. I pray to the living God for the release of Josh, Sarah and Shane and that He will touch the conscience of the captors.

  8041. Ann Williams: A powerful leader is merciful.

  8042. Anonymous

  8043. Dawn Soderlund: My heart goes out to Sarah, Josh and Shane, their families, and all those holding vigil for them during this horribly difficult time. It is my hope that the Iranian government will exercise compassion and release these kids immediately. I can't begin to imagine what their parents are going through.

  8044. Lois Emanuelli

  8045. Matt Wiegand

  8046. Anonymous

  8047. Allison Andersen: We pray for their safe return to family and friends

  8048. Jody Santiago

  8049. suzie winquist

  8050. Dennis Ray Wells: Those who have power also have a responsibility to wield it justly. Please send these people back to their homes and loved ones.

  8051. B.J. Cassell

  8052. Lisa Wiedmann

  8053. Katie Brown

  8054. Anonymous

  8055. Ian Kupferberg

  8056. ann glass: Please let these wonderful young people come home. Their families and loved ones miss them so very much.

  8057. Nich Kramer

  8058. Greg Watkins

  8059. Anonymous

  8060. Alison Lee: Please, have some compassion!

  8061. Anonymous

  8062. Carrie Lee

  8063. josie bloom: please free these beautiful people!

  8064. Anonymous: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families. I hope the government of Iran will make the simple gesture to free these three young hikers and show the world that they do have compassion and understanding.

  8065. Dahiana Marizan

  8066. John & Shelley: Our thaught are always with you

  8067. Miri

  8068. Margie Blanks: It is obvious they had no ill-will toward your country. Please set them free.

  8069. Julia Rask

  8070. Gregory Rand: I hope that Iran can understand what an innocent mistake it was, crossing an invisible border between the 2 countries. Please, show some mercy to these 3 travellers and their families and friends....please release them.

  8071. Michelle Brigham

  8072. Jana

  8073. catinna williams

  8074. Mary Pontoppidan: Dear Iranian Government: Please release the three tourists, they only came to the area for the sake of its celebrated beauty and had no intention of crossing the border. With respectful greetings and hope for peace in all the world.

  8075. Jeanne Fetyko: Please show compassion to the world; by releasing the hikers.

  8076. Cathy Harrell: What a sad, tragic situation, that three young people can't simply be able to enjoy the natural beauty of a country without being imprisoned over crossing an unmarked border. My prayers are with you Shane, Sarah and Josh. Our government needs to make this a TOP PRIORITY. I cannot believe these three are being held for this long, without the ability to seek legal counsel or contact their families. I will continue to pray for their release and try to find a way to help them.

  8077. Victoria Hutchinson

  8078. Laura Stokstad

  8079. Patricia M. Flanagan: Please allow these innocent adventurers to go home and be with their families. What an outrage!

  8080. KELLY EATON

  8081. Graciela Ines

  8082. Kurt Schueler

  8083. Jane Taylor

  8084. Laura Futrell: They need to come home!

  8085. Jeff Robinson

  8086. Tim Douek

  8087. scott leaf: Our government needs to step up the pressure on Iran to resolve this matter immediately!!!

  8088. Joe Simo: After nearly 200 days, it's time to let you go home. Joe Simo, Dallas, TX

  8089. Robin Harper: I will be praying for swift return to their loved ones. My heart breaks for you all.

  8090. Anonymous

  8091. ansley Siter

  8092. Jodi Hudson

  8093. james crouch

  8094. CJA

  8095. Jessica Rohlfing

  8096. Ashley Woodard

  8097. Anonymous

  8098. Anonymous: Free these three American's who have done nothing to hurt Iran. Truly people who believe in their religion would know this is true and release them. Please release them which is the right thing to do.

  8099. Donna Leslie: God be with them

  8100. Jackie Hutchison

  8101. Jocelyn Friel

  8102. roe leaming

  8103. Alanna Henneberry

  8104. G. Stone

  8105. Antoinette Blafford: Protect our American people.

  8106. Jan Pechan

  8107. Linda Hastings: Please do not use innocent human beings to further your political causes. Please release your hostages.

  8108. Anonymous

  8109. Anonymous

  8110. Haley Wilson: Hebrews 11:1- Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

  8111. DAVID W. ECK: WERE PRAYING FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN.

  8112. Smedge Wedgely: I wish all the best for these hikers.

  8113. Elizabeth Weaver: I hope this has a happy ending.

  8114. Anonymous: please free these innocent very young children, we beg of you for the sake of human kindness, wont you please.

  8115. joe cooney

  8116. Anonymous

  8117. SANDRA VARJAVANDI: God would never want these people to be held because they were enjoying the beauty of the earth.

  8118. Dennis M Adams: Is there any way I can communicate to the Iranian Government my displeasure over this situation?

  8119. Anonymous: This is terrible. Hopefully these Americans will be released so they can be with their families again.

  8120. Lisa Cacciatore: My prayers are with the families, and I am praying everyday for their freedoma nd well being!!!!

  8121. KRISTEN KERR

  8122. Donna Magarian

  8123. Anonymous

  8124. Roy Dimas: Do the right thing and let these people go

  8125. steve griffin: Where is the strength and justice for these three?

  8126. Anonymous

  8127. Cheyenne: This is absolutely horrific and something more should really be done about this. Our government should not be allowing this to happen. My family sends their love to these people and their families. I couldn't imagine the heartache...

  8128. Joe England

  8129. Megan Townsend

  8130. Pamela Boucher

  8131. Anonymous

  8132. Anonymous

  8133. Anonymous

  8134. anonymous

  8135. Linda Adams

  8136. Ryan Trost: God Bless these three individuals and please allow them a swift return.

  8137. Maria M. Titko: Please let them come home to their families and loved ones. They are missed!

  8138. Jon Miles

  8139. Nicole Taylor

  8140. Sherry Nettles

  8141. Edwin Beechert: Shane, Sarah and Josh are not only fellow citizens but part of our American family. I pray and trust they will be released back to those who love them.

  8142. Jonathan Klingler

  8143. Carolyne Williams: Please let them come home soon to their loved ones. Thank you very much for having great compassion and understanding at this difficult time.

  8144. S.E.C.: I would remind the government of Iran of the seriousness of holding Americans hostage, and of our committment to their freedom. The imprisonment of innocents is a beaurocratic villiany which should be stopped immediately.

  8145. Wendy Leslie: Iran - Be known for doing the right thing...and the wise thing. I am sure you wouldn't want to be judged for doing something you later realized was wrong. Release these people now - these are people who would do the same for you and who would make sure they returned you to your families! Please do the same for them. Today!

  8146. Michele Downer

  8147. Anonymous: Please let these innocent people go!

  8148. Anonymous: Sarah, Josh and Shane, keep strong.

  8149. jason balk: hope you come home safely
    Prayers and Thoughts Are With You

  8150. Pamela Anderson: Please let them go!

  8151. Anonymous: I pray to God that you are released soon! God bless you all!

  8152. Wendy

  8153. Heather Smithson

  8154. PAUL PANTERA

  8155. Chuck Allen: These young people are clearly not affiliated with the U.S. Government. The Islamic Republic of Iran knows this. Using the incursion, whether real or percieved, as a way to provoke another country is not befitting a modern power. These three people have family and friends who care deeply about their well being and they suffer in a way that someone 8,000 miles away can't see. They should be allowed to return home. Iran would be seen as a benevolent neighbor instead of an adversary.

  8156. Wendy Kaman

  8157. aimee peer: praying for you all.

  8158. kristen l smith

  8159. John S: We send American boys over to do jobs for other foreigners jobs why not use our American boys to bring our American boys home?

  8160. Julia B.

  8161. Ellen Owens

  8162. Zachary Mell

  8163. Katherine Hennessy

  8164. KETTIE ROBINSON

  8165. Marion Wynn: I pray that you will be released

  8166. David Anderson: While the laws of Iran may not be identical to those of democratic countries, the political leaders of Iran might consider the good that could come from releasing innocent hikers. The leaders of Iran do themselves do good by harming the innocent, nor should they allow harm to be done.

  8167. Kari Pinkerton: Please free them.

  8168. John McGrane: Let these innocents go. You can not gain anything politically from keeping them. God is watching you.

  8169. Anonymous

  8170. Patricia Lee: Please let them go home to their families . I beg this of you .

  8171. MR AND MRS: HOPE YOU RELEASE THESE REAL STUDENTS. SHOW SOME COMPASSION PLEASE.

  8172. frankie andrews: please release our friends. they have done no harm to anyone. they are still children. our thoughts and prayers are with all involved.

  8173. Peg: Please return these young people to their families! In our country, people are used to freedom and actually do go hiking in nature without fear. They are not spys and should not be used as tokens.

  8174. Ryan Downes

  8175. Anonymous

  8176. Quinn Jackson

  8177. Lorraine Raymond

  8178. Anonymous: With new information from the Belgium hikers, it is important that their release is expedited. Why can't a release like former Vice President Gore orchestrated for the reporter in South Korea? I would like to call on former Presidents Carter, Bush, and Clinton to execute a release. Isn't this a perfect task for the Carter Center or the Clinton Center? Please do not wait any longer!

  8179. Joseph A. D'Amato: Having been a past teacher of Josh, I remember him as a student with a depth of character, and a lively intelligence.. To detain him and his friends without any evidence of wrong doing is a highly cruel and immoral act. Their release in the name of justice and good faith is necessary.

  8180. Taryn: it was a misunderstanding and they should be released to the US

  8181. Deborah Gaynor: Please have mercy and let them return to their families

  8182. Aimee

  8183. Judith Golidan

  8184. R.B.: God Bless you.

  8185. Anonymous

  8186. Tracy Burgoon: Allow Sarah, Shane and Josh to come home. You are detaining three people who love the world and meant no harm to your country. Show the world that the Islamic Republic of Iran is compassionate and fair.

  8187. Karen Vinson: We are keeping you all in our prayers.

  8188. Myles Chiariello

  8189. Toni: Please release the hikers in name of God. They are entitled to due process.

  8190. David Decca: We live in very sad times when governments pointlessly detain three young kids on a hiking adventure. What's the message "Don't bike near us or we accuse you of being Jame Bond? The truth is it makes the Iranian government look not just over bearing and unjust but almost silly. This is serious stuff,I pray for their swift and safe return.

  8191. Anthony Davis

  8192. Anonymous

  8193. Anonymous

  8194. Cindy

  8195. Anonymous

  8196. Loreen & Mark: Sending Love and Light!

  8197. Doug Wilson: Being American does not mean you are a spy open your eyes to the truth and let these people go back to there familys

  8198. Anonymous

  8199. Mark Perks: In the name of god release them now

  8200. Alex Argyriou: The Iranian republic needs to understand that this was clearly a misunderstanding and a mistake. They should free the hikers, and to prevent further mishaps they should clearly mark off the Irani border.

  8201. Anonymous: I hope Josh, Sarah & Shane get out of Iran ASAP and they do not deserve any dramas from Iranian government. Let them go home to their families and life is too SHORT!!!

  8202. Ashley Bratcher: I beg of you to free these innocent hikers. This was merely a mistake.

  8203. kelia miles

  8204. Martha McCann: Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh. Allow them to speak with their families.

  8205. Krystal Beachler: My heart goes out to the friends and family and hopefully one of these days the world will change.

  8206. Tina Klami

  8207. Anonymous: The situation here is a huge misunderstanding. It is quite obvious that a hike does not equal espionage. These people are children, friends, and family to their loved ones. I ask you to show these folks the same respect you would want if they were detaining your loved ones. We have all have compassion you are no acception. Please allow these families to have their loved ones back and refocus your efforts on locating real spies. Show us and the other countries watching that you deserve our trust and respect. To the families: I pray your loved ones will be returned to you immediately. I can only imagine the pain you are suffering. Keep your chin up and never give up the fight!

  8208. Anonymous

  8209. Anne Ledbetter: Show the world that you can have compassion and do the right thing by releasing them.

  8210. Kevin Collins

  8211. MARILYN MAGNET: USE YOUR COMPASSION—THIS COULD BE YOUR CHILD, SIBLING, FRIEND...PLEASE !

  8212. Sherry Simmons

  8213. Anonymous

  8214. Dr. Nadesan Permaul: Please free these young people from incarceration in the Islamic Republic. They made an innocent error and should not be treated as enemies of the people or the government of Iran. Please let them go.

  8215. Anonymous: Please free these three young, peaceful travelers to their families. They meant no ill will to Iran and their families and friends are longing for their release.

  8216. Lisa Lamantia

  8217. Rita Emmenegger: As a mother of four adult children, I can only imagine the pain and anxiety the parents, friends, and families of Shane, Sarah, and Josh are experiencing. Please release these young people to their families.

  8218. Ricky Dehart

  8219. John Bettencourt: Portuguese-Americans concern for our friends......

  8220. Thomas Fox: I really hope that Sarah, Shane, and Josh get to see their families very soon. It hurts me to think that they are incarcerated at an Iranian prison for something they did not do. These people need to be released now.
    This is a miscarriage of justice and the Iranian government needs to realize this and take necessary and fair action; to release these hikers.

  8221. Anonymous: I Pray for their quick and safe release

  8222. Anonymous

  8223. Emily Korman

  8224. Anonymous

  8225. Rey Adamik

  8226. Courtney McCorkle

  8227. Anonymous

  8228. Amanda: please free them

  8229. Frank J

  8230. Kara Joseph: Our thoughts and prayers are with these young people.

  8231. Anonymous

  8232. Steve Silverman

  8233. Kathy Vendel: Please free these young innocent adults and allow them to return home to their families.

  8234. Teresa Carnevale: Please allow them to come home. Have mercy on these souls.

  8235. Judy Greer Davis

  8236. Ashley Jacober

  8237. Anonymous: GOD created the earth for all, not just for one!

  8238. Kenny Kaufman: Free them. This is horrible.

  8239. Anonymous: I pray these young folks will be released promptly and returned to their loved ones. Keep hoping and praying. Never give up.

  8240. Anonymous: This is an extremely tragic situation, and I can't believe how corrupt the Iranian government has become. They have no respect for human rights. I hope that these people obtain their freedom very soon.

  8241. Dr. Ricky L. Johansen, Jr., Ph.D.: Free the hikers within the next two weeks or face a nuclear bomb being dropped on your country by private enterprize!! We will bomb you back to the stone age if you do not comply immediately!!

  8242. Amy

  8243. Janis Walker

  8244. Rose Paszkiewicz

  8245. Jacob and Ashley Ledford: God Bless these three people! We pray they will remain strong and the Iran government will let them go so they can reunite with their families!

  8246. Connie Ickes: God Bless to the 3 hikers that hopefully will be released soon.

  8247. Anonymous

  8248. Liz B.: Do the right thing, and let the innocent hikers free.

  8249. david cherry: potus, send in the army rangers to rescue these kids!!!!

  8250. Anonymous: Shane, Sarah, and Josh- I cannot imagine how frightened and lonely you must be feeling. Please know that folks from around the globe are thinking of you and yours'. You are all in my thoughts and prayers, and I do hope the Iranian government will allow you to return to your homes safely.

    Sincerely,

    Meghan (Boston)

  8251. Jake Scruggs

  8252. Melissa Bollinger: God Bless Shane, Sarah, and Josh as well as their families.

  8253. Maria Brekke: Please give them their freedom.

  8254. Anonymous

  8255. Anonymous: The people in Iran's government are monsters. As if the ludicris charges arn't bad enough, why are they denyed due process? This is not the path of mercy, grace, and justice that the koran teaches at all. It is nothing but Tehran's typical paranoia and hate against the western world. I hope the Iranian people continue to rise up against them until Iran is a safe society where people like Sarah, Shane, and Josh can visit without the danger these extremists pose to their safety. This is nothing but hate. Be strong you guys. Come home soon.

  8256. Andrea Fernandez

  8257. Ashley Tittle: I hope the Iranian Government takes a look at all these videos from their families, and all the signatures, and find it in their hearts to release Josh, Sarah, and Shane. My thoughts and prayers are with them, and their families.

  8258. Anonymous

  8259. Anonymous

  8260. William Carter: :(

  8261. Anonymous

  8262. Michelle Finn: Please free Shane, Sarah and Josh! They are not spies, they have great respect for all cultures and societies. They are just hikers, please show compassion and release them now.

  8263. cindy kondos: peace and freedom to those so innocent.let them live their lives free to enjoy them w their families friends and loved ones..Curious people should not be punished

  8264. James Carney

  8265. Anonymous

  8266. Anonymous

  8267. Melissa Edwards

  8268. Marlene Allen: Please free the hikers and send them back home to be with their familes who miss them terribly.

  8269. Dawnya Sturdivan

  8270. Hannah: My thoughts are with Josh, Sarah, Shane and their family and friends. Come home safely and quickly!

  8271. Beth Brondyke

  8272. Anonymous: Your true and loyal friends are working very hard to get you home.

  8273. José fernandes: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff,they comfort me.

  8274. Melissa

  8275. Kayla Berry: My hope is that these three stewards of education, the environment and life are released from imprisonment and allowed back to their lives prior to this unfortunate accident as quickly as possible. Its hard to believe that they have been held for 6 months without any U.S.-Iranian governmental resolution

  8276. Michael Best

  8277. Brenda Maxon

  8278. kait meehan

  8279. Christine R. Udland: Let all the positive energy and light of the entire Universe be on each and every one of you and all and your families, this will prevail and they will be brought home safely for it is the right way. ~Namaste~

  8280. RICK HUNTER: Iran please send them home. I don't know them,but I do know hikers they only wanted to see the world. They ment no harm, They do not pose a threat to you. Let them return to their families.

  8281. Holly A. Dawson

  8282. Megan

  8283. Danya R. Lynd: FREE THE HIKERS!!!!!!!!!!

  8284. Scott Armstrong Sr: Iran needs to release these young folks. Iran like North Korea have these un-seen borders, and it appears they wait for someone to step over the line. They could have just told them to turn around and go back the way they came. Iran and N Korea need to join the 21st Century, and start getting along with people.
    God Bless the three Americans, God is with you.

  8285. chris sommer riley

  8286. Chris Comstock

  8287. Stephanie Wilson: Release these American citizens, they have done nothing wrong and you know this as well. If you had solid ground to stand on there would have been a trial already. I pray for these 3 amazing people who deserve to be treated like they are human rather than a pile of garbage that you can throw into a cell and forget about. I pray for you 3 and will keep you in my prayers!! God bless you and I hope you have a safe return home!

  8288. Anonymous

  8289. Anonymous: I pray that Iran choses to demonstrate compassion and end what can only be torture for the families of Sarah, Josh and Shane. For Sarah Josh and Shane, I pray you find the strength to endure your situation with the grace you have demonstrated through your obvious appreciation of the gift of life.

  8290. Clark Johnston

  8291. Kelly Mailloux: I hope they are released soon to their families.

  8292. Christopher Smith: Your in my heart and prayers stay stong we'll get you home

  8293. Luke Albert: please release The Three of them. We all want the three of them home in their U.S homes safe and with there loving familys.

  8294. Jennifer R.

  8295. Laura Seeback: Compassion regarding Shane, Sarah and Josh, please!

  8296. Anonymous

  8297. Tom Lally: I do not know any of the hikers however, noone should travel this beautiful world in fear of detainment. Please free this prisoners and bring them safely back to their loved ones.

  8298. Dominique Rupert: I couldn't imagine if it was one of my loved ones. Hopefully they release them soon and they return home safe and sound!!

  8299. Paul carpenter: Although they may seem like rich spoiled American kids, I believe their hearts were in the right place and they had absolutely no sinister intentions. Please let them go home.

  8300. Sebastian Pasco

  8301. Grace Tracy: I pray that your children are released soon. It is the only compassionate and right thing to do.

  8302. Brad Capelli: My family and I have followed this story from the beginning and pray for the release of Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  8303. L Oestreich: These people need to be released and sent home. They are not guilty of spying.

  8304. Deborah Huizinga: I pray of their release soon. Our goverment needs to step in, and let the young adults talk to their familys. And a Attorney and demand that!!

  8305. Anonymous

  8306. Juliana Medeiros

  8307. Gemma Rapone

  8308. Lisa Weiss: Please free these young people. They have done nothing against the Islamic Republic and show compassion towards fellow human beings.

  8309. JOHN KOONS: I don't claim that any government is free of corruption but I have to ask, what kind of God would condone this kind of treatment of anyone whom he created? I don't see a Creator's will being done here. It seems a God would love his creations but what I'm seeing is a lot of man-made fear. Is God and the Islamic government so weak that war can actually threaten their existence? This doesn't make sense to me and I'm sure it doesn't make sense to these peaceful prisoners.

  8310. Allen Zippro: I hope the three of them can make it through this unfortunate ordeal and wish them and their families the best of luck. My prayers are with you!

  8311. kathy stevens

  8312. Pam Padgett

  8313. Anonymous

  8314. Ilene Pratley-Watson: Sarah, Shane and Josh are in my prayers to be released from what was these three beautiful kid's traveling adventure to a private hell of six plus months. Unthinkable. Please release them before they are damaged beyond repair..Stay strong S, S & J!

  8315. Pat Godwin: I see no other reason for the Iranian government to hold these people for nothing more than to see how bad they can hurt the American people. Let them free!

  8316. Jennifer Betz

  8317. j l flick

  8318. ken keegan: We, the signers of this petition, are representative of the people who care about these people, though most of us don't even know them. Please release these young people who only want to explore this beautiful world. Iran can raise their standing in the world's eyes by this simple but very important gesture.

  8319. lindsay davis: I pray you are released soon and will do anything i can to help secure your release

  8320. Crystal Fox

  8321. Arlene Santiago

  8322. kelly

  8323. janelle byrne

  8324. Carly

  8325. Ronna Neal: These are young kids. Most kids this age are naive and are just thinking about having a great time with their friends. This has to be a mistake. We are all human and everyone is not out for hate even in todays world. Please do the right thing.... Please don't hurt these kids.

  8326. Kristin Callahan: I have been praying for all of them so they get home safely. They need to get released. They have done nothing wrong. Praying for them always.

  8327. Amanda: I pray that they are released safely and I pray for the families of these lovely kids.

  8328. crystal mathews: thoughts and prayers are with shane, sarah, and josh. i do not know them personally but i can only imagine what they are going through. pray for release.

  8329. Vince Cimoric: While it is somewhat of a relief to hear that Sarah, Josh, and Shane appear to be in good 'physical condition,' these innocent civilians must be suffering severe mental anguish for crime(s) they never even considered committing! Also, if Espionage is truly what they are suspected of, and subsequently being detained for, then each 'suspect' is entitled to legal counsel and due process. May God be with Sarah, Josh, and Shane.

  8330. Cassie O'Conner: To the Islamic Republic of Iran:
    We pray you show compassion and mercy to these three American hikers. We understand and agree… they indeed exercised poor judgment hiking so close to the Iranian boarder; however, it is obvious and quite apparent by now they are not spies. In addition, you must realize they meant no harm to your country, your people or Islam. They are simply three curious adventurers who became engrossed and captivated by the beauty of your Country and Northern Iraq. The only thing they did wrong was to stray too far. For the past six plus months, these three hikers have suffered dearly and have been punished enough for their ignorance…Do you not agree? We understand why your government detained and questioned them; however, we cannot understand your justification for the continual detention and charges your Country has brought against them. We believe Shane, Sarah and Josh are guilty of something… we believe they are guilty of naivety…guilty of forgetting about your distain for the American people…guilty for being Idealistic…guilty for hoping and believing one day we may actually co-exist together, peacefully….Peacefully doing right by each other....Peacefully respecting each other’s cultures, beliefs and differences. Please, please reconsider dropping your charges against these idealistic, innocent hikers. Your humane decision to do so will be recognized and held in very high esteem and regard by the American people.

  8331. Jackie T.

  8332. Kensey Daly

  8333. Audrey Zoeller: In a world where we are supposed to be civilized...you can bet if we were holding people from Iran and treating them that way....that things would have happened months ago. Where is our government in all this.....taking too much time.

  8334. Anonymous

  8335. Anonymous

  8336. Shirley Manship: Please let them come home!

  8337. Lisa Thomas

  8338. Shari Van Jindelt

  8339. Frank Harper

  8340. nora grazer

  8341. Deborah Miller

  8342. Bradley Bader

  8343. anonymous

  8344. marc fechter

  8345. Diane D'Alessandro: What a shame to just want to witness beauty & be captured...our hopes & prayers are with you all.

  8346. Anonymous

  8347. jayme vose

  8348. Kyle Udland: Freedom!

  8349. Diane Lynn Smith

  8350. Greg Jalbert: May all beings be free from exploitation and unjust imprisonment.

  8351. Rasmus Schröder: May all Buddhas and boddhisattvas be with you and help you in this critical situation. I will pray for you.

  8352. Anderea Kurowski

  8353. Anonymous: Quit using these innocent people as political pawns, Iranian government.

  8354. Anonymous: Be strong they will come home the Iranian government is not unreasonable.

  8355. Marc-Olivier V.: Solidarité depuis Montréal.

  8356. Cliffsull

  8357. Amy Bodden Bowllan: To whom it may concern and with all due respect to your people: Please release the hikers. I pray for their safe return home. I am a mother of two children and spent many days praying. I hesitated in writing, because I did not want to negatively impact their release. But the more I read about their situation, and the compassion that the Iranians have by nature, I thought I would give it a try. Please help these people to come home.

    Sincerely in grace,
    Amy Bodden Bowllan

  8358. Anonymous

  8359. intrpd04: Hold on!

  8360. Susanne Baker

  8361. Megan

  8362. Pavel Berlin

  8363. Emily Johnson

  8364. Shasta Rose: Please release these innocent Americans. My prayers are with them and their families.

  8365. Anonymous

  8366. lynda isenberg

  8367. Teresa Trowbridge: I'm praying for the release of Shane, Sarah and Josh as well as peace between the United States and Iran so this does not happen again.

  8368. Anonymous

  8369. Edie Gadelman

  8370. Lise: FREE THE HIKERS!!!!!!!!!!!

  8371. Lisa DaSilva: Free the Hikers Now!

  8372. Heidi Bigelow: Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh so they can return to their families.

  8373. Anonymous: Free these people we all make mistakes. They didn't mean to enter Iran. They are not criminals at all release them or else you will pay if anything happens to them. Don't F with the U.S.

  8374. Anonymous: let them go free we are praying

  8375. Thom Seaton

  8376. David E. G. Boyle

  8377. william birchall

  8378. LW Teal

  8379. Darlene Boyle

  8380. wayne point: Free these young people, show your national pride by doing what is right

  8381. Richard Rossner: Release these people now. It is the only decent, civilized thing to do.

  8382. Allah: I must insist you release those citizens that are of no importance to you.

  8383. Terry

  8384. Rubett Garcia

  8385. Ryan Scoby: These three are innocent and deserve to be released, especially after about 6 months in prison. This is unfair, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal are obviously not spies.

  8386. Anonymous

  8387. Sandy Kallas: LET THESE CHILDREN COME HOME

  8388. Anonymous

  8389. Mrs. Baxter: Our father who art in heaven!!!!It's so sad to think one day you're on an adventurous hike an then u become capative and not understand why!!! LET THESE PEOPLE GO, LET THESE PEOPLE GO, IN THA NAME OF OUR HEAVENLY FATHER!!!!

  8390. Anonymous: My name is Nigussie Kule and I am writing from Ethiopia. What I want to say is please release the prisoners. They are not spy as you label them to be. Just for Iranian Gove't, I hope you do understand what the release of these folks woul mean for them and their family. Please we beg you as a huma. Just release them! They have suffered enough.

  8391. freddie mark suttles

  8392. Sherry: Do not know these folks, personally; however, this appears to be a gross miscarriage of justice. My prayers are that Shane, Sarah and Josh are allowed to come home soon.

  8393. Liz Moseley: Please do not steal any more time from the lives of these young people or deprive them of their families.

  8394. Dale Ray

  8395. Joel McDonald

  8396. David S Harrington: Unreal...

  8397. Jim Monin

  8398. Anonymous

  8399. Connie Paron Kelso

  8400. Cynthia Patience

  8401. Kathleen Switzer: Praying

  8402. Kathleen Switzer: Praying

  8403. Paul: What is the State Department or President doing about this?

  8404. Anonymous: God is with them

  8405. Sam Piccoli

  8406. William Robinson

  8407. Anonymous

  8408. Edward Bauman

  8409. Anonymous

  8410. Ester Ortiz: These are not the right people to be jailed. Release innocent please.

  8411. Anonymous: How can you imprison 3 young people for crossing an unmarked border and prohibit them from contacting their families or lawyers, without any evidence that they were intending to do anything illegal? Let these young people go immediately. Please!

  8412. Anonymous

  8413. Gillian Hart

  8414. Michelle Kay

  8415. Jeffrey Erway

  8416. Marisa Falcigno

  8417. Max Caven

  8418. Mike Lyons: I am thinking of the all three of the hikers, and sending them the best energy I can.

  8419. Sarah Stewat: Please release our 3 hikers that clearly had no intention of any wrong doing. After 7months it has to be clear that crossing of the border was an accident.

  8420. Tommy Wonder, The Blind Guitarist: im blind

  8421. Anonymous: I hope they'll soon return home safe and sound.

  8422. Harriet Baker

  8423. Svevo D'Onofrio: Please free our friends!

  8424. Anonymous

  8425. Tom Flowers: Iran: God and the world are watching Iran; show mercy and free these young people. Show the world that the government of Iran can be good. Thank you.

  8426. Valerie Gorra: I do not know these hikers but after today, I will not forget them. Friends, family, and strangers alike will not give up until they are home. I hope that officials in Iran do the right thing. What if they were your kids?

  8427. nora benyamin

  8428. Saeed Mohammadi: I feel the pain and wish and hope for the release of the hikers.>Feb-01-2010

  8429. Paula

  8430. Niran

  8431. Stella Maris: Please reease this kids . I have a son their age and equally unaware of political rules or boundaries, stounch believer this earth is for us all to love and roam

  8432. Mason Lehto

  8433. Kristen Wilmer

  8434. Chiara Gabrielli: please free our friends!!!!!!!!!! it doesn't make any sense.

  8435. Freddy Khalastchi

  8436. Sharon Theodore: I hope those innocent hikers will soon be able to join their families.

  8437. Lily Golan

  8438. Lorenzo Jauregui

  8439. Chia: Please return home these people.

  8440. Jessica Lee: Please let these people come home.

  8441. Katie Raffel

  8442. Anonymous

  8443. manny tenenbaum

  8444. Bert Figone: PLEASE PASS THIS ON.ALL AMERICANS SHOULD KNOW OF THIS.

  8445. Carole M Ellerkamp: May your higher power keep you safe!

  8446. vrm

  8447. jessica schumacher

  8448. Anonymous

  8449. Anonymous

  8450. Gail Wick: HOLD STRONG! Please look to your hearts and release them.

  8451. shawn daly

  8452. Charles Timman: Iran needs to show that it is a compassionate and reasonable country. It is time that it stood on the world stage with dignity. Iran cannot do that if it continues with these types of trumped up charges.

  8453. Fran Laks

  8454. Isaiah Fisher: My thoughts and prayers are with you. God bless you.

  8455. Dorothy Dinoto

  8456. Chris Glad

  8457. BossTon: Trust God!! You all are in my prayers!

  8458. Amelia

  8459. jessica rosenberg

  8460. Teresa Grant

  8461. Liam Baldrige

  8462. Anonymous: Please resolve this issue as soon as possible. These people need to come home!

  8463. Anonymous

  8464. Anonymous

  8465. Anonymous: God protect you guys on this journey and give you the strength you all need. God bless you. You are all in my prayers.

  8466. Jesse N. Civello: We must bring our fellow American's home.

    Our government must do more.

  8467. Janice Thurston: I wish for their freedom as soon as possible.

  8468. Eliza Kenigsberg: FREE THE HIKERS!
    RESIST INJUSTICE!

  8469. Anonymous

  8470. Patrick Lucero: More should be done for these three and leave the politics out of it.

  8471. Alana: Please free the hikers. These people had only good intentions, they have done nothing wrong.

  8472. Anonymous

  8473. Thea Carlson

  8474. shoshanamaslan

  8475. Anonymous: They need to come home now.

  8476. Gary Goldwater

  8477. Kelly Weet

  8478. Stephanie Kaufman

  8479. Clifton Ross

  8480. Stacy Cox

  8481. Amber Kleine

  8482. Natalie droomastad: Free the hikers!

  8483. Shane Honkanen: Sarah, Shane, and Josh meant no harm by unintentionally crossing over the border into Iran 6 months ago. Please let them return home to see their friends and families again.

  8484. Anonymous

  8485. Jon Fujiwara: Please release the hikers.

  8486. Mary Kaye Harlan

  8487. j ornoy: This case looks very bad on Iran. Free the hikers!

  8488. Jack McCall

  8489. Anonymous

  8490. Dan Bennis

  8491. Joyce: This is one world - we are all human beings. The Iranian government should show understanding and humanity and let this people go home to their loved ones.

  8492. Samantha Schaefer

  8493. Gloria Jauss

  8494. Anonymous: Someone do something please!

  8495. Chuck Langman: My prayers go out to you and your families. Please remain strong!

  8496. Kristine Youngblood

  8497. Robert O'Dowd

  8498. Donny V: It's time the US Government stepped in with unrelenting diplomatic strength.

  8499. Jamie Harp

  8500. Dave Adams: Iran is a beautiful country with beautiful people. Simply release Shane, Sarah and Gosh. Please demonstrate that your country is capable of great things. Spend your energies building a better world.

  8501. kristy sellimger

  8502. Anonymous

  8503. Lisa Medoff

  8504. Melanie Penrod

  8505. Nancy Farmer-lanz: These hikers made an innocent mistake. Americans are united in asking for their immediate and unconditional release.

  8506. Marlene Jassy: We have never met these 3 innocent Americans ,but ask for your compassion in having them immediately released.

  8507. Jodi Kerr

  8508. Anonymous

  8509. Crystal Holden

  8510. George Shotz

  8511. Anonymous: Please free the hikers!

  8512. becky fox

  8513. Dina Savarise

  8514. Noel

  8515. Charlotte Berkowitz: How painful to plead for mercy for young people of goodwill whose only crime was to have unintentionally entered Iranian territory.

  8516. Paul Kim: Please release our friends who have made an innocent mistake.

  8517. mahmoudreza: I'm iranian and i'm so sorry about them. i believe most of iranians are with you in support Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  8518. Anonymous: elkins park native and current world traveler, please free these kids. its just ridiculous that people around the world cant get along even to this degree of not im[prisonning people for making a mistake

  8519. Aaron W: In our world people travel and seek adventure... why is Iran choosing to punish those who exercise their freedoms?!

  8520. Miles Orion Butler

  8521. Ryan Ross

  8522. Brian Jones: Please free these innocent people. Their family and friends miss them very much.

  8523. Laramie Carlson

  8524. John Aiello

  8525. Deborah West: Please afford these people the same courtesy they have shown the world through their education. Please release them now - they should be able to see their families and their attorneys.

  8526. Anson Biller

  8527. Cassandra Millspaugh

  8528. Mariah Hardiman

  8529. Anonymous

  8530. Larry Winiarski: There is nothing to be gained by holding these 3 . Please let them go and gain some goodwill. Thank you

  8531. Bev Biller

  8532. Anonymous: Our thoughts are with Shane, Sarah, Josh and their families. Please show compassion and release them so they can return safely home.

  8533. Andrea Johnson: These people are children, friends and siblings. Please let them go back to their friends and family. They made a mistake- please let them go.

  8534. Dara Mueller: Shane, Sarah and Josh inadvertently crossed the unmarked border into Iran. They meant no harm, they made an innocent mistake. Please free them.

  8535. Christine Tamez

  8536. Nery Castillo-McIntyre

  8537. Jacqueline Sullivan

  8538. Anonymous: I know Sarah and she is not a spy. She was just on a hike. Please let these three go. Their families are sick with worry about them. Think how you would feel if it were your children being held incommunicado in a prison.

  8539. Fahad Azam

  8540. Michelle R. Mendias: Please free these innocents. They meant no harm and had no intention of entering into Iran illegally. Please show compassion and release them to their families. Please send them home.

  8541. Haley Herrmann

  8542. neil hallinan

  8543. Michelle Ross

  8544. Laura Klivans

  8545. jon e hasper

  8546. Jane Thornton: Please allow these hikers to share the beauty of your land with the world. Allow them to go home to their families and speak kindly of the country of Iran!

  8547. Marilyn Terrell

  8548. Ryan Campbell: Our thoughts and prayers are with you!!! Come home sooon!!

  8549. Leng Fratini

  8550. Phil Bryant

  8551. Fabiana Signorini

  8552. Marie King

  8553. Kyle Henry

  8554. Anonymous

  8555. Anonymous

  8556. Adam Axon: Innocent people caught up in war & conflict. It's a familiar story. Mr.Ahmadinejad you alone have an opportunity to see it doesn't have a familiar ending. Do the right thing.

  8557. Diane Huizenga: Our prayers are with you.

  8558. Anonymous

  8559. John Naujoks

  8560. Sandy: It is an outrage that American citizens are being held this way. Many prayers for tham and their Family's

  8561. Lauren Gallagher

  8562. Tom H. Hastings: Iran, this should be easy for you to do if you wish to gain in legitimacy. Each day you hold these young people you earn international disapproval and the opinion of your government is hurt.

  8563. JOE

  8564. Anonymous

  8565. John Clark: It is time for the world to stop fighting. This is a mistake that can be used to show the compassion of the country of Iran.

  8566. Amanda Hardy

  8567. Anonymous

  8568. Anonymous

  8569. Ron Miguel

  8570. Kara Brodfuehrer

  8571. Kristin M

  8572. Sarah Downey-Gimenez

  8573. Tammie Hart

  8574. Teddi Jackson: Please release these three friends. They mean no harm to your country or countrymen.

  8575. Gray Cargill

  8576. Moremi Akinde

  8577. Phyllis Roth

  8578. Carina

  8579. Karen Byars: With respect to the Iranian government we ask that you release these three young Americans to their families in the USA. This was a hiking vacation nothing else. They are greatly missed by their families and communities.

  8580. Jane Savarise

  8581. MIichelle Schusterman

  8582. Anonymous

  8583. Franziska Satzinger

  8584. marissa abramovic

  8585. Anonymous

  8586. Vern Rimney: Godspeed !

  8587. Anonymous

  8588. Trevor Wright

  8589. Cindy Cardinal

  8590. Lewis Breese

  8591. Tom Gates: Please.

  8592. Anonymous: Iran needs to release these three AMERICAN CITIZENS, post haste! They did nothing wrong.

  8593. Pvt. James Newman

  8594. Benjamin T. Halkier

  8595. Anonymous

  8596. Scott McKinstry

  8597. Dan

  8598. jj nevin

  8599. MIKE NEVIN: May God speed their quick return to their families and loved one.

  8600. Timothy Collins: It's sad to see young men and women, who are obviously trying to form an opinion and appreciation of different cultures, treated in this manner. I wish them a safe and expeditious return home.

  8601. Anonymous

  8602. Nathan Moskowitz

  8603. Jared Barkley: Free them, for the sake of their families and of the love and support of thousands!

  8604. Anonymous

  8605. Andrew Naysmith

  8606. Sean Dray: Goodluck!

  8607. Anonymous

  8608. Mia Gil Epner

  8609. Anonymous

  8610. Anonymous

  8611. Daniece R. Mitchell: Praying for the safe release of Shane, Sarah, and Josh!!!!!

  8612. Christine Garvin: Please allow these hikers to come home and don't make their lives a political lesson.

  8613. Benjamin Schleimer

  8614. Julie Hamilton

  8615. susan johnson

  8616. Joseph Jester: Free our people Ahmadinejad. No trading for 11 people with highly questionable backgrounds. These three people pose no threat to your national security, unlike some of the people you are asking for in return. Do the right thing.

  8617. Alayna McCarty

  8618. Leslie Brennan

  8619. Valerie Towe: I cant believe i am just finding out about this, and i Live in California. My thoughts and prayers go out to the 3 hikers and there families.

  8620. Ruby Clift

  8621. Chris Johnnidis: I can only imagine how I would feel if my family were in this situation. Thank you for being courageous and proactive, setting up this website. To the people governing in Iran who might see this, we as a country might not always live and act in the spirit of MLK, but many of us as individuals do try -- please do not confuse innocent individuals for imperfect unions. "That old law about ëan eye for an eyeí leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing."

  8622. Eda Altiok

  8623. Aman Dhillon

  8624. Will Brillant

  8625. Fred Baker: May the blessings be.

  8626. Anonymous

  8627. Jordan Crawley-Edwards: I pray that these three innocent souls can be returned home to America. They meant no harm by intering your republic. I think that you [the government of Iran] shoud take pride that three Westerners were interested in the natural beauty of your portion of the world. They meant no harm, and certainly were not agents of espionage. One of the hikers is a cousin of a dear friend of mine, and I know his family is going through a very tough time trying to get their family member back home. Think about it from the opposite perspective. I am certain that there are those who are detained here that you wish could be returned home to Iran to be with their families. I know that we are in a tense situation, but please...think with your heart. I know that you are as human as I, so I know you are fully capable of doing so. I know that I am an American and my credibility is automatically subverted, but I beg of you to allow these three to return home. They mean you no harm.

  8628. Paul & Hansje McHugh

  8629. Charlotte Ireland

  8630. Marie Jimenez: I pray that you will find it in your hearts, and in your mind to release these three young people who meant no harm. No one should be punished for an honest mistake that hurt no one, not your country or your countrymen. May peace and love prevail.

  8631. Candice Walsh

  8632. Erin Woods

  8633. beverly makrowitz

  8634. Rebecca Kenny

  8635. Ariel Caldwell

  8636. Cathy Garver

  8637. Anonymous: Western public opinions stare with amazement at Iran's disrespect of individual liberties.
    May the past history of the Persian civilzation be recalled to the present government of Iran, letting this country access to the role it should play, but for dictatorial enactments.
    Free the US citizens shamefully retained in Iran.

  8638. Elizabeth Brown

  8639. Kinu Grove: We are praying for your release.

  8640. Sema Bayla

  8641. Silvia M. Diaz

  8642. Takumi Yamamoto: Please free these people. Eventhough we may not know these people, let them free. I may be 14, but I have opinion on many things that are based on politics. This is not politics; they are people on a trip. Iranian Government, think, be a nice person; if you can. Let them have their freedom.

  8643. Stephen Chlond

  8644. graham wignall: Release these people and let them come home!

  8645. Amanda Johnson

  8646. Alicia Jones: My husband went to school with Josh and says nothing but good things of him. It is my hope that Iran will release the hikers so they can return to their families and loved ones.

  8647. Conor Hagan

  8648. April Anson

  8649. Linda Andersen: Shane, Sarah, and Josh you and your families and friends are in my prayers. Stay strong!

  8650. Caroline Raynard

  8651. jim&andi cummins: free josh ,shane and sarah

  8652. amopsyday

  8653. Andrew Mattocka

  8654. Christine Reynolds

  8655. Sommer

  8656. Roy Belcher

  8657. Peter Zwick

  8658. Rochelle Slifkin

  8659. Sej: Free them.

  8660. Anonymous

  8661. Lisa Thiemann

  8662. Joanna Derickson

  8663. Ruth Lawyer

  8664. Tara Roth

  8665. Jerald Darnall

  8666. Rebecca Banwell

  8667. Yessica D'Angelo

  8668. Frieda Bruck

  8669. Anonymous: Stay strong. Know that millions of American's are praying for you and to get you back home to the liberties that makes America great.

  8670. Gloria Semke: Releasing these tourists would be a sign of good faith from Iran.

  8671. Ruby Miller

  8672. Leslie Hanlon

  8673. Rachel Gilligan: My prayers are with Shane, Sarah and Josh and their families!

  8674. Mike Schaedle

  8675. Anonymous

  8676. laura veirs

  8677. Kathy Brown

  8678. Matt Smith

  8679. LuAnne Johnson

  8680. John O'Dwyer

  8681. Anonymous

  8682. Anonymous

  8683. Natalie

  8684. Anonymous

  8685. Lauren Betke: You are in my prayers

  8686. Erin Jameson

  8687. Elizabeth

  8688. Sarah

  8689. Anonymous

  8690. Freddie

  8691. Amanda Steinhauer

  8692. Ward Bauman: The God we all worship would ask of us to show the same compassion the He bestows upon us. In God's Name, please consider the human pain and suffering that is being met upon these three young people. Do not let them be pawns in the political struggles of powerful nations. Show them God's compassion and mercy that Islam reveals to the world.

  8693. Kayleigh Brasher

  8694. Brian Dennehy

  8695. Anonymous: Thoughts and prayers to Shane, Sarah, Josh and their families.

  8696. mike sudell

  8697. lisa grkman

  8698. Anonymous

  8699. Howard Winant: To release these three would be an act of justice and mercy.

  8700. Hannah Williamson

  8701. Corrin Leontiev

  8702. Jack Kovaleski: My sympathy goes out to these people. I hope my signature can help!

  8703. Bárbara

  8704. Anonymous

  8705. Robin Seif

  8706. Zachary Harris

  8707. Anonymous

  8708. Susan Wipf

  8709. Jenna De Francesco

  8710. Tom Pratt

  8711. Rich Chavez

  8712. St. Lawrence Outing Club

  8713. Liz: Release the hikers. Build empathy with families around the world.

  8714. Joe Reiley: Mr. A,

    Come on! Release them! By holding them you are doing what Israel would do! Please show that you are better than Israel!!! Their govt. is only liars & war mongers & they have the US govt. in their back pocket but you know that!!!!!

  8715. SUZANNE GRANGER: YOU ARE IN OUR PRAYERS.

  8716. Andrew Ross: Please free these hikers. This has gone on long enough for them and their families.

  8717. Chelsea Gibson

  8718. Anonymous: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh. I know that you know these three people are nothing more than young people living their lives to the fullest by seeing the world while they are young and before the settle into careers and family life. All young people are adventurous. You should be happy that they find the countryside so beautiful in the areas near your country. I'm sure your country is beautiful as well but we can't visit your country without permission and we Americans are very aware of what is right and what is wrong and we would not violate what is wrong. The three young Americans just wanted to see the beautful countryside they heard so much about. Please do the right thing and let them come back the the United States of America soon if not immediately. Thank you for listening.

  8719. jeanne bruns: Iran’s political manipulation of this situation is alarming for every international climber, trekker and traveler. Everyone must speak out against this outrage and show support for those whose curiosity of the world and sense of adventure make them the leading cultural explorers of our time uniting the world by sharing our common experiences.

  8720. Julia Santiago: Sarah,Shane,and Josh Im sending my prayers for you and your family we all want you home!

  8721. Joseph Kozak

  8722. Anonymous

  8723. eyeofh

  8724. James Cruey: As we Help the World Please Help us. Return these people to their Families.

  8725. Belinda Chambers: Shane, Sarah and Josh are missed by their families and friends. Please send them home where they belong.

  8726. Katie Stime

  8727. jeff morrison

  8728. Abigail Perkiss

  8729. Anonymous: These U.S. citizens need to be returned to this country immediately.

  8730. Jessica: I am hoping for the best!!

  8731. Josh Camhi

  8732. Randy Spallinger

  8733. Jordan Stanton: Thoughts and prayers for a swift return.

  8734. Mary S. Toothman: It is not too late to do the right thing. Please.

  8735. Anonymous

  8736. Amanda Higginbotham

  8737. Austin O'Harra

  8738. Frojon Banwell

  8739. Patrick Byrne

  8740. Erik Demmers

  8741. Tonya Tober

  8742. Tami Fridley

  8743. Colleen Cahill: My thoughts and prayers are with the hikers and their friends and family.

  8744. Sheila Theriot

  8745. Milad

  8746. Hamanaka Shigenori

  8747. Anonymous

  8748. Matthew Huntley

  8749. WIlliam Wallace

  8750. Christina Carpenter: United we stand.

  8751. C Hayes

  8752. Lando Samuel Elliott: "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." - Optimus Prime

  8753. Nathalie Heil -Pollner: You are all in my thoughts and prayers for a safe journey home.

  8754. Anonymous

  8755. Jusitna Nichols: Please exercise compassion, kindness and release Sarah, Shane and Josh. Please send the hikers home today!!

  8756. Anonymous

  8757. kellie warner

  8758. Paulo Sousa

  8759. A. Newman

  8760. Gillian Smith: In the spirit of goodwill between the ordinary men, women and children of our countries, please release the three young travelers, so that they may return to their homes and families where they are so sorely missed. Thank you.

  8761. Randall Smith

  8762. Anonymous

  8763. Elina Peronius

  8764. Anonymous

  8765. amanda

  8766. Beverly Woomer: I pray they will be released soon. God be with them.

  8767. Dominik Eckardt

  8768. Lynda Bertinetti

  8769. Sharon Wisinger

  8770. Stephen Appel

  8771. benjamin mbaziira: I feel your pain. i hope they come back home soon.

  8772. Christine McKenna

  8773. Dorothy Meyers

  8774. Barb Kandel: We think about you every day.

  8775. Tobias Bergmann

  8776. tomm moore

  8777. Chandler Wheat: Please allow these adventure hikers to return home soon, bless the poeople of IRAN that worked with their government to allow these poeople to go back home.

  8778. Anthony Pasqua

  8779. sherry Kerr: They are just hikers...not spys.

  8780. Javier Aladren

  8781. Eve Cohen: Hope your loved ones are returned home shortly & this only becomes a bad dream.

  8782. Vilma Lieberman

  8783. lorraine glickman: My heart goes out to the hikers and their families. Please free these kids and get them home to their families where they belong.

  8784. Anonymous: These young people are innocent of any wrong doing. They are truly INNOCENTS. They were trusting and naive when they went on their hike, seeking only a waterfall and a peaceful walk. Please release the innocents to their families.

  8785. Miranda Hendrickson

  8786. Anonymous

  8787. Sally

  8788. Raevennan Husbands: Sending Angels to all three hikers, and their families. Safe home x

  8789. brad schuler

  8790. Louisa Stickel: These young people need to be freed and sent back to their homes right away!!!

  8791. Anonymous: We must free these innocents, as we are all related to One Universal Power of Love and Peace, regardless of our own individual denominations/paths. We must show compassion and support to our fellow brothers and sisters who are wrongfully detained in this political game. Let there be Peace on Earth! Free the Hikers!

  8792. Brent Manley

  8793. Anonymous

  8794. Albert Agbayani

  8795. Mark Owens: Please release these children ASAP. My question is why would Iran hold these children that clearly not a threat. Why are we not hearing about the govenment of Irans request to trade prisoners. Why is America holding Iranian citizens

  8796. Koby McCauley

  8797. Anonymous

  8798. Anonymous: I pray for their release and your compassion.

  8799. Anonymous

  8800. Linda Lane

  8801. Brian Morsberger

  8802. jen laporta: do not use them as political pawns!!! FREE the HIKERS now! They were only HIKING!!!

  8803. Kelly Morrissey

  8804. Anonymous

  8805. Kambria D Faucett: I pray our government will not stop until Shane, Sarah and Josh are released. This has gone on long enough!

  8806. Jen Gonzalez

  8807. Lulu Ann Bernardich: Please let these young people go home.

  8808. Anonymous: Please allow Shane, Sarah, and Josh to speak with their families before you release them.

  8809. Genna Duplisea

  8810. Anonymous

  8811. Malachi Graham

  8812. j taylor

  8813. Mary Leary: People need to be with their families. Please release them.

  8814. Ali Convery

  8815. Lora Colby

  8816. Fernanda P. Amaral

  8817. Matteo Iannelli

  8818. Anne Weisman: I am a CHS alumni. So sorry your family members are caught up in this. I am glad Trudy Rubin at the Inquirer wrote about your story.

  8819. Rikard Rehnbergh: Free the innocent three NOW!

  8820. Cecilia da Mata: Please, free the innocent hikers!

  8821. Christy Chow

  8822. MICHELA GIOIELLA

  8823. Britney Christensen: PLEASE free the hikers ASAP!!!!!!

  8824. Nelson W. Wicas

  8825. Maggie Brown

  8826. Anonymous

  8827. Anonymous

  8828. Mallory Hughes

  8829. Anonymous

  8830. Angela Hadley: My prayers to the families and friends.Please remain optimistic.

  8831. Rumeli Snyder

  8832. Michael Patterson: And even in our sleep,
    pain which cannot forget
    falls drop by drop upon the heart,
    and in our own despite,
    against our will,
    comes wisdom to us
    by the awful grace of God.
    aeschylus

  8833. Erika Cortez

  8834. Melinda Warner: Error in hiking judgement has been punished enough. In the name of the most merciful, the compassionate one.

  8835. Matthew J. McGuire

  8836. Tessa Schroll

  8837. Erna Rosemond: May God bless you all and bring back Sarah, Shane and Josh home where they belong

  8838. Brittni Elliott

  8839. Anonymous: Please release the hikers and stop using them as pawns in your war games

  8840. Anonymous

  8841. Jessica Vaden: They should be freed sooner than soon. They have been imprisoned for too long. If they fault was entirely by accident, they should be free. Free the hikers!

  8842. Lisa Lim: Free our friends!

  8843. Brenda Rossow

  8844. Robin Mangini

  8845. Daron

  8846. Margene Petersen: Show compassion Iran and send the three hikers home to theri families and friends.

  8847. Natalie Robinson

  8848. Simon Piatek

  8849. Adrienne

  8850. Bill Kloster

  8851. Ava Leigh

  8852. Gill Browne: May your goodwill shine out to the authorities responsible for your detention. May our support give you strength to endure until your release.

  8853. Don Milley

  8854. Liz and Bob Solms

  8855. Anonymous

  8856. Rachel Brown

  8857. Adam Lundgren

  8858. Sarah Paulsworth

  8859. Cristina Crowell: My prayers are with your families.

  8860. Anonymous

  8861. tamera Snodgrass: all my love to you. Many prayers for all.

  8862. Adam Bruder

  8863. Anonymous

  8864. Kate Zephyrhawke: The Iranian government knows perfectly well they meant no harm.

  8865. Rachel Buxbaum

  8866. Anonymous

  8867. Mike Sinclair: Good Luck!

  8868. Julia Gahnstrom

  8869. Emily Ames

  8870. Ian Hanger: Crossing the border was an accident, nothing more. Let them go!

  8871. Vanessa Romotzky

  8872. Tey-Marie Astudillo

  8873. Anonymous

  8874. Michael Honer

  8875. Emily Sudd

  8876. Anonymous

  8877. Sanjay Pinto

  8878. Tyler Derosier

  8879. Anonymous

  8880. Melanie Saxe: On behalf of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, we ask that you please release them because they did not cross your borders intentionally. We understand that sensitive nature of this ordeal, however we ask that you release them to come home to the United States.

  8881. Maddie Flood: Keeping you all in my thoughts!

  8882. Michele David: We wish peace for all and anxiously await the hikers' return to their families.

  8883. Rachael Aldam

  8884. Chris Jenkins

  8885. Anonymous: The Iranian officials responsible have acted wrongly thus far, so here's hoping that some justice is done and the innocent hikers are released. There was no ill intent!

  8886. anonymous: free the innocent hikers. you are violating your own laws.

  8887. Felicity Aulino

  8888. michael Fisch: More people need to know about this. And more pressure needs to be put on the Iranian government.

  8889. Christina Warinner

  8890. Anonymous: Please free them. They were obviously just hiking and didn't mean anyone any harm.

  8891. Anonymous

  8892. Anonymous

  8893. mONIQUE DUBRAY

  8894. Anonymous: In this progressive age it is hard to understand how any country or anyone can be so near cave age in their thinking and running of government unless they are mentally ill such as Hitler was.

  8895. Katie Hymans: Please free these three wonderful and peaceful people who have no reason whatsoever to be imprisoned.

  8896. Amanda Brown

  8897. Maria Claudia Echavarria

  8898. Terrie

  8899. Shawn Stroud

  8900. Rebecca Golden

  8901. Bridget Hanna: Sending love and hope for Josh, Sarah and Shane!

  8902. Jarrah Al-Buainain

  8903. James Coyne

  8904. Jill Bay

  8905. Federico Perez

  8906. Joshua Wichman

  8907. Matthew Liebmann

  8908. Michelle Provence: Please come home safe!!!

  8909. Jordi Cumber: Please understand that what Sarah, Shane and Josh did was a regretable mistake that was not of their intentions. They were merely exploring beautiful landscape. What has happened is a tragedy, please have mercy on them and let them go home.

  8910. Erin Conner

  8911. Anonymous

  8912. Brian Bishop

  8913. Laura Swirsky

  8914. Dave Prosser

  8915. Anonymous

  8916. Kimberly

  8917. Sa'ed Atshan

  8918. Danielle Nickels

  8919. Meredith Ricci: Please allow Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal to return home safely. Every person deserves to be treated as a human being, not locked up for months without a trial. No person should be used as a means to an end. Please keep the politics to policy-makers, and do not punish citizens who have only tried to bridge the gap between us.

  8920. Emily Williams

  8921. Amanda Busse

  8922. Laura Goodwin: Compassion is the way to save our planet. Show compassion release the hikers!

  8923. Linda Stafford

  8924. Toby Lee

  8925. Michael Herzfeld: Keeping hostages to political fortune is not the action of a responsible nation-state that desires to be taken seriously in the larger world. It is to be hoped that the Iranian authorities will cease to act in a way that does them no honor and invalidates any claims they may make to speak for any oppressed people elswhere in the world.

  8926. John T. Anderson Jr.

  8927. Alicia Lindblom

  8928. Susan Hilton

  8929. Nicki Quirk

  8930. Ethan Stewmon: Holding these people hostage is an outrage. They are detained of a crime: the crime of exploration. They did not pass the borders of Iran knowingly. I ask two things: 1) the full cooperation of the Iranian government, and 2) the support of the American government that these three individuals need.

  8931. Cameron Stauder

  8932. Nicole Winchester

  8933. Anonymous: I am giving a speech on this tragic accident. I hope that more people will join this worthy cause in the hope of the release of these three hikers.

  8934. Kathy Willingham: The Iranian government must do the right thing and allow these students to return to their homes.

  8935. Michael Rush: Please, in the name of Allah, have compassion on these obvious hikers and free them.

  8936. clary

  8937. Anonymous: My heart and soul goes out to the familys and to Shane,Sarah and Josh.I pray for there safe return home.May God bless you all for your thoughts and prayers for these familys.

  8938. Charles Hanlon

  8939. Anonymous

  8940. antonia sjostrom

  8941. Olivia

  8942. Andy Kreamer

  8943. Anonymous

  8944. Noelle Owens

  8945. Arab Resource and Organizing Center: In solidarity. San Francisco, CA

  8946. Anonymous: God Bless you

  8947. Jessica Carlson

  8948. Ray Choiniere: I find this situation appalling and a disgusting action against American citizens. It's against their human rights, not only as American citizens but as Citizen of Earth. It's an atrocity that needs to come to an end, by bring these people home, where they belong.

  8949. Anonymous

  8950. Anonymous: I know the officials of the Iranian government will be able to realize that they've simply made a mistake by detaining these hikers-one that is easy to understand in our troubled times. I also have no doubt that they will be able to step up, do the right thing, and send these young people home where they belong. I know too that the world will respond will praise and thanks to the Iranian government once they've done what they already know they must.

    My thoughts are with Sarah, Shane, Josh and their families at this tragic, terrible time. This too shall pass.

  8951. ellen jennings

  8952. Kerry Wilkes: Come on, We are Americans..Lets Do Our Thing and BRING THESE KID'S HOME SAFE!

  8953. Naomi R. Cox: Please help these children to get home.

  8954. barbara rupp

  8955. Felipe Potter: Free the hikers now!

  8956. Aome St. Laurence

  8957. Bob Victor: These guys have suffered enough...please show some compassion and let them get on with their lives.

  8958. sandra morey: Sometimes we find ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. I found this to be my case when I was a young person. Some of us are curious and interested in exploring our world and have no ulterior motives. Beauty draws us and the desire to explore a waterfall or a high pass are irresistable. Hikers are often in this situation. Please release them to their families.

  8959. Sophie Ficco: Don't lose hope Hikers x

  8960. Luke Hoy

  8961. Andrew Clark

  8962. Russell Bither-Terry

  8963. Anonymous

  8964. Miguel: Please release these people back to their families as soon as possible.

  8965. Anonymous

  8966. Rogelio Quintana: Please Free The Hikers!

  8967. adam

  8968. Michael Midnight: Iran, please show compassion and understanding, and release these American tourists who wandered lost into your territory!

  8969. Kellie Thomas

  8970. Robert Duran

  8971. Kelly Edgson

  8972. Anonymous

  8973. saraparker

  8974. caterina palpacelli

  8975. Emile Cohen

  8976. John Jangard

  8977. Kristin McWade

  8978. Anonymous

  8979. Anonymous

  8980. Anonymous

  8981. Anonymous

  8982. Anonymous

  8983. James Glasgow: Please

  8984. Lys Stevens

  8985. mdkfjufi

  8986. Cole W R: As an American, I greatly respect the Iranian people and their amazingly rich culture. Please take the small step towards peace and release these innocents.

  8987. Jacob Snoke

  8988. Rabia du Saint

  8989. Robert Boynton

  8990. Carl-Lykke Pedersen

  8991. Katherine Phillips

  8992. ohanna Fornberg

  8993. Douglas Hines

  8994. Sage: The world has much cruelty in it and this is a completely unnecessary act of cruelty against innocent people. Please release them and use your energy for better things.

  8995. Anonymous

  8996. Carly

  8997. Anonymous: please count these votes!

  8998. Anonymous

  8999. Anonymous: Please get home safely and soon!

  9000. June Caruso: Sarah, Shane & Josh & the country of Iran are in my prayers
    for a peaceful resolution

  9001. Lee Newkirk

  9002. Anonymous: let them come home ............ no reason to hold them...

  9003. Anonymous

  9004. Connie Vanderhulst

  9005. Ben Kohanim

  9006. Rosa Lopez: It has been about 200 days since my 3rd son was born. I can only imagine the pain you all are going through. May God take care of your kids... Hopefully this petition will go through...

  9007. Rebekah kleiman

  9008. Chloe\' Escobar: SIGN THE PETITION and FREE THE INNOCENT HIKERS!
    Let these hikers be released so they can go back to their loved ones!
    Keep these hikers in your prayers for their release and their safe return to home.
    Sincerely,
    Chloe'

  9009. K.S. Hayfer: Please grant them the ability to speak with their families and allow them to plead their case.

  9010. brittany arundale

  9011. kortni taulabee

  9012. cynthia Hoffman

  9013. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. Thank you and God Bless.

  9014. Anonymous

  9015. Jamee Boone: I will pray for their safe return home soon. God be with the families and mothers of these children. Bless them!!

  9016. Chris Boone: God Bless You all in this time of need.

  9017. Kathleen O\'Connell

  9018. Jonathan Paz

  9019. Carol Harber

  9020. enfolselog

  9021. Melissa Andrews: Please set these children go home to their families! Thank you!

  9022. Anonymous

  9023. Deborah J. Johnson

  9024. Chelsea Bear

  9025. Laura Maxwell Stuart

  9026. Olivia Poblacion

  9027. Scott Spark

  9028. Beth Rogers: My prayers are with you all. Keep the faith.

  9029. Leanne K.: Please allow them to come home to their loved ones. What if it was YOUR child?

  9030. Anonymous

  9031. Anonymous

  9032. Ali: As an Iranian youth, I'm deeply concerned about the three young hikers who've been arrested in Iran and I'm so hopeful that they'll get out of jail really soon and get back to their friends and families.

  9033. Lisa Vaughn: I will keep you all in my prayers. God Bless you all!!!!

  9034. Jesse Stanley

  9035. Anonymous

  9036. Tricia Wind

  9037. Amanda O\'Neill: I pray for the safe return of shane, josh and sarah and I also pray that while they are away, the three of them are being treated with respect, dignity and compassion. I pray that a good soul watches over them and keeps them from harm or danger. I ask god to send a hoard of angels to protect them and keep them safe. I also pray for peace in the hearts of all who know these three young people.

  9038. KP

  9039. Barbara Hayes: Please release these three whose only guilt is a love for hiking in beautiful mountains.

  9040. Frode Gulla

  9041. DALE KEWITZ

  9042. Anonymous

  9043. Julie White: Please release these hikers. It seems to have been an honest mistake that they crossed the border. Their families have to be going out of their minds with worry wondering if their children are still ok. It has to be terrible for the three that were captured. IIt all just seems so unreal. Please do what is right and let them go home to their families.

  9044. Wanda Arndt: Prayers for the safe return of the hikers.

  9045. Marcia Sadowski: Please allow these young people to return to the families who love and miss them. The people of the United States would be most grateful.

  9046. Amber Walsh: This is just wrong. People have the right to their freedom. The iranians have no right whatsoever to abduct innocent by passers. The war must end.

  9047. Eric Garcia

  9048. Miles Howard

  9049. Kathy McGinnis

  9050. Harrison Muskat

  9051. Anonymous

  9052. Igor

  9053. Nicholas Chambers

  9054. Anonymous

  9055. Green Movement of Iran: I hope the crazy government releases these guys soon. This government is a disgrace to almost all Iranians, except for those who provide the means for these criminal acts.
    On behalf of:
    Green Movement of Iran

  9056. Anonymous

  9057. Reza Alavi

  9058. HRB: As an Iranian, I’m REALLY ashamed of what Iran’s governors are doing. Surely these guys are innocent and I hope they will be freed as soon as possible

  9059. BRANDT LEVIN,MD

  9060. Navid: i just wanna say to their three parents to do every things to find their children in safe because they are just like a victim for my local government actually it entertains U.S gov to be more cautious about iran so you ( sarah.josh.shane) parents dont have to be worry about your children they will be free however it might takes long time..wish best for you

  9061. Cheryl (Arndt) Hochstein

  9062. Daniel C. Eller

  9063. Anonymous

  9064. Tara Baker

  9065. Anonymous

  9066. Braedy Tritthart: Free the hikers!! Let them go home to their families!!

  9067. Anonymous

  9068. Brian Raczynski

  9069. Helen Hood

  9070. Ela Tokay

  9071. Michelle Elliott: Out of the night that covers me,
    Black as the pit from pole to pole,
    I thank whatever gods may be
    For my unconquerable soul.

    In the fell clutch of circumstance
    I have not winced nor cried aloud.
    Under the bludgeonings of chance
    My head is bloody, but unbowed.

    Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the Horror of the shade,
    And yet the menace of the years
    Finds and shall find me unafraid.
    It matters not how strait the gate,
    How charged with punishments the scroll,
    I am the master of my fate:
    I am the captain of my soul.

  9072. Clay Lindsay Scallan

  9073. Anonymous: I heard the mothers on NPR this morning. I thought to myself this could be one of my friends in this situation. My heart breaks for everyone involved...my thoughts and prayers. Godspeed to you.

  9074. cami

  9075. Megan Lowry: Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh to their families.

  9076. Christine Doggett: Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. ~Seneca

  9077. Melissa Markley

  9078. Ally Gardiner

  9079. EMILY HILL

  9080. Kerri Griffis

  9081. Darren Donahue

  9082. Danielle Blansett: Please return these people to their families.

  9083. Nicole Fiore: Please release them.

  9084. Joe Ballweg

  9085. Chris Krohn: We must stand up to the current illegitimate Iranian government by negotiating, talking, discussing how we can all live in this world together. The hikers freedom has to be a priority in US-Iran relations right now.

  9086. Ken Schwilk: Please show compassion and release them. They mean Iran no harm.

  9087. Thom Lufkin

  9088. cassidy taylor

  9089. Marianne Power

  9090. Andrew Raheb: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families! Stay strong in spirit and mind.

  9091. Nicole Kathleen Johnson

  9092. Natasha King

  9093. Allison Holaday: Please release them, they accidentally hiked into Iran. They are peace loving, very open to other cultures and religions people.

  9094. Anonymous

  9095. Anonymous: Keeping you in our prayers

  9096. Lauren Danner

  9097. Brooke M Williams

  9098. David Deveaux: The Iranian president knows very well the real situation. He intends to use our brothers & sister as political pawns. It is the American government he is angry with, and he needs innocent people as leverage in his scheme. He is under heavy pressure for going nuclear, and could use a distraction and a few chips on his table. I don't like him, but he is playing like anyone in his shoes would. We need to make a prisoner exchange. It isn't fair, but it is the right move. What isn't fair is Shane, Sarah, and Josh spending another day in jail. Sympathy will get you nowhere in Iran. Things don't happen because you cry about it, or care enough. They crossed an invisible, but still illegal, border. Now the Iranian Pres has three prisoners to exchange. It is that simple. I hope for a quick release.

  9099. Ian Haines

  9100. Shamus Thornton: Solitary confinement is very cruel treatment. Let's all write letters to our congresspeople to bring these young people home.

  9101. Ken Turner: Treating the hikers as pawns in a political game dishonors and degrades Iran's place in the world.

  9102. Marina Certo: This is nonsense. Let they go back!

  9103. Anonymous: These people should not be used as pawns in whatever unnecessary tensions are present between the US and Iran. I hope they stay strong.

  9104. Scott A. Yoos: I'm in complete agreement with this release effort. (It's a well-known FACT of Life: "Accidents happen. Mistakes are made." )
    -I pray that the gov't. of Iran recognizes this gaffe,
    and brings this ugly matter to resolution SWIFTLY & SAFELY;
    ...FREE the Hikers!

  9105. Kelly Pitts

  9106. Dana Barnett: Please let them go.

  9107. Janet Jordan: Hikers are into the whole natural world, not the borders of this or that country. They love what they find on both sides of the border. They are not a threat.

  9108. Katie Schorr

  9109. Lindsey Crifasi: Be safe! I'll be thinking about you!

  9110. Denise Stadelbacher

  9111. Amber Rane Sibley

  9112. Amy Anderson

  9113. Lee Liddle: Please don't continue to punish these young people for the errors of their government.

  9114. Melissa Ruisz

  9115. Jon St.Laurent: These young Americans must be released or charged with some formal crime. The posture of the Iranian regime is unacceptable and in violation of all civility as well as international law. Iran should not allow the charge of "Rogue State" to be founded.

  9116. Shane Hunner

  9117. Atilla Akdemir: These people are just innocent hikers. And trying to use them as bargaining chips is just shameful!

  9118. Nellie B. Sires: To the People of Iran:
    You live in a country that suffers economic and political sanctions because of the perceptions of the west toward your leaders. You're holding three people who did not buy into that image, you are holding three people that are part of a future of peace for this world. They are well educated, open minded and kind people. They are not your enemy. They meant you no harm and you know that. Please show that you are better than what the Americans say of you. Prove them wrong by doing the right thing. Free the hikers. Thank you!

  9119. Eric Horstman

  9120. Anonymous

  9121. Donna Mitchell

  9122. Pat D: These young people are good, compassionate people and should not be in prison: they should be out in the wider world and spreading their idead of peace and justice.

  9123. Sambhu Agarwala

  9124. Anonymous

  9125. Julie Wexler

  9126. Sammeka Barriner: Free the hikers please.

  9127. nansi cnorum: please release these young adults..consider the heartache of all the families involved and how would you feel if they were your own!

  9128. stephanie Raser: I heard the mom's on Democracy Now today, how heart breaking for the family, the hikers sound like wonderful people who just want to make a difference in the world. They don't appear to be bad people. They just want PEACE, like a lot of us would like to see. Please let them FREE!!!! They are being taken from far more important work they were trying to accomplish. IMAGINE PEACE!!!

  9129. judith martin

  9130. James Cashin

  9131. Steve Wider: As a Swiss Citizen, who highly respects the Sovereign Nation of Iran, and would NEVER condone any type of CIA or Military Actions against Iran, I do plead that the Iranian Leaders release their captors who are innocent of any abuse of your laws. There are many of us in America who WANT total World Peace, and I, as a Progressive Green Party Representative am ONE who wants to be at Peace with Iran. And I do NOT Support our Wars either in Iraq or Afghanistan.

    Can't we ALL just Love each other, and solve our disputes at a Table across from each other, and NOT with Guns & Tanks?

    Please just let these innocent young people go, because I am QUITE sure that they will NEVER step into Iran again, unless invited to!

    Sincerely & with Peace,

    Stephen A. Wider
    Swiss & American Citizen
    http://www.peacepilgrim.org/

  9132. Paul Brown 3rd

  9133. Dan Kugler

  9134. Nate Goldshlag

  9135. Leah Conroe-Luzius: It is past the time that these three young people should have been released. Do the correct thing and release them now.

  9136. Allison: Please free these beloved persons.

  9137. Anonymous

  9138. Heather Redden: We pray for justice not excuses in the name of politics and power.

  9139. jesse baldwin: don't give up!

  9140. Jessica Cissel

  9141. Diane Tighe: Just heard Shane and Sarah's mother on the radio. My prayers are with them.

  9142. stephanie roesler

  9143. Lana Abdulla

  9144. David Sanchez: I would hope that the Iranian government,would not hold Sarah,Shane,and Josh responsible for all the horrible and dispicable crimes that my country has committed against Iran,the entire Middle East,and it's people.Please in the name of justice release them.Thank you.

  9145. Anonymous

  9146. Joanne Rees, Ken and Christopher Luchini

  9147. Ramona Ramirez

  9148. Susan Westervelt

  9149. Anonymous: Please do the right thing. These hikers deserve their freedom. They need to be back with their families. What is happening to these people is straight up inhumane.

  9150. David Pittman

  9151. Rebecca Burns

  9152. Anonymous

  9153. Randolph Hencken

  9154. Suzanne D. Harvey

  9155. Anonymous: In releasing the hikers, Iran will show its civility, which is a trait much of the Western Hemisphere feels is nonexistant. In showing civility, mercy, kindness, and fairness, Iran may set a new precedent in diplomacy with the United States and create a climate of positive change for both nations. Not freeing civilians who are peaceful, and pointing the finger at the transgressions of the United States as an excuse, reinforces the negative stereotype American's harbor towards you.

    Please free the hikers.

  9156. Scott Brainard

  9157. JUDY PERTHEL

  9158. Peter Greenwald: I heard the two mothers on Democracy Now this morning along with Tutu's statement. He summed it up as best as anyone could.

  9159. Liz Sanderson: Iranians: these three US are kindred spirits. Please read their work.

  9160. Gary Semer

  9161. Eigo Komai

  9162. Jody McVeigh

  9163. Anonymous: I pray to God that the hikers are freed. They are innocent of any wrong-doing. Their families miss them, and want them back desperately. May the Iranian govt.realize that these young people are harmless and set them free.This is sad indeed, and I pray for their safe return. It could be anyone's child or loved one.

  9164. Reza babak: به مادراني كه فرزندانشان در بند مي باشند.
    درود و همدردي من را از ايران بپذيريد.با اميد به آزادي.

  9165. Krista Heinrich

  9166. Josh Deane

  9167. Ronald O. Smith

  9168. Tamara Zwinak: I am appalled that three US Citizens whose only intent was to hike in the wild, are being treated as criminals by Iran. To deny them contact with their families is inhuman and a violation of UN Human Rights. Iran's treatment of these three young people is only showing the world that Iran is hostile to the US and never plans to accept human rights, even in the international community. Iran has demonstrated once again that it is an uncivilized country alone in a civilized world.

  9169. CW Davis

  9170. Megan Oleson

  9171. Keith Forrest: If Iran believes in peace then why not a good gesture, free Josh, Shane and Sara

  9172. Tony Peng

  9173. Danny Ledonne

  9174. Tom Berry: In the name of peace and humanity please release these compassionate people.

  9175. Valerie Costa

  9176. Anonymous: Please release these nature lovers. This is an unfortunate event and one that we regret as respectful people on different cultures.

  9177. James Anderson: Don't make these three brave individuals suffer anymore beause of internecine disagreement between Iran and the United States. Please release them.

  9178. Koorosh Persian: Don't Worry... They Will Free soon. Freedom is Near. Down With Islamic R.Iran

  9179. Judith P. Ain

  9180. Kristine Johanson

  9181. Anonymous

  9182. Mayola Rodriguez

  9183. converset christian: Please let them go back home

  9184. Anonymous: free the hikers !

  9185. Aria mascaro

  9186. Nathan Guerin: 6 months!? This is wrong.

  9187. Andy Rowles

  9188. Jonathan Manser

  9189. Samra Girma

  9190. Nicole Soll

  9191. Nicole Soll

  9192. Cort Butterfield: it is a outrage! If it were up to me the United States military would go in and TAKE our hikers back. It is apparent these young men are not spys, terrorists, ect ect ect. If they are harmed in any way Iran would be made to pay for they act of war against American citizens. Enough is enough! The American government - GO TAKE OUR BOYS BACK!

  9193. Anonymous

  9194. steve Jaques

  9195. Alexandra Murphy

  9196. Lindsay Walker: free the hikers!! Shane, Sarah and Josh are in my thoughts and prayers ♥

  9197. Nina Stamatiou

  9198. matthew grant

  9199. Ordell & Gene Nelson

  9200. Anonymous

  9201. Lizzie Ambros: Sending my love Shane, Sarah, and Josh as well as their families.
    Let our voices be heard.

  9202. Sarah B. Appel: I hope that now that this issue has hit close to home people will sit up and take notice of the injustices that face this war torn country every day.

  9203. John McGowan: One planet, united.

  9204. Raejeana Grose: Sara, Josh and Shane are peaceful adventures that by accident. stepped on some forbidden land. They have been held captive long enough, for no reason. It is time they are released to come home

  9205. casey powell shorthouse

  9206. Anonymous: Please allow these hikers to have contact with consular services. I am sure they just accidentally crossed the border.

  9207. Aaron Sherman

  9208. Kenneth Searby

  9209. Anonymous

  9210. Jackie Alles

  9211. Alex Leff: YEA! LET'S BRING 'EM HOOOOOOOOMEEEEEEEE!!!

  9212. Aaron Price

  9213. Jeremy Murray

  9214. Sig Molo

  9215. Colin Camp: My sister was friends with Josh. Bring them home!

  9216. Anonymous

  9217. Anonymous

  9218. Zachary Clouse: FREEDOM CONCURS INCARCERATION.

  9219. Richard Rizzo

  9220. Maayan Saad

  9221. Leah Katzelnick

  9222. eva rivkin

  9223. allison

  9224. Chyanne Payne: Bring them home safely..

  9225. Raya Cooper: how would you feel if you couldn't see your children for 200 day, knowing they are alive and want to contact you but can't? i would feel very bad. please let them go.

  9226. Heather Martin

  9227. sandra morey: As a hiker myself I know how powerful a beautiful waterfall or ridge can be. Sometimes we find ourselves where we shouldn't be. I hope you will consider the beauty of your high mountains and how they can draw those who seek beauty. If the trail they were using strays over your borders, it should be rerouted.

  9228. Christina Frueh: I share the deep hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion in this unfortunate case and release Shane, Sarah and Josh as soon as possible.

  9229. Jennifer Bryant

  9230. Liz Schroeder: It is an honor to know that I am assisting in the freedom of these captives.

  9231. Joseph Glenn Ballantine: I really wish to free the poor hikers from Iran. They will be in my prayers. <3

  9232. Nyeem Hayes: <333

  9233. Brynn Clements

  9234. Quadirah Locus

  9235. Conrad Rein

  9236. Kathy Greene: Please free these 3 innocent people. There is no reason to keep them there. They are missed not only by their family and friends but by all the people they were helping on during their travels.

  9237. Anonymous

  9238. Michael Spalsbury: Please ...

  9239. Anonymous: fucking jail, we have to stop it

  9240. Maria Michalos: Heard of this terrible injustice on Democracy Now! Release Sarah, Shane, and Josh to their families!

  9241. Anonymous

  9242. Guillaume Dejardin

  9243. Anonymous

  9244. Roshan Kumar

  9245. Barbara Wright: Please do not use these three young people as political pawns. Shane, Sarah and Josh were merely three people in the wrong place at the wong time. We protest their prolonged and wongful detention and the fact that their families and legal counsel are not permitted to have contact with them.

  9246. Amanda Henry: Sending positive thoughts for your release!

  9247. Michelle booth

  9248. Amanda Anttila-Oza

  9249. Keisha Saunders

  9250. Memarie Christoforo: If we keep pressing for their release, one day it will happen.

  9251. Shamus Finnegan

  9252. Orlando Rivas: God Bless and Godspeed to Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  9253. Cassandra Webb

  9254. Malik Utendahl

  9255. valentina

  9256. Michelle Lesmerises

  9257. Anonymous

  9258. Kristine May

  9259. Teri

  9260. Mary Keck

  9261. Anonymous: Please find it in your hearts given to you by the merciful Allah let them go.

  9262. Anonymous

  9263. Jenny Lopez: Please show compassion and return these people to their families.

  9264. Antonella Di carlo

  9265. Anonymous: Please release these people without harm...

  9266. Roger and Barbara Genung: We are praying for you.

  9267. GRACE DRUMMOND

  9268. Anonymous

  9269. Anonymous

  9270. Anonymous: age 61 eco-friendly no-car
    "I am a stroke survivor and deal daily with a speech disorder called
    Aphasia. This disorder is a result of my stroke in 2005.
    http://www.azimagery.com/stroke/ http://steetsblog.blogspot.com/

    good god - good family

  9271. Rosanne Gregory

  9272. Anonymous: They meant no harm. Please release them. Give thanks.

  9273. James Steele

  9274. marta palermo

  9275. Nora Smith

  9276. Ariana Vodra

  9277. Ralph Möllers: Stop kidnapping innocent people for political reasons!

  9278. Saima Baig

  9279. Anonymous: please let them Free! Please let them free!

  9280. Miu Castro Paiva

  9281. Salina

  9282. Lauren Patti

  9283. kirby taylor

  9284. Matt Niedz: This whole thing angers many of us. So what are they waiting for - a confession of some sort? Can the families visit them in detainment?

  9285. K. C. Higgins

  9286. Paola Gonzalez

  9287. Paola Gonzalez

  9288. Traonah Patterson: “Dum spiro, spero (Latin), "While I breath, I hope"”

  9289. Luciana Raquel de Medeiros

  9290. jonathan shuman: let these people go i think they have learned their lesson to be more careful of crossing borders unknowingly

  9291. Therese Vizzard

  9292. Clarice Guttmann

  9293. Aaron Thompson

  9294. Ana Flavia de Abreu: Freedon please to the hikers.

  9295. Anonymous

  9296. Jane Winkel: safely and swiftly ~ free the hikers!

  9297. Elizabeth Ingenthron

  9298. Sasha Brown

  9299. Pete Eakle

  9300. Pam Hall: I do not personally know these three young adults, but I am a mom myself, so I understand the worry, concern, and heartache that their families must be feeling about this. I join others at this time in asking the Iranian government to PLEASE release these young people so that they may return to their families. And until they are safely returned, please allow them to call and talk to their loved ones. Thank you!

  9301. Kay Lucas: These young people should be released. They are being retained to prove a point to the govenment, not because they have harmed anyone in Iran.

  9302. Anonymous: Please free these people !!!
    Let's live in a free world !!!

  9303. Shahram: As an Iranian born and US citizen, I truly believe that these young people are innocent and will be released before this Winter. The fine for entering the country without a visa is clearly defined in Iran's law. If they were spies, they would enter the country from legal ways. What they did is not more than those British marines that were captured within Iranian waters last year. We will pray for their release...

  9304. Lidia Marchioni

  9305. Anonymous

  9306. Hailey

  9307. Nick Parisi

  9308. Carlos Wotzkow: Inform everybody of the danger of being too naive, and lots of families will not pass by these terrible moments

  9309. Keenan Faison

  9310. Anonymous: Give them their rights

  9311. Bird Levy-Strain: For all the families of the hikers, they are in our prayers and we hope for a resolution to bring these kids home, our hearts go out to you and we remember them and will not forget them!!

  9312. frances l. andrews

  9313. Anonymous

  9314. Melissa Gittelman: Please let them go they were not in violation of any law

  9315. Chris Keener

  9316. Susan Steerman

  9317. Christian

  9318. Habiba Muhammad

  9319. Rebecca Barnes

  9320. Anonymous

  9321. JJ Lapin

  9322. Maja Bernstein

  9323. Jacob Weitzman

  9324. Judy Lee: If they get out, I'd suggest for their next vacation that they not sail along the coast of Somalia.

  9325. matt schafer

  9326. Cathy Geisler: Why isn't our country doing more to protect its own people from a very unforgiving government. The world should be open to any people who want to see it; not afraid to go anywhere in it, for fear of retaliation and hatred. Where is the love?????

  9327. Ghazal Yosef

  9328. Eva Bernstein

  9329. Anonymous: I recently heard about what happened to the three journalists on the radio and it broke my heart. I'm sorry it took this long for the news of their detention to hit me. I feel even worse that they were taken on my birthday of last year. I'm writing a paper on the subject for a Human Geography class I am taking, it's not much but hopefully more education on their behalf will help in some way.

  9330. Natasha: Although we agree every culture has their own legal system, they should be able to contact their family member, at least so they can ensure that the due process is being respected.

  9331. Kelly Pack

  9332. Anonymous

  9333. Golnaz Farsi

  9334. Beth Feingold

  9335. Aimee Auclair

  9336. hali panneton: please allow their parents to visit them in prison and/or talk to their children on the telephone. they need to communicate with them to ease their worried hearts and minds. thank you.

  9337. Sean Bobbie

  9338. Anonymous

  9339. Shannon Moskal

  9340. Jerome Hinds

  9341. Amin Elijah

  9342. Neil Schroeder

  9343. Scott Weinstein

  9344. Anonymous: Free the Hikers. Lets these kids come home to their families.

  9345. Arielle Shoap-Hall

  9346. Michelle Robinson

  9347. ellie kaplan

  9348. Bari Blackledge

  9349. Michelle S: We'll do whatever we can to find them and bring back their freedom

  9350. Dave Tavani

  9351. Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno: I believe that the release of the hikers would generate gratitude and respect from the world community.

  9352. Aileen May

  9353. Max Lefton

  9354. Anonymous: Please release these hikers. They were traveling in peace, and had no intesion of causing any disrespect to Iran. These hikers made a mistake and just want to get back home to their families and their lives.

  9355. Ana Slavova Slavova

  9356. Ari Flaks

  9357. Anonymous

  9358. Emily Leibovitz

  9359. Elliott Lewis, Principal of Cheltenham High School

  9360. Melanie Berry

  9361. Thomas H. Hasty

  9362. Anonymous: THey are so brave and I hope they stay strong!

  9363. Anonymous

  9364. Lori Cohen: Thinking of all of 3, and remembering Josh in my 4th grade classroom. Come home safely and soon!

  9365. Katie Kring-Schreifels

  9366. Lilly Trinh

  9367. Shari Lynn Bence: Iran's release of the hikers would be applauded during these times of international strain.

  9368. Anonymous

  9369. BJ Stuetz

  9370. Megan Ellis

  9371. Jamila Colquitt

  9372. Anonymous

  9373. Desiree Halpern

  9374. Anonymous: Josh is an Alumni of the high school i attend. PLEASE FREE THE HIKERS! we have announcements everyday on the loud speakers and will continue to do so until the release of Shane, Sarah, and Josh. I am praying for the families.

  9375. Jenny Oswald

  9376. Sage DeRosa

  9377. Anonymous

  9378. Alyssa Abel

  9379. Jenna Stern: free these 3 young innocent people, they do not deserve to be held and belong
    back with their families.

  9380. Keilyn Rivera

  9381. Leland Cohen: Josh used to live in my neighborhood. I don't think I have ever met him, but I know his parents. I really hope they get out soon.

  9382. Jimmy Custer

  9383. Anonymous

  9384. Sarah Lerner

  9385. Emily Downey: Everybody at Cheltenham High School supports you, and wishes you the best

  9386. Jeremy G: Please let them come home!

  9387. Dorian Garbutt: Find your way.

  9388. Anonymous

  9389. Sarah Keeny: LET THEM GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9390. Allison Hawkins: Let them go!!!!

  9391. Liz Heimann

  9392. David Grant

  9393. Adam Fisher-Cox

  9394. Sami Goldberg

  9395. Bradley Campbell

  9396. Anonymous

  9397. Callan Malerman

  9398. Amanda Malerman

  9399. Beth C

  9400. Anonymous: free them!

  9401. Allison Carlson: I hope you friends and family are brought home, I show you my greatest sympathy. Good luck. I hope for the best, and you have my support

  9402. Peter Bresnahan

  9403. Anonymous

  9404. Anonymous

  9405. Burton Horn

  9406. Anonymous: They've spent too much time away from family and friends. Send them back.

  9407. Andre Hartman

  9408. Kelly Hoag

  9409. zach lipschutz

  9410. Mykl Ambros

  9411. Jenny Becker

  9412. Grace Picard

  9413. Michelle Dandane

  9414. Matt Lawlor

  9415. Emily Rose

  9416. Devon Cook: I heard one the hiker's brother speak at our high school today. You could here the sadness in his voice, Please free the hikers

  9417. Anonymous

  9418. jessica kuronen

  9419. Anonymous

  9420. Brigid MacArthur-Thompson

  9421. Anonymous

  9422. Anonymous

  9423. Anonymous

  9424. Rebecca Noble: Open your hearts to your fellow human beings and free these innocents. Compassion, love, peace

  9425. Anonymous: My prayers go out to the families at this time. I am praying for the hikers safe return home. Be strong!

  9426. Atia Zamichieli

  9427. Melissa Lindekugel

  9428. Dwane Scott

  9429. Patricia

  9430. Jay Lee

  9431. Chloe Sigal

  9432. Caroline Roberts

  9433. Anonymous

  9434. Jamie Lawlor

  9435. Yvette Torres

  9436. Nyla Helgason: In an act of humanitarian and international goodwill, please release Sarah,Shane and Josh and return them to their families.

  9437. Anonymous

  9438. Nancy Falkow

  9439. Sierra Lawson

  9440. Alburr Al-Hameed: I strongly demand that the hikers be released and allowed to return home to their families. No one deserves to be imprisoned unjustly, and if they have been imprisoned, they should be allowed contact with their families.

  9441. Anonymous

  9442. Natasha Kapadia

  9443. Barbara Lawrence

  9444. charlene bastians: Love peace empathy xxx

  9445. JoAnn Heck: It is my sincere hope that the government of all countries involved can come to a mutual understanding, realize that this was only a mistake, and send these young people home to their families safe and sound, where they belong. I sure hope someone is listening to our pleas.

  9446. lisa Triebwasser

  9447. Mollie Jackson

  9448. Anonymous

  9449. Rahul Prajapati

  9450. Anonymous

  9451. Ashley Kim

  9452. Bianca Caban

  9453. Alexandra

  9454. Michael Mandly

  9455. Katrina Bynum

  9456. Matthew Woodson

  9457. Anonymous

  9458. Ally Danta

  9459. Anonymous

  9460. Sam Ko: There's absolutely no reason to hold Shane, Sarah, and Josh as detainees. Please release them.

  9461. Emily

  9462. Anonymous: Please release them.

  9463. Steena Chantharath

  9464. max martin

  9465. Timothy M. Johnson

  9466. Yianna: let them come back home. this is horrible. they should be allowed back! hey can be only heald there for 90 days. this is completely absured.

  9467. Anonymous

  9468. Dana Kluchinski

  9469. Evan Segal

  9470. Anonymous: STAY STRONG!!

  9471. Anonymous

  9472. Sam Spector

  9473. heidi ormond: Please send these young people home to their families in the U.S.A. They are young and meant Iran no harm

  9474. Kelly Rickard

  9475. Benjamin Hammond

  9476. Elene Tremblay: There are just kids, no arms done, let them go.

  9477. Anonymous: Please, have a heart.

  9478. Nancy Lieb

  9479. Cynthia K Brett

  9480. Brooke Sandefur: Thinking of you guys.... <3

  9481. Leah Cohen

  9482. Ellen Friedman

  9483. Dana Saad

  9484. Anonymous

  9485. Anonymous

  9486. joshua cogan

  9487. Carolyn Brown

  9488. LENA SHIBUTANI

  9489. Anonymous

  9490. Anonymous

  9491. Beverly Kirk: My prayers are with them and their families. May God bring them peace and return them home to their loved ones. I hope that our Government will also intervene to bring these 3 people home. I'm sure they pose no harm to Iran. Bless you all!

  9492. Dina Zaret

  9493. MEGHAN HUANG

  9494. Aliyah Lustine

  9495. Lauren Wilson

  9496. Cody Onufrock

  9497. Cheryl Cain

  9498. Anonymous: This is an outrage. Free these innocent kids immediately!

  9499. Kelli Schmitz

  9500. Kelsey Bodor

  9501. Meredith Brown

  9502. dexter Scott

  9503. Anonymous

  9504. Sarah Kathryn Brown: I hope these people are returned home. They havent done anything wrong

  9505. liza brazil

  9506. marcose brown

  9507. Emily Bilodeau

  9508. Jim Batchelor

  9509. Anonymous

  9510. Kathleen Painter: Please honor what is fair and right.

  9511. Liam Golderer

  9512. Alexandra Seifert

  9513. Tom Kuchler

  9514. Robyn Perry: THEY'RE JUST KIDS!!! PLEASE FREE THEM!!

  9515. Sophia

  9516. Michelle Ky

  9517. Madison Coyne

  9518. Kasanrda

  9519. David K ONeil

  9520. Mark Jones: Could have easily been me. I hope that the hikers get home safe to their families and soon. This detainment is ridiculous and tragic.

  9521. Christine: We must remember peace.

  9522. Jennifer Desmond: Releasing Josh, Shane and Sarah would demonstrate the compassion of the Persian people and their government. In the interests of what is just and world peace, please release these innocent young people now.

  9523. Marlene Golderer

  9524. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS!!!

  9525. Anonymous: please respect the families

  9526. Anna McHugh

  9527. Mary Neeley

  9528. Anonymous

  9529. Benjamin Hood

  9530. Sabrina Rutter: I hope that Iran will show the world that they are a caring and loving nation and release Josh, Sarah, and Shane so that they can return to their families who love and miss them every minute of every hour, of everyday.

  9531. Seiki Tanaka

  9532. Susan Boland

  9533. Elizabeth Taliaferro

  9534. Anonymous

  9535. Lynn Hindermyer

  9536. Christena Stevens

  9537. Devin Hood

  9538. Veronica Skabla

  9539. John tompkins

  9540. Jennifer Park

  9541. Teresa Villanueva

  9542. Jane Tompkins

  9543. Danielle Horn

  9544. Dan S

  9545. rebecca nuhi

  9546. Anonymous

  9547. Alex Craig

  9548. Adelaide Chen

  9549. Melissa

  9550. emily burton: i hope dearly that more action will be taken soon to safely bring these kids home. i plan to do EVERYTHING i can because i realize that this could have been me on my travels.

  9551. Brittney Agger: My prayers are with Josh and his friends xoxo

  9552. Randi Wall

  9553. Denise Marks

  9554. Eliav Ehrenkrantz

  9555. maggie coyne

  9556. Deb Kubes: God Bless Them

  9557. David Turnquist

  9558. Anonymous

  9559. Kyle Hellendall

  9560. Keith Zuckerman

  9561. Preston Ball

  9562. Enaja Grant

  9563. Anonymous

  9564. Anonymous

  9565. Anonymous

  9566. Paris Johanson: I have heard alot about these hikers and the situation they are in and based on what I have heard I feel that more needs to be done to help return these hikers to their families and their country. The Iranian government has every right to question the hikers but the extent of their actions is unbelievable to me.
    I hope that this petition can at least open the minds of the Iranian Government and help them realize that the individuals involved had no harmful intentions and simply made a mistake in maping out their hiking trip.

  9567. Nicholas Redig

  9568. JOSEPH NICCOLINI, JR.: PLEASE FREE THE 3 AMERICAN INNOCENT HIKERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY DID NOTHING WRONG.
    THANK YOU,

  9569. Abby

  9570. Anonymous

  9571. Nick Elia

  9572. Anonymous

  9573. Susan Schilt: Please show compassion and release Shane, Sarah & Josh as quickly as possible so that they might all return to their loved ones,

  9574. Sierra J. Wright

  9575. Patricia Moseley: Please release them. They did nothing wrong. It is a crime that they have been held for so long. It really makes me angry that our government has not done more to release these American citizens.

  9576. Brooks Winner

  9577. Aiyana Athenian: Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu- May all beings be free.

  9578. Anonymous

  9579. Allie Martin

  9580. Anonymous

  9581. Jesse Gildesgame

  9582. Rafaela Uribe

  9583. Daniel Loedel

  9584. Maxime Billick

  9585. Nyle Usmani

  9586. Carrie Carroll: These are innocent young people, they should be freed. It is the right thing to do.

  9587. Tony Perry

  9588. Jim Palton: Let them go!!! Then remind them not to sail around the horn of Africa on the way home!

  9589. Ashley Myerson

  9590. John Keiser: Peace Peace Peace - please hear our peaceful pleas

  9591. mrs.nj ahmadi

  9592. Anonymous

  9593. Steven Midzak

  9594. Michael Barnett

  9595. Bethany Alexander

  9596. Mark Baldwin

  9597. Harold Alfred

  9598. warren beedle

  9599. Sheena Bailey

  9600. Nathan Apollon

  9601. Alexa Albright

  9602. Alix Macklin

  9603. Sloane Macklin

  9604. Stephanie Maberry: Please release these three humans soon. Until your country does, please treat them with compassion and respect.

  9605. Anonymous

  9606. Christine Corbett Moran

  9607. Jess Weaver

  9608. Luke Lamar

  9609. Anonymous

  9610. Francesca Perkins

  9611. Lauren Speigel

  9612. Kelly Keebler

  9613. Anonymous

  9614. Christopher Kan

  9615. Arseniy Sheydvasser

  9616. Anonymous

  9617. Louisa Cannell

  9618. Hannah Lev: God bless you. We are thinking of you.

  9619. Anonymous

  9620. Anonymous: Do to others as you would like them to do to you.

  9621. Luis Beltran

  9622. Anonymous

  9623. Anonymous

  9624. Anonymous

  9625. Anonymous

  9626. Brittany Heiring White

  9627. Jessie Turner

  9628. Alba Lucy Guerrero

  9629. Amanda Blahey: Please understand that they meant no harm. They just want to be home with their families and friends, and they have no ill will against the Iranian Government or the people of Iran. Please let them go.

  9630. Anonymous

  9631. Athena Putros

  9632. Anna Wolden: the truth shall set you free

  9633. Rachel Schwartz

  9634. Will Strupczewski

  9635. Ari Heitler-Klevans

  9636. Jason Heitler-Klevans

  9637. Pranav

  9638. Anonymous

  9639. Brittany Strohm

  9640. Jennifer White

  9641. Anamaria Salazar: Please let these kids come back home!

  9642. Breeanin Hansteen

  9643. Anonymous

  9644. Anonymous

  9645. Nick Bernstein

  9646. Anonymous

  9647. David Simmons

  9648. Rebecca Finn

  9649. mike oh

  9650. Mary Evans

  9651. Becca Bassman

  9652. Frankie McNichol

  9653. MADI GARVIN

  9654. Anonymous

  9655. Christopher Fung

  9656. EMILY GOLDBERG

  9657. Emily Sachs

  9658. George Grudziak: I go to Cheltenham High School where Josh Fattal graduated from. He was a wonderful influence on the rest of us. I hope the Iranian government will realize that this was completely unnecessary, and that they will come home safely. Over 200 days in captivity is completely unacceptable.

  9659. Angela Koerper

  9660. Alfred Verratti

  9661. Lisa Gschwandtner

  9662. Namita Dharia

  9663. Peter Fonda: please let they free!!!
    We hikers are just trying to meet one piece of this world. And get connected with the nature.
    They don't diverse to be locked.
    PLEASE LET THEY FREE TO THEY FAMILIES!!!
    p l e a s e ! ! !

  9664. Murali: I think its about time they get released. Strength to their families.

  9665. Becca Reeves

  9666. Alice Lu

  9667. Samuel Chen

  9668. Melanie Ambriz: Have a heart and please make a good will gesture. Show us that the Iranian Government can be fair and just. Return these kids to their home and extend your countries hand in friendship as we are trying to reach out and appologize for their error. Hasn't their time served been time enough?

  9669. Danny O\'Brien

  9670. Doris Childs: In the interests of justice, harmony and peace between our nations, please rectify this terrible wrong you have inflicted upon these innocent hikers.

  9671. Anonymous

  9672. Melanie Jackson

  9673. John Douglas: Enough is enough. These boys' families have suffered enough, and for what gain by the Iranian government? They would gain more by releasing them.

  9674. Charlotte Pennella: Please free them, they are innocent of any wrong doing.

  9675. Anthony Birdsong: Please Freethehikers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9676. Ian Rosenberg

  9677. Will Kettner

  9678. Anonymous

  9679. Jack Bear

  9680. Na Young Jeong

  9681. Anthony Hughes

  9682. Anonymous

  9683. jeanette eckert

  9684. Billy Morris

  9685. Anonymous: yo yo i hike too and im fellin kind of blu so free my fellow hikers or we be comin after you

  9686. Dana Eisensmidts

  9687. matthew slesinski

  9688. Ilana Silber

  9689. Karin Rosen

  9690. Anonymous: Please free them. Thanks.

  9691. Claire

  9692. Anonymous

  9693. Malcolm Weston

  9694. Anonymous

  9695. Joel ROgers

  9696. Anonymous

  9697. Stuart G. Merle

  9698. Chana Meyer

  9699. Anonymous: I hope that these guys actually do get freed. They should get to see their families and be able to at least try to make their lives a bit more normal again.

  9700. Anonymous

  9701. Lesley Hazleton: "It is the Merciful who has taught the Quran."

  9702. Kathrine Beck

  9703. Bonita

  9704. Jayne Martin

  9705. harvey greenberg

  9706. Mark I. Farber: Please show your humanity.

  9707. Carol Levinsky

  9708. Susan McGarvey

  9709. Stewie Mills: God Bless You guys

  9710. Fern Lambroza

  9711. Hannah Lev

  9712. garry feldman: Please do the right thing.

  9713. David Broida: Please free the hikers NOW!

  9714. Anonymous

  9715. Andrew Simon: Immediate freedom for the hikers! Peace among nations.

  9716. Patrica Buttner

  9717. Nicolle

  9718. Anonymous

  9719. Sarah Hockert

  9720. Austin Hockert

  9721. Edward Miessner: I am concerned that Shane, Sarah and Joshed are being brutalised and violated in Evin Prison even as I type this. I have no reason to believe they are US espionage agents; if they were, they probably would not have made a distress call to a fellow private citizen who stayed put for the day. Iran should show the world that it is still capable of compassion and magnanimity by ceasing its holding them incommunicado and by releasing the three to their families as soon as possible.

  9722. Claire Fusaro

  9723. Mike Dolezal

  9724. Ronni Eisenberg

  9725. Amy Helfer: Please allow these young people to return to their families and friends.

  9726. kira ogden

  9727. Jay Cohen

  9728. Tamara Cohen

  9729. Susan Tanner

  9730. Andre\' Tremblay

  9731. Abigail Hesser: Don't be a jerk.

  9732. Bill Wintringham

  9733. geoffrey harris

  9734. Anonymous: We are all praying for a safe return

  9735. Robert Saltzman

  9736. Robert Saltzman

  9737. Lucila Agudelo

  9738. Felipe Pinilla

  9739. Régis Eve

  9740. Anonymous

  9741. Judith Claire

  9742. Brennan Gomez

  9743. Anonymous

  9744. Anonymous

  9745. Anonymous

  9746. Anonymous: A goodwill gesture would speed the day when Iran and the U.S. could benefit from mutually respectful relations.

  9747. Jane Simon

  9748. Jason Jones

  9749. Billy Suh

  9750. Cherie Fox: Freeing captives is a religious principle in all faiths.

  9751. aniyah threadgill: I think they should let them go. Iran know they were not spys. they just want to make things hard.i just hope the familys will hang on.and i will help out with what i can .be strong.

  9752. Don Michelinie: Please free these innocent hikers.

  9753. Caitlin Davis

  9754. Caitlin Davis

  9755. Narcissus Allen

  9756. Mike Schaer

  9757. Anonymous

  9758. Anonymous

  9759. Anonymous

  9760. Felicia Ellingburg

  9761. Anonymous: Young people follow their dreams to explore the world and then to come home and lead a good life

  9762. Anonymous

  9763. Kim Khan: Please free these innocent human beings!!!

  9764. Ronald Brown

  9765. Anonymous: Please show mercy to these three.

  9766. Miranda Shepherd

  9767. Anonymous: Let's get these people home. We need to put some pressure on the US government to push harder. Another thing is to get their story out to the world.

  9768. Getu Tad

  9769. Marilyn Shesko

  9770. Peggy Andersen

  9771. Mary Detrick

  9772. Sima Alizadeh: As an Iranian, I ask for the release of my childhood friend, Sarah Shourd, and her two friends, Shane and Josh. I beg for mercy for them and I ask the Iranian courts to be fair and humane and expedite their case so that the international community will see that Iran can and will treat these foreign detainees with civil and open proceedings. Please allow the Swiss Embassy to visit them immediately, as any civil government would continually allow. Please allow their families to see them. And I ask that you show compassion to these three wonderful people who solely made a mistake by entering Iran. These are not the type of people who deserve strict punishments or solitary confinement. These are young Americans who are different than the general young persons here in the US because they are sensitive to different countries and cultures. They do not represent a typical American youth. They are sensitive and wonderful and because of the fact that they have done humane work for others, I beg that they will be quickly released.

  9773. vicki oleskey

  9774. Sesshu foster: Free the hikers---

  9775. Mark Trush

  9776. Edward Mattis

  9777. ellie kaplan

  9778. Karin Chernoff Kaplan

  9779. Elliot Holin: in the name of compassion, please let them return to the embrace of their families

  9780. Rebecca Schwartz: Hope the hikers can speak with their families and are able to return home soon.

  9781. Vivienne Simon Simon

  9782. Bonnie Aaron

  9783. Cindy Lee: I hope they will be reunited with their families soon!

  9784. Peter Kaplan

  9785. Rachel Tilow

  9786. William Hyman

  9787. Kaspar Kristensen: This is insane!

  9788. Sherri Johnson: I am a hiker, and it is so easy to walk across an unseen border... reading about this brought tears to my eyes... I imagine the families are going through hell right now... I only hope the hikers are not...

  9789. Sze Wing Yu

  9790. Karen Trush: Sen them home soon!

  9791. michaela peterson

  9792. Richard W. Fritz: My friend's wife was held for six months imprisoned in North Korea for having crossed the border into that country. I unfortunately, due to my studies of language in Oman, was out of my usual media access due to the change of life. I regret not knowing about her dilemna and feel poorly that I could not be there for my friend while his wife languished in prison.

  9793. Amy Fried

  9794. Bob and Judy Chernoff

  9795. Rosalind Rickman: In stating a most URGENT matter, please set free these hikers -- immediately.

  9796. Amalia Alvarez

  9797. Cindy

  9798. Rachelle Ashcroft

  9799. Anonymous

  9800. Chris Politis: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    Article 9 - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
    Article 10 - Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
    Article 12 - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

    There are more articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights being violated here, I just picked these three.

  9801. Anonymous

  9802. Anonymous

  9803. Susan Hall: Please free the hikers.

  9804. Dana Young

  9805. Martha Livingston, Ph.D.

  9806. Anonymous

  9807. Anonymous

  9808. Claudia Greenfield

  9809. Miranda Levine

  9810. Anonymous

  9811. Mark Snyder

  9812. Alissa Petrites

  9813. Anonymous

  9814. Sarah Glowa-Kollisch

  9815. randy tallini: There is no justification for with holding from these people their deserved freedom.

  9816. Sam Streitwieser

  9817. MaryAnn S. Allacci

  9818. Douglas Healy

  9819. sparkle hayter

  9820. Douglas Ament

  9821. SC

  9822. Raul Ruiz: Hiking is not a crime

  9823. Bonita Heath

  9824. Anonymous

  9825. Anonymous

  9826. Erika Burger

  9827. Joan Ferder: Please free these innocents!

  9828. Anonymous

  9829. Marlene Rivier

  9830. Anonymous

  9831. Anonymous

  9832. Silvia Gabriela Scintee

  9833. Elena Alvarado

  9834. Carolyn Healy: Public Health Research Consultant

  9835. Tanya Choi

  9836. JOYCE FERDER

  9837. Anonymous

  9838. Jessica Rau

  9839. Hawa

  9840. R. Hodyno

  9841. Anonymous

  9842. Jackie DiFerdinando

  9843. Emelie Collet

  9844. Anonymous

  9845. Lennert Veerman

  9846. Alexis

  9847. emily hoffman

  9848. Anonymous

  9849. Robert Prince

  9850. Claudia Rodríguez Valencia: Please, release them!

  9851. Lexi Riess

  9852. Kimberly Harris

  9853. Steve Bagwell

  9854. Yolima Grandas

  9855. Tess: Thank you so much for your help.

  9856. tomas arteaga

  9857. Vanessa Reid

  9858. Kristy Kerr

  9859. Elizabeth Mathiot

  9860. Shawn Lafferty

  9861. Christina Burgess

  9862. carolina duran negrete: fuerza y fe......

  9863. barry auguste

  9864. Gila Neta

  9865. Megan Samit

  9866. Doron Orenstein

  9867. Allison Aaron

  9868. Anthony Locicero

  9869. Kathy McMenoman: Please relaease these young people. They have committed no crime. The world watches for signs of peace and cooperation from Iraq. Free the Hikers.

  9870. kattie: may God bless you in times of trouble...

  9871. Cynthia Browne: Please. Let them be released.

  9872. Irna Senekal

  9873. Dana Hall

  9874. Alena Mack

  9875. Edward Molush

  9876. Sharanjeet Kaur

  9877. Stacie Shapiro

  9878. Gary Stockman

  9879. Karen Cobble

  9880. Anonymous: Not only will I keep them in my prayers but will also pray for the heads of governments to do something about it!

  9881. Jean-Claude Paul

  9882. Katie Mason: Please do what is right, and allow these Americans to be granted justice. God bless.

  9883. Maria José Casasbuenas

  9884. Manny JImenez

  9885. Lucas DeJesus

  9886. jesykah forkash

  9887. Christopher Cantor: Release our friends! This detention is outrageous.

  9888. Cody Kauffman: best of luck to all three victims and their families

  9889. Alexandra Youmans

  9890. Anonymous

  9891. Megan Kozelek

  9892. Karen Wilson

  9893. Adina Genn

  9894. Anonymous

  9895. Anonymous: I love hiking around the world, would love to go to all the beautiful areas which unfortunately happen to be in war conflicts now, I think these kids had a reckless attitude going to this part of the world, but I don't see any reasons for their incommunication and the prevention of their freedom and rights.

  9896. Desiree Nelson

  9897. Tasha Herrgott

  9898. Dr Paul Butterworth

  9899. Lade Coker

  9900. Kamran

  9901. Paula K. Dattilio

  9902. Anonymous

  9903. Kathy Bubb

  9904. Alma Myers

  9905. Anglelina

  9906. Caitlin

  9907. Haley

  9908. Steven

  9909. Steven

  9910. Michelle Kodama

  9911. Anonymous

  9912. Anonymous

  9913. BambaataBryant

  9914. Meagan Papp: This is unfair... Let Shane, Sarah, and Josh go!

  9915. Erik Gilje

  9916. Anonymous: Let them go.

  9917. Marie Brown: Free the hikers!

  9918. Jenna Moen

  9919. Melvin A Beck III: Yes

  9920. Jennifer Hernandez

  9921. Liz Tenborg

  9922. Rhonda Spencer: Please allow these young people their freedom.

  9923. Tracy Dees

  9924. Ana Roberts

  9925. cindy sands

  9926. Kate Summers: Bismillah al rahman al rahim release Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  9927. Jeremy Webb

  9928. Judah Robinson

  9929. Tyler Porter

  9930. Anonymous

  9931. Leora Saul

  9932. Olympia Foster

  9933. Larry Innes

  9934. Anonymous

  9935. Sten Vidar Wigand

  9936. Anonymous

  9937. Lisa dekermenjian

  9938. Anonymous

  9939. Anonymous

  9940. Lauren Wiernasz

  9941. Dane: can't believe they're still there, my prayers go out to them and their families

  9942. Amirah Macon

  9943. Adrianna Lynch

  9944. Laura Macnamara

  9945. Jackson Knight

  9946. Eli Laban

  9947. Donald Le

  9948. Tasha Kuronen

  9949. Kodjovi Kpetigo

  9950. Paul Lyons

  9951. Charley Cinque: FREE

  9952. Wheatly Aycock

  9953. Anonymous

  9954. KB

  9955. Deanna

  9956. Catherine Berger

  9957. Rebecca Penn

  9958. Anonymous

  9959. Jeremy Barker Plotkin

  9960. Rex Webb

  9961. Patti Kulesz

  9962. Lucy Cosgrove

  9963. Anonymous: I will pray for a peaceful agreements and a safe return home. Keep strong, Sarah, Shane, and Josh!

  9964. Jaren Morris

  9965. Erika Howell: If there is no crime that has been committed then you MUST release these 3 innocent people. It is unlawful under ANY God to hold people for this amount of time for a simple mistake. Allow them to return to their life and rebuild from this awful experience.

  9966. Tammie Vince

  9967. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS!!

  9968. Patty Guard-Parr: Jah Bless...

  9969. Calliope Gazetas

  9970. Paul Showalter

  9971. Doug Borthwick

  9972. Wendy Scott

  9973. allen krueger: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh go.

  9974. Susanna Barkataki: Please release our friends. Thank you for your compassion.

  9975. Kristina Frazier: FREE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9976. Rachael Levy: I hope for the prompt and safe return of your loved ones. Hopefully the government of Iran will realize the diplomatic bind they are putting themselves in by keeping these people detained, and that Iran is only escalating tensions with the States through their reactionary and irrational actions.

  9977. Nick White

  9978. Sandy Eberhart

  9979. Anonymous

  9980. Kayleen Nutting

  9981. Rebecca Reid

  9982. Amanda Clore: Iran - Free these kids that are innocent and that made an honest mistake. They have done nothing wrong and deserve to be reunited with their families in the USA. Family is family and boundaries so not make that different in any country.
    To the families - I do not know you, but hope and pray your kids come home safely soon. Never give up until they come home. Know you have a lot of support out there even if at times you feel alone. Eagan, MN -

  9983. Anonymous

  9984. Jonathan Laughter

  9985. David Hatch: Let them go Iran.

  9986. Kris Fatze

  9987. Stephen Kelly

  9988. Anonymous: Iran, please use some common sense and return these innocent Americans back to their families, friends, and lives.

  9989. Susan Printup: The world at large needs to wake up and realize what it's doing to itself. Prays for Sarah, Shane and Josh's release and safe return home...

  9990. Hilary Klapholz

  9991. Anonymous

  9992. Mary Kehoe

  9993. Barbara Michel

  9994. Anonymous

  9995. susan davis

  9996. Chantelle Ball

  9997. uma singh: Please free the hikers.They are hikers..and hikers only.They have crosseds by mistake.World is a beautiful place and i hope the hikers know this and don't stop hiking after they are free.You are always welcome to hike in India.

  9998. Tess Baiocchi

  9999. Ben Fortney: I dont understand why are government isnt doing something about this!

  10000. Susanna Minichiello: Blessings to all. Josh brought lightheartedness, laughter, and lots of enthusiasm to make a positive impact on the world to the course we took together two years ago. It is a loss to us all that he and the others are detained. Please release the hikers!

  10001. Samanth Falciatori

  10002. Rachel Manili

  10003. Rachele Manili

  10004. Gerry O\'Day

  10005. Leonard Piciucchi

  10006. Giulia Morelli

  10007. Niccolo Ragusa

  10008. Giulio Fabrizi

  10009. Valentina

  10010. Giacomo Picivcchi

  10011. Carolina Picivcchi

  10012. Futura Rossi

  10013. Mario Leonetti

  10014. Benedette

  10015. Giovanni Niccolini

  10016. Frauceuce Cardarelli

  10017. Simone Bonifazi

  10018. Omar Galgani

  10019. Andrea Albertini

  10020. Letizia Turchetta

  10021. Alexandra Monir

  10022. Alice Api

  10023. Caterina Slatimbanco

  10024. Nina Walmsley

  10025. Sara Maria Fantini

  10026. Martina Antonini

  10027. M. Giulia Messi

  10028. Melisabetta Giodanelli

  10029. Elena

  10030. Martina Rueca

  10031. Elena Testarella

  10032. Deborah Bianchini

  10033. Fedrica Hasini

  10034. Silvia Messi

  10035. Fedrica Burgo

  10036. Benedetta Campi

  10037. Livia De Paolis

  10038. Valeria Fiori

  10039. Federica Moretti

  10040. Andrea Gobbo

  10041. Matteo Mammoli

  10042. Greta Biselio

  10043. Samira Giovannini

  10044. Sara Rossi

  10045. Martina Confaloni

  10046. Margaret Ferris

  10047. Anonymous

  10048. Lowell Tuttman: Please allow this group to return to their lives and families who miss them so much.

  10049. Nancy Rothwell: My thoughts and prayers for all of you and I wish the safe and quick return of these three innocent children to their families and loved ones.

  10050. Gino Stone: I believe Shane's, Sarah's, and Josh's actions were accidental in crossing the border and they should all be freed immediatlly after spending about 7 months detained

  10051. Jeffpb: Please let these people go, they obviously didn't mean to enter into your country.

  10052. Dariush

  10053. shavonne glass

  10054. Anonymous: i think that josh,shane,and sarah are great and they should not be going through this

  10055. Melissa Buchanan

  10056. Quintin Harrris

  10057. Anonymous

  10058. lori weber

  10059. Tamara Richard: aww my hearts goes out to their families!

  10060. Whitney

  10061. Michelle Canard

  10062. Anonymous

  10063. Anonymous

  10064. Mia Huolman

  10065. Anonymous

  10066. Anonymous

  10067. Anthony DiPasquo: I taught Josh in honors Math at Cheltenham High School. Josh has always been a person of high moral standard with great respect for the world community. Iran has everything to gain by releasing these individuals and allowing them to return to their families. If they are released after your government has determined they accidently crossed into your country, it demonstrate to the world the respect you have for world citizens. Do the right thing and gain respect.

  10068. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS!!

  10069. Anonymous: Let compassion begin here, please.

  10070. Jessica Lockrem

  10071. Anonymous

  10072. Anonymous

  10073. Dylan Wergelis-Isaacson

  10074. Erin Thayer Dickson

  10075. Anonymous

  10076. Gordon E. Fleig: World opinion demands respectful treatment of travelers from other countries. These youngsters should be released immediately. Their families miss them, and I strongly support their requests to see their loved ones return home.

  10077. Jake Kring-Schreifels

  10078. Anonymous

  10079. Tiffany Flores

  10080. Daniel Ocampo Daza

  10081. Julianna Carlson

  10082. Sara Grachek

  10083. Tyler Smith

  10084. Anonymous: Please allow the hikers to return to their homes. They meant the government of Iran no harm.

  10085. Margaret McFadden Smith

  10086. Gabriella Meloni: Freedom for Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  10087. Anonymous

  10088. ARSENIO CUE

  10089. Brie Petrain

  10090. Hong Bui

  10091. Anonymous

  10092. Emily Lynch

  10093. Cara Conroy

  10094. Erin Lee

  10095. Elizabeth Swanson

  10096. Karen Conaghan-Race

  10097. Anonymous

  10098. Bob Hutchinson: The Iranian government only defeats themselves when they do things like this. They lose respect from all over the world, and once you run out of oil - be careful.

  10099. Patrick J. McCann

  10100. Nancy Ranieri

  10101. Renee Hofferman

  10102. Erin Kennedy

  10103. bryanna b: i pray that the iranian gov. understands the mistake they're making by keeping our fellow friends wiithout cause or reason. Please, if you haven't, sign this petition and hope that Shane, Sarah, and Josh are released as soon as possible

  10104. Anonymous: To the Iranian goverment: please take this opportunity to do the right thing.

  10105. David Mills: Good luck, hopefully they will be home soon. God bless!

  10106. Anonymous

  10107. Brian Discount

  10108. Colton Mullican: I pray that you find the compassion to let these innocent, brave hikers carry on with their lives. Peace be with them.

  10109. Mary Fish: as a mother my thoughts are with these young people and their families

  10110. Paula Tudorof

  10111. Leonie Heuer

  10112. Anonymous

  10113. Rebecca Sarino

  10114. K Benoit

  10115. Matthew McIntire

  10116. Rebecca Burdett

  10117. Anonymous

  10118. Pamylle Greinke

  10119. Victor Goldberg

  10120. oscar villar

  10121. Amanda

  10122. Dennis Harris

  10123. Sarah Jeffords

  10124. Joshua Taliaferro

  10125. Anonymous

  10126. SAMMY MUNYORO

  10127. Janneke Bloem

  10128. Marsha Squires: Please free the hikers.

  10129. marni haberq

  10130. Donna Hoggans: Being human means people make mistakes. It is my hope that your government will forgive Shane, Sarah and Josh for their unintentional mistake as they were hiking and enjoying the beauty of the landscape. They are good and decent people, which respect your culture. Releasing them would do much to improve international relationships. Thank you.

  10131. Lisa Tiltom: My prayers are with you all

  10132. Courtney

  10133. Nicole Barnes

  10134. Erin Yaworski

  10135. Hal Yeager: Iran, please free these innocent people.

  10136. Marco Agostini

  10137. Giulia Fabrini

  10138. Andres Fioretti

  10139. Anna Bilette

  10140. Maria Roncetti

  10141. Francesca Bartali

  10142. Marta Filidei

  10143. Steve Tighe

  10144. Anna Daminia

  10145. Tommaso Giani

  10146. Elizabeth Miller

  10147. Rlaudia Aleandri

  10148. Anonymous

  10149. Anna Borini

  10150. Jennifer Reynolds

  10151. Anonymous

  10152. Jason Thrane

  10153. Anonymous: This situation is ridiculous. Free these people. what are they trying to prove by holding them for so long?

  10154. keith yetter

  10155. Lucy G. Rhoda: My thoughts are with Sarah, Shane, Josh and their families. Please free the hikers.... NOW !!!

  10156. Carol Anne Mueller: Please show compassion and release these young people to their families and friends, who miss them terribly.

  10157. Deqa Farah: Islam is about compassion not agression. Live up to the best ideals of humanity by immediately freeing Shane, Sarah, and Josh. Do not play politics with the lives of three innocent young people. They do not deserve to be a proxy war.

  10158. Anonymous

  10159. Claire Howie

  10160. Anonymous

  10161. Anonymous

  10162. Shiru Liu: I hope the three young hikers to be released to their loved ones soon.

  10163. Anonymous

  10164. John Levine

  10165. Laura Page

  10166. Brittany Gavula

  10167. Natalie Brook

  10168. dana blair: please free these innocent students!

  10169. Anonymous

  10170. Nancy Boxer

  10171. Maia Vexsler

  10172. Albert J FiNESTONE md

  10173. melanie grubman

  10174. Kate Rossiter

  10175. eric grubman

  10176. nicole grubman

  10177. sandra goijman

  10178. veronica vexsler

  10179. Anonymous

  10180. Megan Lyons

  10181. Ian Finneran

  10182. Jeremy Zorn

  10183. Ben Goodman

  10184. Barron von Deusen

  10185. Bennie Ansell: Please send them home. I am sure they are missed dearly.

  10186. William Byatt

  10187. Jacob Long

  10188. Tamar Granor

  10189. Alexander Wilson

  10190. Michael Floering

  10191. Sam Chillaron

  10192. Gabriel Rosser

  10193. Sam Eastham

  10194. Raluca Cruceanu

  10195. Jacki Aldrich

  10196. ashley king

  10197. Lynn: To the government of Iran, we ask you nicely to please release Shane, Sarah and Josh to their families as soon as possible. They are innocent people and don't belong in jail for an honest mistake which anyone could have made. We kindly ask you for their immediate release and not to use them as " Pawns" in any negotiations that you may or may not be having with the USA. If you want the World to see that you can be a civilized nation willing to communicate, this might be a great way for you to start. Thank you.. please again, do the right thing and SET THEM FREE! Amen

  10198. Anonymous

  10199. Debra Gleason

  10200. Dana R: FREE THE HIKERS!

  10201. Anonymous

  10202. Darby Ann Trovato: To the Iran Govenment: Please show the world that your country and your officals really want peace. Keeping young people from their families and friends is not a polical situation and clearly an error in knowlege regarding boarder lines. Please again show the world peace is what you truly want.

  10203. Julie VanMater

  10204. Anonymous

  10205. Beth Laughery

  10206. Samantha Schmaus

  10207. Janet McIntyre

  10208. Luann: Say a Prayer

  10209. Matt Edwards: Please release our fellow hikers. The trail provides mercy for all.

  10210. Matt Slinger

  10211. Shelley Cater

  10212. Janet Perry

  10213. Robert and Carolyn Florek: Please re-unite these young people with their families.

  10214. Anonymous

  10215. Anonymous

  10216. Anonymous

  10217. Jake Schumacher: Solitaire confinement? Stop the nonsense.

  10218. Anonymous

  10219. Scott Griffis

  10220. Brittany: Bring them home!!

  10221. Jenner Harsha

  10222. Marci: please free the hikers, it's the humanitarian thing to do!

  10223. Ty Hansen: Please let our friends come home.

  10224. Dave Smith

  10225. Elena Basile

  10226. John Hansen

  10227. Debra Hansen

  10228. Laura Hansen

  10229. Paula Jones

  10230. Laura Drdek: Please bring them home.

  10231. Yael Rivera

  10232. Jirmz: It's been long enough...

  10233. Anne Walker

  10234. Carlisle Haworth

  10235. Wyman Brent: Why does the republic of Iran detain innocent people?

  10236. Anonymous: Shane, Sarah and Josh, My family and I pray for your spirit, health and safety as you await your release.

  10237. Auzzie Tavakoli

  10238. Andrew Haringer

  10239. Robert Evans

  10240. Anonymous

  10241. Jane Winkel

  10242. John Fitzgerald: Thoughts are with these kids - hope they have the strength to hold on for as long as it takes! and for their friends at home to increase exponentially the efforts and the publicity of this really noble campaign!!!

  10243. Anonymous: With respect to the Iranian government, what purpose can possibly be served by continuing to detain these young people?

  10244. Kristin Boda

  10245. Cheryl Peppel

  10246. Abigail Beaudette

  10247. Madeline Dube

  10248. bob lawrence levine: if you do not have proof, release them.

  10249. Anonymous

  10250. Eva Isaak

  10251. Mary Canales

  10252. Bridget Arend

  10253. Angie Chang

  10254. Lauren Levine

  10255. Kevin Palmer: Let them go!!!!

  10256. Heidi Markus

  10257. Jessie

  10258. Anonymous

  10259. Anonymous

  10260. Dan Fuerst

  10261. Shira

  10262. matt

  10263. janice redman

  10264. George Pitsakis

  10265. Kristen Hines

  10266. Anonymous

  10267. Judy Stockslager: My thoughts and prayers are with Sarah, Shane and Josh. Please release them to their families. These young people are good people who innocently crossed the Iranian border.

  10268. Sam Lapin

  10269. Jill Harris

  10270. Randy Marquis: It has been nearly a year since these kids were detained. If there is proof of their malicious intent in crossing the border, try them in a public court of law and show the world that Iran truly believes in fairness and justice. Otherwise, please release them so they may return to the embrace of their families and loved ones. Peace to you on this joyous Nowruz.

  10271. Brett Krasnov

  10272. Chrissy Schmidt

  10273. Ori Blumenfeld: Let them free!

  10274. Meg Redshaw

  10275. Lee Ann Gavula: Please have compassion for these hikers - they have spent enough time in captivity!

  10276. joana rosa

  10277. Mike Tannenbaum

  10278. Amanda Ahmad: Please let them go home.

  10279. Anonymous

  10280. Nicole Aderholt

  10281. Josh Newport: The release of a few to awaken the eyes of a nation... Your call.

  10282. Anonymous

  10283. Jasmine Nichole Munoz

  10284. Melanie Bialocki: Every day I think about Sarah, Josh, and Shane and the pain their families are experiencing. I am a hiker, too, but safe at home. Please let them go.

  10285. DELILAH HARRIS

  10286. Marsha Messinger

  10287. Anonymous

  10288. Marna Sanders

  10289. Anonymous

  10290. Sylvia Nesheiwat

  10291. nick gaudio, sr.: let the kids go home.

  10292. Brian Francis Smith

  10293. Deborah Isaak-Shapiro

  10294. Hannah

  10295. Anonymous

  10296. Hilary Klein

  10297. Tasqeen Macchiwalla: In the name of Allah, the most merciful, the most compassionate, we request you to reunite Joshua, Shane and Sarah with their families on the occasion of Nowruz. As Joshua's host family in Bangalore, we know him to be a pacifist and an environmentalist. We pray everyday for Joshua, Shane and Sarah's well-being and release.

  10298. Moonlight: Please free them and let them go home to their families and friends. They should not be punished, as they meant to harm. My prayers for the hikers and their families, Love from, a Malaysian supporter.

  10299. Anonymous

  10300. Hannah Son

  10301. Jacqueline Matusow

  10302. Chris Christie

  10303. Nico Lauren: Please Free the Hikers so that Shane, Sarah, and Josh Fattal can be reunited with their families before Nowruz.

  10304. Susanna Smith

  10305. Anonymous

  10306. Gail Karabell

  10307. Lois McCloskey: Like all family, friends, and colleagues of Josh, Sarah and Shane, I ask that you consider each as a kind and good-willed global citizen and release him and her to their families and communities to live their lives. Thank you from many of us in the U.S.

  10308. Papagena Robbins

  10309. Rachel Greasham

  10310. Anonymous

  10311. Katie Beran

  10312. Anonymous

  10313. nikki stellini

  10314. Crystal Saunders

  10315. Susan

  10316. Eileen Rudnick

  10317. Buffy Thomas: I am the mother of two adventurous, history loving children just like these. This could be my children. These could be any of our children. Please allow them the freedom to come safely home to their families. Their only intentions were to explore the beauty of the earth. Peace and goodwill to all.

  10318. Samantha Goodal

  10319. Darlene Schanfald

  10320. Jean Pauline

  10321. Mes Mulat: Please release the hikers and send them to thier loved ones.

  10322. Christie Kassaye: Please free these innocent hikers! Thanks!

  10323. Monique Badham

  10324. Anonymous

  10325. Kimberly Slaninko

  10326. Mimi Rubin

  10327. Anonymous

  10328. Leia

  10329. Melinda Morrison

  10330. Jens Christian Heuer

  10331. Anonymous

  10332. mark

  10333. Andrew Harcum

  10334. Evan Harmon(R-PA): Iran let us strive for peace between the US. Please free the hikers and do what ever you can for our two nations to work together.

  10335. Stefan Specht: I see no reason to prolong the suffering of the three hikers. Free the hikers! For them; for all of us!

  10336. wendy kemner

  10337. Anonymous

  10338. Marsha Prybutok: Compassion is a precept of all religions. Where in Iran has this compassion gone? Three young people have remained captive for far too long.

  10339. MArly Siegal

  10340. J Siegal

  10341. Anonymous

  10342. Marilyn Rosskam

  10343. Liz Gonzalez

  10344. Nicole Kim: I hope they are free very soon, I'll be praying for them

  10345. Raquel Albano

  10346. Sue Jaques

  10347. Nora Leverson

  10348. Elayne Aion

  10349. Mónica Taboada Tapia: Petition for hikers' freedom

  10350. Mallika Chopra

  10351. Kelsey

  10352. Debi: Please return Shane, Sara and Josh to their families. They have all suffered enough!

  10353. Anonymous

  10354. Amanda Hakkarainen: I add my name to a long list of citizens of our great planet that ask that you please find it in your hearts to let these wonderful people go back to their work of helping others. They meant no harm, they only have respect and hope as part of their intentions. Let there be Compassion for those that are true to their fellow man~

  10355. Carrie Brown

  10356. Shara Stewart

  10357. Tracie Gross

  10358. Sebastian Holmbäck

  10359. Jade Erickson

  10360. Anonymous

  10361. Denise Hayden

  10362. Linda Parker

  10363. Shanta Covington: If nothing more, I implore your sense of family. Think of what the families of these hikers have gone & continue to go through. At the very least it would show common decency that you understood and empathize with their plight. People are not pawns, and using them as such will only further damage the already fragile environment in which we live. In this instance, lead not with your mind, but your heart and do the right thing. Please, free them now.

  10364. Carin Kovacs

  10365. Scott Morris

  10366. Phyllis Heller

  10367. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. They were enjoying your beautiful country and didn't mean any harm. Please show them compassion. Thank you.

  10368. Gabriella Lewis: FREE them please!!! Courage to the family. Never give up! I am sure that they will be released very soon!

  10369. ken hanzlik

  10370. Angie Davis

  10371. Carolyn Morris

  10372. Nicole Edwards

  10373. Kathleen Larson

  10374. Anna Edelman

  10375. Joan

  10376. Anonymous: hey iranian leaders:
    do the right thing, free the hikers!!! show your true inner-muslim of kindness that I have seen and experienced.

  10377. Anonymous

  10378. tim

  10379. AnnMarie Luster

  10380. warren cunningham

  10381. julia: Please let the Shane,Sarah and Josh return home as soon as possible.

  10382. Abby Foster

  10383. jon p.: to the people of the islamic republic of iran,you should see that these are good people and have a heart and set them free.

  10384. Eri Pasalaidis Frangiadakis: Please do the right thing! Let the Koran speak in your heart of kindness and love. Free these young people and allow them to return home to their loved ones.

  10385. Rhonda Reyes: They are innocent kids that went on a hiking trip. Please reconsider your stand on this and release them to their home country. Thank you.

  10386. Robert J. Dale

  10387. dayne westerbergd: come home sooon!

  10388. Anonymous

  10389. Len Carter: We understand Iran's needs to enforce their borders as other nations do and we would never begrudge them that freedom. Given the circumstances surrounding the hikers entrance into Iranian territory I believe that the record is clear that there was no intention to do harm to Iran's national sovereignty in this regard but simply an error due to unclear border markings. Although our nations may not agree on matters of politics I'm sure we can agree that as humans we are imperfect and at times make mistakes in judgement whether knowingly or not. No parent should have to sleep and awaken in fear day after day worrying about their children's safety. I implore you not as a matter of politics but as a fellow human being living on this great planet we call Earth. For this reason we respectfully ask that you release these three hikers from your countries jails and return them home to the United States and their families.

  10390. Sharon Heddle

  10391. H. Feinstein: Please, please, please let the 3 hostages go!!

  10392. Anonymous

  10393. Cathy Pray: Please allow these three hikers to return home to their families now.

  10394. Ashley Treasure-Duncan: My prayers are with you and your family.

  10395. Kellie: It has been long enough. The hikers do not deserve this and should be able to come home. God Bless to them and their families.

  10396. Diane Duff

  10397. Theresa Graham

  10398. Misty Graham

  10399. Margaret Cochran: Please give them a second chance for their families. The American college population need to be respectful of culture boundaries as much as these kids needed to be careful of physical countries' bounds. It is a sad thing that their foolishness has caused such pain for their loved ones. Perhaps their release will give them the opportunity to be TRUE ambassadors of peace and goodwill.

  10400. Arthur A. Yatsko: The Iran Government seems to have an affinity for holding hostages. Now waiting to trade them for some diplomatic advantage brings it all one step closer to kidnapping. And this from a government that came to power claiming religion would be their moral compass.

  10401. elyse feingold: Please show compassion for these innocent young people.

  10402. Jennifer Hardman

  10403. Miguel chaconm

  10404. Robert Farnham

  10405. Greg Begin: Do the only right thing, free these hikers, please!

  10406. Mary K. Pierce

  10407. Ruben J Jimenez: Please send Shane, Sarah and Josh home soon!!

  10408. Shannon Bires

  10409. Terri Flanagan

  10410. Anonymous

  10411. Chris Simms

  10412. Hilda Barquero: You will be home sooner than you think. God Bless You all.

  10413. Anonymous

  10414. Anonymous: Shane, Josh and Sarah, are just kids who are traveling to learn more about the world in real life. Please realease them immediately. I'm sure it was an honest mistake and they do not deserve to be imprisened.

  10415. T.Richards

  10416. Richard Seeger: Let them be free! They didn't mean to be in illegal ground!!!

  10417. Robert Middlekoop: our hopes and prayers are with you( the family and friends)

  10418. Connie Lambe

  10419. Kayla Hamel

  10420. Ashley O\'Reilly

  10421. Roy Buchanan: If there are people in the Iranian Government with a fair sense of justice and conscience, please try to persuade your compatriots to release these three hikers.

  10422. Kristen Bayles

  10423. Justin Schnare

  10424. David Bayles

  10425. Anonymous

  10426. Anonymous

  10427. Dave Bristol: Iran needs to show - and prove - that they are compsssionate.

  10428. Anonymous: It is our duty to stand behind our fellow Americans.

  10429. Stevie Lynn Porter: I just saw the story on the news, I felt that I needed to help in some way.

  10430. Brianna: please release the hikers!!!!!!!!

  10431. Shelley Bauer

  10432. Anonymous: God Bless you all!

  10433. Sreenivas: Iran, please release them and let them join their families.

  10434. Gene Swanson: Releasing the hikers would only be justified as I do not believe they intentionally crossed a border on purpose.

  10435. kent hoover

  10436. Diana Rodriguez

  10437. Erin Dinan: It is heartbreaking to think how the world has become...God bless these 3 people.

  10438. Laura Koch

  10439. Erica Taylor

  10440. Tiia Rowley

  10441. Jeni Wren Stottrup

  10442. Anonymous

  10443. Christopher Newton

  10444. Erin Illuminati

  10445. Susan Gibbons

  10446. LouAnn Thomas

  10447. Nikki Vandiver: Please send them home where they belong.

  10448. Lauren Ritz

  10449. lori Fuqua: Free them, they were just Hihking!!

  10450. Vicki Miner: Please let them go free!

  10451. Daniel Magerman

  10452. Gheorge Muresanu: Peace & Light to everyone on this planet

  10453. Ivette Pagan Gomez: Give them their due process.

  10454. Shawn Purvis: Please allow these citizens to return to their families as quickly as possible. Thank you for your consideration and goodwill.

  10455. Molly Levin

  10456. Angela Brandt

  10457. Matthew K. Burnett

  10458. Erin Alvey

  10459. Angela McCracken

  10460. Eden: Let the poor kids come home.

  10461. Cynthia Rosario

  10462. elisa

  10463. Julie Heller

  10464. William S. Miller

  10465. Anonymous

  10466. Anonymous: Though they should not have been hiking in that part of the world it is clear they are not spies and should be released as soon as possible.

  10467. Mariana Felix

  10468. Tracy Rosenberg

  10469. Anonymous

  10470. Jude Hobbs: Do whatever is in the power of the US and Swiss governments to free the 3 hikers. Thank you,

  10471. Jennifer Rackow: Please demonstrate your compassion. Begin the new year with peace; send these young people who made a mistake home. Thank you.

  10472. Kimberly Shoub

  10473. jackie terry

  10474. Stephanie Mayers

  10475. David Aaron

  10476. Judith Rosenberg

  10477. Alexander Sitarski

  10478. Jeannie Granaas: As your sister in Islam I am asking you to release these children into the care of their grief stricken friends and families -- I am asking you to live by the tenets of our faith...

    We here in Minnesota have had many positive connections with the Iranian people -- we have loved them just as we love Josh, Sarah and Shane...

  10479. Doug Roman

  10480. Suzanne Clothier: Keeping prayers flowing towards all

  10481. Anonymous

  10482. Desiree Hausch-Smales: Please do not diminish these 3 children's love of exploration and repect of your culture by continuing to hold them for a mistake, I pray for their safety and for their captures to show compassion and allow them to come home.

  10483. Elizabeth Helmick: How many times have you yourself made a wrong turn on vacation and ended up on the wrong side of town. I know myself I have many times my heart goes out to these three poor soles and I hope that the Iran government can look in there hearts and think just how easy it is to get lost and let the hikers come home to tier loved ones!

  10484. Donald Staggers

  10485. Adam Bentley

  10486. Adam Bentley

  10487. Nicole Sylvestre

  10488. Besman

  10489. Chana Dukes

  10490. Dayna Larson

  10491. B. Smith

  10492. M. Letts

  10493. Mirashah

  10494. A. Davidson

  10495. A. Jacobson

  10496. Meg Ehamilton

  10497. Mark Sokol

  10498. M. Sokol

  10499. C. Sanint

  10500. S

  10501. Anonymous

  10502. Stephanie Yerman

  10503. Vincent Greico

  10504. Anonymous

  10505. Lizi Watt

  10506. Jacqueline Tillman

  10507. Chris

  10508. Sarah Schantz

  10509. Katie Hanczaryk

  10510. Lou Colucci

  10511. Anonymous: Please free the hikers! This is a mistake.

  10512. Anonymous: My prayers are with you all

  10513. Sarah Filipiak

  10514. Salena Tramel

  10515. Nicole Wilde

  10516. Juel Duke

  10517. Monty Sloan: Continuing to detain these three people makes little sense, freeing them makes all the sense in the world.

  10518. maureen schooley

  10519. Lori A. Kondro

  10520. Anonymous

  10521. Steve DeBono

  10522. Ryan Talbot

  10523. Andrea Jerabek: Please free these young innocent hikers and show that you hear the cries of there mothers and those of us all across the world. Shane, Sarah and Josh have been in your custody for well over 230 days now and just because they accidentally crossed an unmarked border in the wilderness. The world is watching and waiting for a compassionate reply to their mothers. Remember that Allah encourages compassion.

  10524. Gijsbert Janssens

  10525. Dana Pike Chamberlain

  10526. Wendy Weisbergki: My thoughts and prayers are with the hikers and families

  10527. Penny Bolton: Please free these innocent hikers who did nothing more than get lost. They and there families deserve this nightmare to end.

  10528. Susan Gleeson

  10529. Lorna Harris: My heart goes out to the families of these young explorers. I hope they are returned safe and well. Lorna- London, England.

  10530. Anonymous

  10531. Anonymous

  10532. Pat Goodmann: Please free Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  10533. Maria Young: Show us the people of Iran are the people we know them to be- free the innocent

  10534. Anonymous

  10535. Janie C. Dillon: Please do all you can to free these young people. They have done nothing to deserve imprisonment. They and their families have suffered enough.

  10536. Felicia Monteforte

  10537. Martha Windisch: They have been captive far too long. Please keep them safe and let them free - they are innocent, they just got lost.

  10538. Anonymous

  10539. Rhianna MacKenzie

  10540. Sue Lienau

  10541. Michael Schwartz

  10542. Jarilyn Pusz

  10543. Aprill Seekamp

  10544. Anonymous

  10545. Kevin Hunter: what did they do. if you can honestly answer that they in some way did something to you directly or even indirectly besides cross a border than try them for it instead of holding them for a reason nobody can understand not even yourselves in a humane level

  10546. Sue Loucks: My prayers are with Shane, Sarah, Josh and their families during this extremely difficult time. May they be reunited with the families soon.

  10547. Patrick Jensen

  10548. Janice

  10549. Anonymous

  10550. Jennifer Fritton

  10551. Shannon S.

  10552. Marilyn Newman McMullen: pleae release shane , sarah and josh - show that iran can rise above politics and international bickering . these three young americans have done nothing wrong . thank you .

  10553. Lisa Dalton

  10554. Daron Brown

  10555. luisa fernanda pineda

  10556. Paula Joseph-Johnson: Send our young people home, safe and sound. Please.

  10557. Donna Owczarek

  10558. Birgit Lutosch

  10559. Anonymous

  10560. Sarah Marchese

  10561. bea webber: I travel around the world making new friends who are very different then me. I adventure to unknown areas trusting locals. I could not imagine if this was me...I only could hope that if it was you would set me free....PLEASE RELEASE THEM TO THIER FAMILIES...PLEASE

  10562. Virginia Daly

  10563. Randy Jacobs

  10564. C. Farr: May those who are able to free Shane, Sarah & Josh, find it in their hearts to send them home safe, sound and soon. Strength to the hikers.

  10565. Anonymous: Please send them home, safely.

  10566. Anonymous

  10567. Anonymous: I hope your children are freed soon. I hope they come home safe and as unharmed as possible.

  10568. JMM: Peace. Prayers for compassion from the Iranian government and tenacity from the American government to end this long imprisonment of three innocent young people. Justice and mercy are requested. Politics should not be played with their young lives. Have empathy. A MN Mom and teacher.

  10569. Anne McDonough

  10570. Anonymous

  10571. Paula Kiger

  10572. Rosanne Bane

  10573. john papandrea

  10574. Tara Colquitt

  10575. Amber Ferguson: Praying for you all and your families!

  10576. Margaret Cejku

  10577. Sarah Keffer

  10578. Anonymous

  10579. Jennifer Lorenzen

  10580. Anonymous

  10581. Jean R. Goldman: Please free them in the interest of friendship between our respective countries

  10582. Josh Laux

  10583. Patti: Keeping you all in my thoughts & prayers!

  10584. Jeremy Smith-Danford

  10585. Kimberly Williams

  10586. Kevin VanderBerg

  10587. Sam Raymond

  10588. Nathaniel Janowitz

  10589. Matt Bamert

  10590. Marissa Grasmick

  10591. Jamie Finkelstein

  10592. Kitty Kaler

  10593. Kristin Scroggs

  10594. Katie Markley

  10595. Liz Arp

  10596. David Hemenway

  10597. Pharme33: Hello! eebdaac interesting eebdaac site!

  10598. Anonymous: To the leaders of Iran,you now have an opportunity to show the world that Iran is a country deserving of the respect of the world community.

  10599. Anonymous

  10600. Anonymous

  10601. Robert Ben-Nun

  10602. Wendy S

  10603. Mike Jaster: These Barbarians should release them at once. If not we should bomb the hell out of them. Iran consistently interfere's with Iraq and they just need their ass spanked one good time then they will think twice before kidnapping people that the call spies which is just silly.

  10604. Roxane

  10605. Anonymous: The 3 hikers who are detained in Iran are young adults who love to to walk and take hikes in the mountains to witness the natural beauty of nature... young adults who unknowingly crossed border into Iran. Please release them from captivity so that they can return home to their families.

  10606. Chris Faessen

  10607. Andrew Levin

  10608. Anonymous

  10609. Anonymous: Please send them home to their families

  10610. Melanie Titus: Prayers be with them.

  10611. Rose Marie Caplin: These young people deserve to be with their families. All people make mistakes when they are young. Please consider how easy it must have been for them to cross the border since there were no markings to identify the area.

  10612. Anonymous

  10613. Mickey Feinsot: Hope to see you all home soon

  10614. Elaine Haspel: Please return these three young people to their families. I'm sure that the three hikers meant no harm to the Iranian government when they wandered across the border.

  10615. edwinmarkowitz

  10616. Anonymous

  10617. Anonymous: I hope that all ends well and the three come home shortly.

  10618. beverly kappelman

  10619. neal bessler: Please release these innocent children.

  10620. Bill Friedman: Please help these young people reunite with their families

  10621. Anonymous

  10622. Sandra Holzinger: I look forward to hearing that the Iranian government allows these young people to contact their families and that the Iranian government has released them. We watch for the Iranian people's compassion and understanding.

  10623. nancy anton

  10624. barbara sabath: we love them

  10625. Anonymous: Prayers for the safe return of the three young Americans to their families and their country.

  10626. Molinda Karpman: I pray the Iranian government will have a heart and free these three young people and allow them to come home to their families. I don't know these 3, but I say a daily prayer for them.

  10627. Theresa Kratschmer

  10628. Anonymous

  10629. Cindy Mready

  10630. D\'Aunta Lewis: To The Families, Friends, &Supporters of *The Hikers* Keep Ya Head Up&Keep The Faith.....GOD IS IN CONTROL& We are ALL In His Hands&Control:)Love You All&Let's Keep Up The Fight For These 3Innocent Souls....No Weapon Formed Shall Prosper:)I have complete faith that they ALL will return home&safely at that.

  10631. Anonymous

  10632. Anonymous

  10633. eileen samuels

  10634. Anonymous

  10635. Loredana Monte

  10636. Lev: Please release them so they may do good work in the world.

  10637. Ryan Clapp: Due process

  10638. Dr. David A Johnson: As a former teacher in the IHP program, I know these young people were simply hikers exploring new territory. Those of us who are sympathetic to Iran and the Iranian people find it hard to accept the
    treatment of the three hikers. You know they are innocent. Let them go, in the name of justice.

  10639. Kyndra Irwin

  10640. Anonymous

  10641. Stefanie Frick

  10642. Risa Mandell

  10643. Libby Brewer

  10644. sara sobel

  10645. Jennifer Marchant: Please have compassion upon these young people and their families.

  10646. Caitlin Cali

  10647. Gary Elman

  10648. Emily Saunders

  10649. Anonymous

  10650. SHIRLEY KRIEGER: TO THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT: Please free the hickers as they meant no harm and were just looking at the beauty of the Country.

  10651. Beth Stern

  10652. Anonymous

  10653. Anonymous

  10654. David Hawxwell

  10655. Anonymous

  10656. Hideaki Terasawa: Hoping they soon be released.

  10657. Maureen Fadden: in the name of peace, let them come home

  10658. Mary Johnson

  10659. Reza Jou: Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh to their families. They have mistakenly crossed the border, no bad intention, only innocent mistake. They loving family and friends are waiting impatiently to reunited with them, please understand!

  10660. Alice Diane Kisch

  10661. Anonymous

  10662. Shara Davis

  10663. Chris Wallace

  10664. maxine scherz

  10665. Gawn Richey: Please return these young folks to their families and their lives.

  10666. Benjamin Tilden: I've known Josh for an incredibly long time. As small boys we would play together, young adults in high school we went to all the same parties at friends' houses around the neighborhoods we grew up in, and to this day define our collective childhood experience. I pray for you, Josh. I pray everyday. This isn't something I was very accustomed to until I heard about what happened to you.... But I pray, and hope, and know you will be coming home to everyone who cares for you a loves you. I know that we are all human beings--regardless of political or religious background--and keeping you there under false acquisitions will get old for them and they will let you leave. My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who are impacted by this terrible situation, but especially to the Fital family, who are a part of the story of my childhood.

  10667. Anonymous

  10668. Amy Diner

  10669. Jessica Taylor: Godspeed.

  10670. Patrick Kelly

  10671. Jill Thompson

  10672. Patricia H Allen

  10673. Anonymous

  10674. Anonymous

  10675. Anonymous

  10676. Kyle Crawford: Whatever the facts surrounding this matter may be, I would ask the Iranian government to at the very least put effort into resolving this issue quickly to prevent future harm to the Hikers, their loved ones, and to prevent further turmoil across the globe.

  10677. PAUL SCHIMMEL

  10678. Danielle Diuguid

  10679. megan carroll

  10680. Jackie: please consider the families ! Free them Now!

  10681. Anonymous

  10682. Lucy Yallop: The international community is watching the government in Iran and we the undersigned are shining a spotlight on your actions.

  10683. Jarrett Nicholson

  10684. Rob Getts

  10685. Greg & Patti: Iran, come join the rest of the world, start down that road by releasing Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  10686. Anonymous: Even a cursory glance reveals how extraordinary these young individuals are. The fact that they are advocates of peace, imprisoned in a part of the world for which they're extremely passionate, is an example of another of the world’s cruel contradictions. I hope for the best--

  10687. alanna carlson

  10688. Morgan Porch

  10689. Suzanne Coleman

  10690. anonymous

  10691. Liz Ryan

  10692. May Toliao

  10693. Anonymous

  10694. Anonymous

  10695. Anonymous: By keeping them hostage Iran is simply inflicting more harm and ill will towards itself as well as proving itself to be a unjust nation. Free Them.

  10696. Jodi Petitt

  10697. Mauricio Baquero

  10698. Peter Dempsey

  10699. Anonymous

  10700. Florence Deutsch: Please allow Shane, Josh and Sarah to return home to their families.

  10701. Kyle Ginter

  10702. Anonymous

  10703. James J Klatt

  10704. David Lewallen: I will pray for them...

  10705. Joseph Falcone: Get these 3 Americans out of that country and home in the USA

  10706. Christopher D Hanson

  10707. Anonymous

  10708. Louise Fulk: God Speed! Praying that you are all released as soon as possible.

  10709. katie hanson

  10710. Gina O\'Neil

  10711. Anonymous

  10712. Anonymous

  10713. Brenda Martin

  10714. Dan Bratcher

  10715. Anonymous

  10716. Marci Wilds

  10717. Tricia: There is a strong possibility these kids will never make it home. Their leader is the same terrorist that held the American hostages in the late 70's. He is a nut job. May God be with those kids.

  10718. Anonymous

  10719. David Gemberling: I Hope that they can find it in there hearts to allow these young people return home to there loved ones they made an honest mistake while hiking something that im sure we all have done at some point by finding ourselfs in the wrong place i know i have gotten lost more then one time in my life

  10720. Chris Wilson

  10721. Samantha Scheck: IRAN. What you are doing is WRONG. Release these innocent people immediately and send them home to their families.

  10722. V. Mundt

  10723. Brad Whitmire

  10724. Kevin Boudreau: I found you guys on facebook, anyone who has a facebook should add their group, free the hikers. May God be in your brother's and friends' hearts. I hope and pray that they are released and home in your arms safely. My thoughts are with you, and your worries are in my heart. I will not forget this story and will be so happy to hear of their return!!!! God bless you!

  10725. Rick Giroux

  10726. Anonymous

  10727. Emily Berger: Please

  10728. James Hauser: By holding these people against their will, you (Iran) government tell all the world you are as bad
    as the world thinks you are...

  10729. Richard Doyon

  10730. Anonymous

  10731. Anonymous

  10732. Reem Gfelner

  10733. Anonymous: I want to Say to the Bauer, Shourd and Fattel Family, we are praying for your your kids, and siblings to be released.
    To the Iranian Government, Every day you defend and throw your nose up in the face of people who disagree with you. Do not think you can get away with this because you're leverage is Oil. If you have proof show it now. But we want to see an unedited Video tape to make sure that if you have confessions that these confessions are real and not coerced. Please do the right thing. Send these kids home

  10734. Anonymous

  10735. Anonymous: I feel for Shane, Sarah and Josh. When I was 17, I was stuck in Karachi, Pakistan for two days because of technical issues with our plane. A few hour layover turned into 48 hours and these were some of the worst hours of my life. The two days felt like 10. I cannot imagine how much these three are suffering. We must all rally behind them. We need "Free The Hikers" bumper stickers, t-shirts and banners. I do not know them but I will pray for them beginning now.

  10736. Andy Allman

  10737. Anonymous: our goverment should have got them out of there by now.....my prayers go out to them....

  10738. Anonymous: Please allow these three people to come home to their families and friends. Please show compassion and grace.

  10739. Mary Garrett: JESUS LOVES YOU, DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

  10740. Jack: To the families, know that I will keep you all in my prayers, as well as your loved ones, who are imprisoned. This is a travesty, that our country doesn't DEMAND their immediate release. I certainly appeal to our government to get a backbone, and get our fellow country men and woman, out!!!!

  10741. fiona guliyev

  10742. liz bell: Iran send these innocent people home to their families!

  10743. Katrina Sturgeon: Please let them see their families and their lawyers, but family first.

  10744. Ellen Wasik

  10745. Chris Casmaer: please let the trio, have access to their Lawyer so this misunderstanding can be cleared up and they can come home to their loved ones.

  10746. Wawa Ellawednav: Bevrijd hun!

  10747. Renee E. Johnston: I hope they come home soon.

  10748. Vieru Andrei

  10749. Casey Jeans: Praying for the hikers and their families. I hope they come home and soon.
    You all have my complete support!
    LET'S GET THEM HOME!

  10750. Anonymous: My thoughts and prayers are with your families.

  10751. Brian Rapp: Iran is holding our citizens illegally and with the malice intent of making a political statement to the world. Iran's continue nuclear ambitions continue to endager the region and the entire world. We MUST bring these 3 Americans home!! I don't know them personally but they are fellow citizens and they don't deserve this treatment because Iran hates America. My prayers and my thoughts are with you. Be strong and of good courage. deut 31:6

  10752. Gary Compton: Please free Sarah, Shane and Josh it is the right thing to do. I will continue to pray for their release soon. God bless all the families involved with this sad situation.

  10753. Wayne M. Rose: Stop using these innocent HUMAN BEINGS as pawns in your propaganda games !!!
    RESIDENT OBA.M.A. is a single public servant & has done NOTHING but allow this
    to continue...He reports to us "We The People" of The United States of America.
    DON'T GET U.S. STARTED...LET THEM GO NOW !!!

  10754. Anonymous

  10755. JACOB DEHAVEN

  10756. Dorothy Brown: Please free these innocent people!!!!

  10757. mary lou marchetti

  10758. Lyndsay Edder: Please allow these hikers to go free. How would you feel if your child was detained in a foreign country and you haven't heard from them in almost a year? Think about it. Reflect on it. Doesn't feel too nice, does it? Now take that feeling and multiply it by 10,000,000 and that's the pain, frustration and uncertainty these families are experiencing right now. Are you really willing to let these innocent people continue to suffer?

  10759. will nance: unfortunate victums of circumstance due to a major political pissing match. lets put our pride aside and bring these innocent captures home safely...NOW!!

  10760. Nicole Ricci: Please free the hikers!

  10761. Connie Cozart

  10762. Samantha Tervo

  10763. Anonymous: God bless.

  10764. Douglas Herman

  10765. John Gambone: Please have mercy on these young people.

  10766. Tony Rago

  10767. Patrick Stringfellow: The golden rule exists in all religions. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

  10768. Anonymous

  10769. SHAVONNE K DELGADO

  10770. Jessica

  10771. Patrick Ryan

  10772. nathan: Let the hikers go

  10773. Julia Jones

  10774. Anonymous: my prayers go out to the hikers, their families and friends

  10775. Anonymous: The three hikers should have been able to speak to a lawyer and communicate with their families. I cannot imagine being held in solitary confinement for eight months in a foreign land. Please do the humane thing and allow them to return to the U.S.

  10776. Anonymous: I have been waiting for the media to follow this story, I have heard so little news on there fate. My prayer's go out to you and your family. I am wondering why Lisa Ling (Journalist) is not being of more help, after all the help see recieved from her friends in the media. She must know the pain you are going thru. Why is Lisa Ling not asking for help from the Clinton's the same way she recieved help for her sister in North Korea?

  10777. Agnes McGeough: I keep Josh, Sarah and Shane in my prayers. Please send them home to their families.

  10778. Cheryl Will: I will keep Shane, Sarah,Josh & their families in my prayers. I pray that their captors release them soon & they can return home to their families. God Bless them & return them home safely.

  10779. Mackenzie McCloud: My prayers are with Shane, Josh, and Sarah.

  10780. Matt Mayers

  10781. Christopher Collins: Iran, let these Americans go. They do not deserve this. Let them go home to their families.

  10782. Anonymous

  10783. LINDA: I THINK THE IRANIAN GOVERMENT SHOULD RELEASE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THEY WERE JUST HIKING WHEN SUPPOSEDLY STEPPED OVER THE BORDER THEY HAVE BEEN HOSTAGES LONG ENOUGH. IF NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THEM THEN LET THEM GO. I HOPE THAT THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT KNOWS IF THEY HAVE BEEN HURT IN ANY WAY THAT THE U. S. GOVERNMENT WILL BE INVOLVED AND THEY WILL BE SORRY PLEASE SEND SARAH;JOSH AND SHANE HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES

  10784. Benjamin Wright

  10785. marysa stone: free them soon we love you kids

  10786. Holly Sullinger

  10787. Patricia H Allen

  10788. Anonymous: Please, please Iran, keep the Berkley leftist whackos in your country. We don't need kooks like that here. I'll even send a few bucks to pay for their imprisonment. Maybe you can make some Rachel Corrie pancakes for them.

  10789. sharon murray

  10790. Anonymous: Not only them ,millions of human beings have been taken hostages by this regime,help all of us,those hikers are innocents , do something for them ,make them free ,we (Persians) are ashamed of this Mullas mid-aged regime,they don't represent us.I feel sad and sorry for this.
    Aria 15 year old , Shiraz

  10791. Peggy Miller: My prayers are with these people stuck in a terrible situation.

  10792. Pascale Vieira

  10793. carol presgraves: please Lord lay upon these captors heart to release these three people

  10794. Regina DeFeo

  10795. Justin Reniger: Pray people pray

  10796. Jennifer: PLEASE FREE THEM!!! THE WERE JUST HIKING.DONT YOU THINK IF THEY WERE SPIES THEY WOULD HAVE LIKE EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE COME ON NOW! THEY WANTED TO VIEW A DIFFERENT COUNTRY N THEY DID SO AND WAS CAPTUED FOR NO REASON.LETS TAKE ALL THE MIDDLE EAST PPL N LOCK THEM AWAY LIKE THEY DID OUR FELLOW AMERICANS IN THEIR PRISIONS

  10797. Quwanda Brooks: My heart goes out to the mothers... being a mother of two kids myself I can only imagine how you ladies are feeling. Just please continue to hold on to your inner strength ladies because you are going to need all that strength to hold them up once they are released. Please free the hikers!

  10798. Diana Melas: Please return these hikers to their home and families...

  10799. spoonman: Our Govt has a duty to stand up for these people! They are in our prayers

  10800. Anonymous

  10801. Anonymous: Please release Shane, Josh and Sarah they should not be held and used in the way that they are being.

  10802. Anonymous

  10803. Sylvia snell: Prayers go out to these young folk and their loved ones for theei release. And allow them contact with their families. It is the RIGHT thing to do!

  10804. Anonymous

  10805. Barbara Becker

  10806. Maria Applewhite

  10807. Anonymous: Regardless of whether they were linked to U.S. Intelligence or not, they need to be released immediately. SEND THEM HOME AND RELEASE THEM IRAN!!!

  10808. Sal Sanfilippo

  10809. marti mcginley

  10810. Padraig O Donoghue

  10811. Andrew Tufano

  10812. bonnie Crouch: I'm afraid to post anything. Because it makes you darn mad. They were just (HIKING) for God sakes,,, Thier such idiots,,,, Can't reason can they?

  10813. Magdalena Gill

  10814. amy vansickle

  10815. andrew stanger: All the best wishes for Shane, Sarah and Josh. I hope they get released and returned to family, friends and a free life soon safe and well

  10816. Liz Forward: My thoughts and prayers go out the Shane, Josh, and Sarah (and their families as well). I really hope they are released soon and that this sort of thing never happens again!!!!!!

  10817. trish mason: my believe and thoughts are with you...trish..

  10818. Katherine Fuller: Please release these three innocent people who's only crime was to go in the wrong direction.

  10819. Marek Tresnak: Please, release them.

  10820. Kimberly Watts: My thoughts and prayers are with the captives and thier families everyday. God Bless you.

  10821. Alan Wright

  10822. Joel Jackson

  10823. Mike Fleming

  10824. MIChael Levine

  10825. Lindsay Robertson

  10826. Diana Kokko: PEACE!!!

  10827. Daven Hafey

  10828. Elaine Pasquini

  10829. Alexander Volfson: What is the cause of the detention? Can this be resolved without jailing innocent hikers.

  10830. Anonymous: These are innocent people! I don't understand how the Iranian government can be holding them like this. It's heartbreaking, infuriating, and frightening. I hope that they are released soon and will be wishing for their safe return.

  10831. Bram Smith

  10832. Kathryn Dawsey

  10833. Matt Wade: The US urgently needs to step in to stop this political game-playing. The US State Department is offering thinly veiled threats of nuclear violence against Iran, when these three lives are at stake. The political game-playing needs to stop immediately to free these hikers.

  10834. Cynthia Van Etten: Please Iran, have mercy on these young people and give them their lives back.

  10835. Annie Hagelberg

  10836. Erin Schwarz

  10837. Farah Malik

  10838. Anonymous

  10839. layne freedline

  10840. Hannah Wade

  10841. Wade O\'Malley

  10842. ANNASUMMER HARRISON

  10843. dalgurl: Please free this amazing young people!!!! My hearts and thoughts are with you guys <3 stay strong and soon this will be over :)

  10844. Thomas Jones

  10845. Melissa Christensen

  10846. Kim Larsen

  10847. Christine Ann: Please free these individuals. The only mistake they have made is to unknowingly lose their way into Iran. They are innocent children and belong home.

  10848. Anonymous

  10849. caroline gartner

  10850. Jonas Zeto: The Iran Government so listen to us! Release the innocent souls!

  10851. Anita Early

  10852. Jenny Gabriel: It is my prayer that these young people will be freed and back in the arms of their family soon. It is highly improbable that they have any involvement with the US State Department. It would go far to improve Iran's image around the World for them to show mercy and free these innocent hikers.

  10853. Rhonda Strong: Let our people go !!!

  10854. Anonymous

  10855. Dianne Rogers

  10856. Anonymous

  10857. Donna J. Byers: Please release the three American hikers.

  10858. Danielle Spaulding: We respectfully appeal to the Parents, Children, Brothers, and Sisters of the Islamic Republic to return Shane, Sarah, and Josh to their families. Just as you would want your family returned to you. War is a horrible time for all people involved; but the innocent should never have to pay the price. Please send the hikers home.

  10859. Anonymous: I am praying daily for the release and return of Shane, Sarah and Josh. I'm also asking God our Father to surround these three with his angels to protect, comfort and strengthen them. May God's everlasting love, grace and mercy be with all of you. Keep looking up.

  10860. Anonymous

  10861. Anonymous

  10862. Christopher Eggebrecht: I'm all for due process. Prove them guilty or send them packing.

  10863. Jackson Keene: Dear Mr.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(President of Iran), I have heard that you said that you would like the three hikers freed. You also said that the real decision was in the judiciary. If you really care, then you would override the decision of the judiciary and release the captives. You also said that you wanted some Iranian prisoners released from our country. I see your reasoning but the U.S. wants harmless hikers that accidentally wandered into an unmarked border region of your country. Iran wants hardened criminals like terrorists, if we gave you terrorists in exchange for harmless citizens THAT WOULD NOT BE A FAIR TRADE!!!

    Think about it, Mr. Ahmadinejad.
    Sincerely, Jackson Keene

  10864. Jantra Jacobs

  10865. Elizabeth Clark: Please, in the name of God,Allah if you will, let the hikers go. You know in your hearts that this is wrong. Be humaine and let these kids go.You will be blessed for your kindness and compassion.

  10866. Deanna Mueller: We are all humans on this planet. All we have is each other. Please show these hikers the compassion that we all deserve.

  10867. Tiffany Liu

  10868. Anonymous: Please have them released immediately and safely after proper "due process". Don't do any more than is necessary.
    Shane, Sarah, and Josh, stay physically strong, mentally alert yet kind-hearted!

  10869. Jessica Caouette: I would hope that in this new global economy we can work together as nations to find solutions to these kinds of retaliations against innocent people.

  10870. Fabels: we pray for their release

  10871. Heidi Thielen

  10872. Laura Battos

  10873. Natalie Beck

  10874. Candace Joice: With love, support, and prayer!

  10875. Scott S Cooper: These poor people have become Pawns in the War W/Radical Islam&Nuclear Nations!Iran's got to separate the two Policies&respect Human Rights!They're not Spies,just curious Hikers like all the rest of us!

  10876. Lauren Karl

  10877. Erin Holzhauser

  10878. Martha Lutz: May the leaders of this world lead us toward peace. God bless all of humanity.

  10879. laura freeman

  10880. Mindy Hardeman

  10881. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS

  10882. Vahid Shokoohi Nia: i hope we could get rid of exterimist one day

  10883. Faramarz: Please release these hikers, as well as all other innocent foreign AND Iranian captives, imprisoned unjustly.

  10884. Monica

  10885. Laura S-Cohen

  10886. LP Nolt

  10887. John Brock

  10888. Gail Bouskill: free them!

  10889. antonia

  10890. Elizabeth Linabury: Please send them home.

  10891. Priscilla: Open your eyes and your hearts to these children.....

  10892. Anonymous: God Bless these brave, wrongly incarerated, young people!

  10893. Alice Jankell

  10894. Shelby Doyle: I wish you the best of luck. May God answer your prayers.

  10895. Debbie Conley

  10896. Anonymous: Your in our prayers. Please free the hikers!

  10897. Noelle Richey

  10898. Anonymous: you can see from their background stories, these young people are not a threat to the middle east, but people who care...we need to see them freed and put back into this world that so desparately needs more people like them.

  10899. Chris Crowstaff

  10900. julie allaben: Please release these people.

  10901. sherry harger

  10902. Anonymous

  10903. Anonymous

  10904. Sarah Kaplan

  10905. Corey Thompson: Bring them home.

  10906. Tami Swenson

  10907. M. H. Rudolph

  10908. ellen benedek: Please send these yound people home to their families. Thank you.

  10909. Mahnaz

  10910. Jennifer Rinard: please let these three people return home to their families

  10911. Anonymous: Listen to your heart.

  10912. ERIC LENDL: With love and strength for you all. We miss you dearly and you are in our thoughts daily.

  10913. Kealani Caruso: All of my thoughts and prayers will be sent your way.

  10914. Ruth Phillips

  10915. Norma Braden

  10916. CHAYA ADELSTEIN: IRAN WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THAT THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE NEED TO BE FREED AND RETURNED TO THEIR GOVERNMENT. IT IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT NEEDS TO STRONGLY INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF THEIR CITIZENS. HOPEFULLY BARACK OBAMA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

  10917. John D. DiFerdinando

  10918. Tamara Lirette

  10919. Anne Renihan

  10920. Jada Williford

  10921. Amanda Peterson

  10922. Jessica Johnson

  10923. Pari Irandoost: These 3 young Americans are innocent. Please free them and let them come home to their families.

  10924. Jenna Thorsett

  10925. Tracey Bostick

  10926. Alec Grant

  10927. Billy Davey

  10928. Justine Gallien

  10929. Betsey Keatland

  10930. Carrie Gibson

  10931. Alice Tang

  10932. Kirsten Kearse

  10933. Lorriane Schiavi

  10934. Samone McDade

  10935. Dordaneh

  10936. Anonymous: The sad fact is that mullahs are holding these innocent people and will use it as a bargaining chip with clueless Osama and opportunist Hillary!

  10937. Matteo Bussotti

  10938. Francesco Lisci

  10939. Sean Barrett: stay strong

  10940. Max Whitby

  10941. Larry Cone: Best of luck

  10942. Carol Duffey: May God bless and be with you

  10943. Vi Shenkman

  10944. Elliot Greenfield

  10945. Coery Heller: Best of luck!

  10946. Rachel Rothbard Heller

  10947. Howard Dansky

  10948. Dan Weintraub

  10949. Annette Shotz

  10950. Yona Dansky

  10951. S. Saad

  10952. Michael J. Duffy: with respect - free the innocent. Please and thank you.

  10953. Kathleen Goldenberg

  10954. Bonnie Perlmutter

  10955. Judith Becker

  10956. Aaron Bauman

  10957. Kelly Lacy: This is unacceptable! Any and all action must be taken immediately to free these innocent people.

  10958. Anonymous

  10959. Tom Thorsett: Good luck

  10960. Alexandria Alloco

  10961. Eric Drissell

  10962. Debbie Keene

  10963. Merle Tolin

  10964. Cindy Grady-Henke

  10965. Michael J. Gorski: All people have mothers. Allow the freedom to walk into nature that God (Allah) has provided for us.

  10966. Yari Jan: The Obama Administration must give an ultimatum to the corrupt regime of Iran to release these innocent people. Enough is enough! They have been subject to the worst conditions and torture under the sick hands of Mullah's ruling Iran. No more appeasement of Mullah's. It is time for action!

  10967. Thom Petersen

  10968. Christie Algiers

  10969. Anonymous: come home safe!!!!!!!!!

  10970. Katherine: The Prophet Mohammad said:

    There is no person who does not have the obligation of doing charity every day that the sun rises.

    Upon which he was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, from where would we get something to give in charity so often?"

    Prophet Muhammad replied: Indeed the gates to goodness are many:

    -Glorifying Allah,
    -Praising Allah,
    -Magnifying Allah,
    -Saying 'There is no god but Allah',
    -Enjoining the good and forbidding the evil,

    -Removing any source of harm from the road,
    -Showing the seeker his need,
    -Your removing of stones and thorns from people's paths is charity,

    -Listening to the aggrieved,
    -Guiding the blind,
    -Striving as far as your two legs could carry you and with deep concern to give succour to him who asks,
    -Carrying with the strength of your arms (the burdens of) the weak,
    -And your smiling in the face of your brother is charity,
    -And your guiding a man gone astray in the world is charity for you.

    All these are acts of charity which are an obligation on you.

    From
    http://www.articlesbase.com/quotes-articles/in-the-quran-you-will-not-attain-unto-piety-until-you-spend-of-what-you-love-1934525.html

    ____________


    Let me live in my house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by;
    They are good, they are bad; they are weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish ...so am I;
    Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat, Or hurl the cynic's ban?
    Let me live in my house by the side of the road, And be a friend to man.

    There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content;
    There are souls like stars that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament;
    There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths Where highways never ran,
    But let me live by the side of the road, And be a friend to man.

    By Sam Walter Foss
    In House by the Side of the Road


    ____________


    But, for those who say, Our Lord is God, and who go straight to Him, seven angels shall descend to them and say, Fear ye not, neither be ye grieved, but rejoice ye in the paradise which ye have been promised.

    We are your guardians in this life and in the next: yours therein shall be your soul's desire and yours therein whatever ye shall ask for, The hospitality of a Gracious, Merciful One.

  10971. Anonymous

  10972. Connie Levy

  10973. Kelly Cotter

  10974. Elizabeth Sheffler: My prayers are with your families and I hope there is a quick resolution that brings these young individuals home to their families.

  10975. Elisabeth M. Cole

  10976. crystal: please free them, this is not right nor is it fair. Let them go please

  10977. Helen Rowe

  10978. Monique Najar

  10979. Anonymous: FREEDOM!

  10980. Anonymous

  10981. Victoria Blessing: Please free the Hikers as they believe in peace like many US citizens. We wish only good will and peace for your country.
    Many blessings!

  10982. Anonymous: If Iranian hikers got lost in America, we would send them home.

  10983. Anonymous

  10984. PATRICK COVINGTON

  10985. Patrick Dreyer

  10986. Kim Shearer

  10987. Virgnia Brightman

  10988. Anonymous

  10989. Laura Kaplan: Please have the compassion that we all deserve as humans... let us welcome the hikers home in peace.

  10990. Harriette Craig

  10991. Jordana Jacobs

  10992. Taffy Mandel

  10993. Jonathan Heinlein

  10994. Anonymous: hoping for a safe return that happens sooner than later!!!

  10995. James Jordan

  10996. Benjamin Ferleger

  10997. Travis Trumbly

  10998. Gabriel Goldthwaite

  10999. Anonymous

  11000. Makayla Gratz

  11001. David Hollingshead

  11002. Sarah Erikson

  11003. Anonymous

  11004. Erin Kappers: My thoughts and prayers are with you, I hope you return home to your loved ones safely and soon!

  11005. Anonymous: Please. Now.

  11006. Anonymous

  11007. Ryan Bestford

  11008. Robert Davis: These are innocent kids whose only "crime" was the desire to explore and see the world.

  11009. Kaye Carlson: I hope that the Iranian government will show understanding and compassion for these young people and their families and release Shane, Sarah and Josh as soon as possible.

  11010. Judy A Beck

  11011. Ashley Weisz

  11012. Ryan Kennedy: Please do the right thing. Please send them home.

  11013. Mary Arafeh: Please let these kids return to their moms, dads and families.

  11014. Anonymous

  11015. sam marting: its time to do the right thing

  11016. Jessie Jessup

  11017. Jose Castillo: We all make mistakes as humans don't we ??

  11018. Leigh McAdam

  11019. Anonymous: Please show mercy and reunite the three hikers to their worried families.

  11020. Donna D\'Orio

  11021. Anonymous

  11022. Robb Sherman

  11023. guy & cindy: Please further the cause of international peace.

  11024. Anonymous

  11025. Becky Gourde

  11026. Carwil James

  11027. Janet Holt: Free the hikers, please!!!!! They are innocent!!!!

  11028. Lori Furaus

  11029. William M. Alam: You could use some good press about now.

  11030. Ruben Pacheco

  11031. Jeffery Rich: Shane, Sara and Josh. I am starting up the Albuquerque branch of Free the Hikers, to help bring you home. -Jeff Rich

  11032. Anonymous

  11033. Anonymous

  11034. David Bin Groovin: WTF??!!!

  11035. Graham Ballard

  11036. Vera Francis

  11037. Kim Kern: Release the innocents!

  11038. Barb Leddy: Please free these innocent people.

  11039. Kate Olsen

  11040. Amy O\'Shaughnessy

  11041. Anonymous

  11042. Lorelie Sabado

  11043. Kevin Friedheim

  11044. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. Thank you.

  11045. D griffeth

  11046. Alison Chandler

  11047. steve zimmerman

  11048. Lee Stoddard: In the name of your God, I beg mercy for their speedy release. If HE who is all mighty has granted the ability to prove your dominance, Then you have done your God well. You should now let them go so they may sread the word of you powerfull but human treatment of these messingers.

  11049. Mark Ekdahl: These are bright and idealistic students and the Iranian President should not be using them as pawns. He should realize that they are graduates of Berkeley...hello?! They'd be more likely to bitch-slap CIA recruiters than join and become spies themselves! So please, indulge in the dark humor, do what is right, and spare these noncombatants, these decent and valuable human beings, their lives and return them to their homes so they can live in peace.

  11050. Tricia Hammer: Please Iran, release these Americans.

  11051. Bobby March: Please release these innocent people! PEACE.

  11052. Chad Taurman

  11053. Matthew Scherer

  11054. Chris Howerton

  11055. Anonymous

  11056. Rob in Sebastopol CA

  11057. Anonymous

  11058. Anonymous: I am sure there can be a peaceful resolution for these hiking tourists. Show them mercy and release them for they are innocent.

  11059. Peter Fagan: May god grant you guys the strength to endure this.

  11060. Anonymous: Please let the hikers go back to their families!

  11061. Anonymous: Sending love, light, hope, fortitude, and support for you and your fight to Shane, Sarah, and Josh--and all of your families and friends.

  11062. Annalisa Graves

  11063. Julie C. Scott: Please allow these innocent young people to return to their country. It is wrong to detain them. Their suffering has no purpose and should end immediately.

  11064. Tug Harris

  11065. Anonymous: Please give freedom to the hiker. I wish them well.

  11066. Steven Ashline

  11067. Jan Brown: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh as soon as possible return them home safely.

  11068. Joseph Ballweg: I wish hope and pray that Iran will release them ASAP before things get out of hand. It would help if the US would do more to help and if anything, do a prisoner exchange cuz those people need medical attention and much more. Is it worth 3 American lives to keep the few Iranians that Iran want released back to them? I think not.

  11069. Alba moran: Please send the hikers home. God bless

  11070. Jennifer A. White

  11071. Phillip T. Emmons: Love and Tolerance!!

  11072. Anonymous

  11073. Anonymous

  11074. Kat Khalid: PLEASE quit keeping Sarah in isolation. Please give them the medical attention they need. Please let them come home.

  11075. Meredith

  11076. Sara Gibson

  11077. Ali Amini: No one should be held in prison for months without being formally charged. Iranian judicial system clearly indicates lack of basic sense of justice by repetitive human rights violations, both of foreigners and especially of Iranian citizens.

  11078. Melyssa Amador

  11079. Amil Imani: You need to release these innocent young Americans immediately. Iranian-Americans are outraged by your action. This is outright terrorism.

  11080. Brian Kelly

  11081. Jason merz: Don't be so petty as to hold American hikers as prisoners just because there Americans. They should be sent home to their families. Don't use them for political leverage!

  11082. Paul Jordan

  11083. Maureen Prendergast: Sarah, Sahen and Josh please release these young people so they can continue with their lives. Please have mercy on them and take care of them while they are in your care.

  11084. cat burke

  11085. Anonymous

  11086. Emily Locke

  11087. Robert W. Pszyk: Iranian government should prove that their nation is a civil one by freeing these young people immediately

  11088. Anonymous: Iran needs to free then now!

  11089. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. God Bless them and keep them safe.

  11090. Barb Schroeder

  11091. Nathanael Maloney: Earlier this school year I did a project for my Global Affairs class and told my class Josh, Sarah and Shane's story. The Iranian government needs to grow up and gets it act together. This is just another example of how messed up their government is. My prayers go out to the hiker's families.

  11092. Lonn Selbst

  11093. B. Huston: Please let them go. They and thier families need them! I'm sending up prayers every day for your release!!!

  11094. Anne Lilly

  11095. Sara Nicole Miller: Sarah, Shane and Josh: know that you are loved so much and there are tons of people all over the world thinking of and supporting you and your safe release! Stay strong; look within yourselves for the strength to endure this...you have it in you. And especially Sarah, I send you tons of good will and hugs. I cant imagine what you are going through, alone, isolated and in poor health. You will get through this!!! Just think of others that have had to endure the same (Nelson Mandela, Mumia Abu Jamal, the list goes on...) You're not alone. Muchos besos y abrazos de Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!

  11096. Jim Malone

  11097. Naomi Starr

  11098. Kathryn Heidel: Show your humanity. This is NOT political.

  11099. andy

  11100. Courtney Greiner

  11101. Nancy Hafner

  11102. Sydney Ford

  11103. Anonymous

  11104. Gregory B Hill: I know of Sarah, Shane, and Josh only from the news stories, but those stories indicate to me that these are nice young people who wanted to see beautiful areas in Iraq, crossed into Iran accidentally, and were probably completely unaware of the danger they were in and were not government agents. They certainly accepted risk to go hiking where they did, but that indicates only that they were adventurers. If anything they sound like the type of person that could help to heal troubled relations, not harm them further. Please release them.

  11105. Arthur Jenkins: Please free these travelers and stop this nonsense.These students are innocent and holding them captive only worsens our relations with you...Iranians

  11106. Kathy Wood

  11107. Gene Crout: The kidnapping and incarceration of these kids is an act of war and the US government should not stand for it.

  11108. Laura Garner

  11109. Jessica Ann Westlund: We are keeping them in our prayers!

  11110. Debbie Rodden: Please free Sarah, Josh and Shane, they have been there way too long already.

  11111. Maria Diaz: I will keep praying for them!

  11112. Briana Riley

  11113. Ben Cuentas: From the DOD.

  11114. Patricia Meadows

  11115. Melissa Moore: Please let them go home!

  11116. Elizabeth Hammen

  11117. Laura Harpestad

  11118. John: To you three who are unconstitutionally detained... We have not forgotten about you. Stay strong. We hope to see your release very soon.

  11119. Diona Reasonover: Please let these young people come home.

  11120. Laura Cook: Mr President, what are you doing to help these CHILDREN?

  11121. Andy Cooper

  11122. susan bendickson: We are praying for you!

  11123. Adam Carapellotti

  11124. Nicolle Wiski: Please release these young people to their families.

  11125. Teresa Garcia

  11126. Shelly McCormick

  11127. Anonymous

  11128. Tiffany

  11129. Sarah Thomas

  11130. Corey Kinsella: It is not too late to make things right. Please release these hikers to their friends and family. Then take a moment to show your own families how much you love them.

  11131. Anonymous: Please release these young people. They made a mistake and pose no threat. Please let them return to their families.

  11132. Deirdre Watts: This kind of pressure from the American public helped to free Roxana Sabari last year. Send these American citizens home!

  11133. Fred Simmons

  11134. Anonymous

  11135. Thomas

  11136. Anonymous

  11137. Monica Ramirez: Please, for the sake of existence. There aren't very many good people left in the world. These people are good. Let them go

  11138. Anonymous

  11139. Anonymous

  11140. Jerri Ann Shields: I do not know these people, but I am sure their families have worried and need to have them home. These three could not be too big of a threat to Iran, as hiking was their only intent.

  11141. kamran: I am Kamran from Iran hopes that Iran Rzhm you as soon as possible to release you back into the arms of his family

  11142. Anonymous: sick and wrong!

  11143. Robert S. Hazelton: There's a simple remedy for this misunderstanding: Let these innocent people have their freedom now.

  11144. Haley Boatwright

  11145. Cathy

  11146. Anonymous

  11147. Doreen Falk

  11148. Kaitlin Cole: PLease please free these kids. They need medical attention and everyone back home would love to have them safe and sound.

  11149. Leisa J: This will happen,they will be walk out alive.If any one of authority see's this story please help these young people.

  11150. Anonymous: FREE THE THREE!!!

  11151. Laura Osborne

  11152. Neil Johnston: The Muslim world is irrational and vile - this event only strengthens that assertion. Let these people out of your country.

  11153. Anonymous: Please let them go, they are wrongly detained!

  11154. Anonymous

  11155. Anonymous

  11156. kelly mitchell

  11157. Tammie: Please let them come home. Our prayers are with you from Arkansas.

  11158. Brian Sexton: I am very sorry for what is happening to them. I couldn't even imagine what everyone is going through. I wish them the best and will be praying for them.

  11159. Jennifer Havens: Show some human compassion and please let these people come home.

  11160. Quinn Painter

  11161. Amber

  11162. Alison Avery: These are innocent kids!!! Please free them and make this right!

  11163. Anonymous

  11164. Anonymous

  11165. Melissa Byrd: I can't believe this has been going on nearly a year and today is the first time I heard about it. Is signing a petition all that we can do? I can't imagine what they are going through. I am literally sick about it. I will keep Shane, Sarah, and Josh, AND their parents in my prayers. I have a son about their age and to think that something like this could happen--it's unfathomable.

  11166. Stacie

  11167. TERRY YEARY

  11168. Jen Gassaway

  11169. Natalie Asikainen

  11170. Troy Mack

  11171. susan oliver: PLease free the hickers thats really dumb to hold people just because they accidentaily stepped over the line iran need to wake up dont they have better things to do than hold americans that were simply having a great day an minding there own business release them please

  11172. Ed and Sandra

  11173. Kaleigh Sullivan

  11174. mike flores: This is going out to the iranian goverment please let these people go so they could be with there familys

  11175. Anonymous

  11176. Anonymous: These hikers deserve to go home. They don't deserve to be locked up in Iran. They didn't do anything wrong! How are you supposed to know what country is which when you hike in the middle of nowhere?

  11177. Worthy Johnson

  11178. Kevin Hoffman: Imprison only the guilty for a true crime done against your country and let these 3 innocent Americans come home, they have more than served thier time for their mistake!

  11179. Anonymous

  11180. Anonymous: There is no justice in this. They are being held as a bargaining chip.

  11181. Anonymous

  11182. Scott Reedy

  11183. Elizabeth

  11184. Caryn Azure

  11185. brian sullivan: if GOD is one to all nations so they too must honor GOD and release thier own brothers for we are all not different on the inside but what is in your heart that makes you who you are GOD bless them and keep them lord you can release them in jesus name amen .

  11186. Randa Hamman: I plea that the Iranian Gov. well do what is right and realize the mistakes that have been made. Please be merciful to the three Americans in your captivity. Let them come home. All of America would be grateful to you if you would just set them free. They had no intentions of harm or spy activity.
    May God watch over them, keep their spirits high and worries low. My sincerest thoughts go out to the families.

  11187. Wendy Smetana

  11188. Anonymous

  11189. tom avino: Do the right thing please.

  11190. Angie Borowski: Why?

  11191. denise keelan: Being a mother of a son who also travels extensively, I cannot even imagine the heartache this is causing the families and friends. Show some compassion and release these 3 americans!

  11192. Sayra Maberry: Pleas release these young people to come home to their family and get needed medical attention.

  11193. Amanda E. Muhleisen

  11194. Marcy Murphy

  11195. mike barber

  11196. Anonymous

  11197. Anonymous: PLEASE do the right thing!!

  11198. Grecia A Hernandez: Faith et justice pour tous!

  11199. Keefe lobb

  11200. Michael Chaplin: Please send them home and let them be treated medically - then sort out any other complications.

  11201. Dawn Chandler: My heart goes out to you and your families. I hope that you are released soon.

  11202. Erin Scott

  11203. Jennifer Brzoski: How would you feel if these were your children. They didn't mean to do anything against your culture.

  11204. Kelly

  11205. Anonymous

  11206. John Colaruotolo: Please free these young kids! They were simply enjoying the scenery and nature of the world while hiking.

  11207. Ryan Peters: Please.

  11208. Anonymous

  11209. Sean Dowling: Let them go!

  11210. Dayna Kendall

  11211. Patricia: Please show some compassion to these unfortunate innocents!!!

  11212. Brandi Williams

  11213. Anonymous

  11214. Larisa Zubkova

  11215. Anonymous

  11216. Anonymous: I hope that all three reunite with family soon.

  11217. Angela Velazquez: They stay in my heart and will always be in my prayers

  11218. Anonymous: This is so sad to read. I hope and pray that they will come home safe and sound very soon. God Bless Them and their familys

  11219. Anonymous: Please leave the politics out of it and let Shane, Sarah, And Josh come home.

  11220. Kelsy Morrison

  11221. melissa

  11222. Mr & Mrs C Wolf: Unbelievable! Situations like this break my heart. Please free Sarah, Shane and Josh. Im sure all they want to do is get back home to their families.

  11223. Veronica: GOD bless these individuals, Hope the Iranian Govt. finds it in their heart to free them and let them come home! Josh, Sarah and Shane, "Stay strong and optimistic!" I will keep all 4 of you in my prayers.

  11224. Tracey Hamilton

  11225. Brielle Silvestri

  11226. Anonymous: I'm praying for the release of Josh, Shane, and Sarah. I hope the Iranian government will also give them any medical care that is needed. This is a travesty!!! Let them know we care about them and not to give up.

  11227. Anonymous

  11228. Anonymous

  11229. Katherine Crandall: Our prayers are with you, and your family.

  11230. Heidi MacVane

  11231. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS!

  11232. Lisa: Prayers for the safe release of these three innocent individuals

  11233. Anonymous

  11234. Carmen Ross: My sympathy and support goes out to the prisoners and their families.

  11235. Alison Daubenmier

  11236. Kristen Heidemann

  11237. Jessica Olson

  11238. Jennifer Thompson

  11239. Martha Bentley

  11240. Anonymous

  11241. Eric Marsh: It's absurd to make those accusations against these hikers!

  11242. Heather Musanti: Free the people!

  11243. Phil D

  11244. Jessie Auger

  11245. Heather Overton

  11246. Leah Norris

  11247. Anonymous

  11248. Kambria Johnson

  11249. Cheryl Burns: I can't believe the Iranian govt seriously thinks that they are spies for the US. My prayers are with them and their families. May they be released very soon. God be with them all!

  11250. hamed: Innocent civilians detained in the prisons of the fascist regime of the Islamic Republic must be released

  11251. Alexandra Kyritsopoulos

  11252. Angie Ion Pollard

  11253. Anonymous

  11254. Shannon Luczaj

  11255. Emily

  11256. Sarah Barmeyer

  11257. AJ Turner

  11258. Anonymous

  11259. Anonymous

  11260. Sam Sobel

  11261. Lindsay Harris: Please allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to speak to their attorney if not their family. They do not mean any harm to Iran.

  11262. Melinda Sims: The hikers are in my prayers! I hope they are released soon. They shouldn't have to pay because America and Iran can't see eye to eye. It's not right.

  11263. Sally Marie Proctor

  11264. Holly Brasseaux: Please allow these 3 persons to be let go. They did no wrong except to cross the INVISIBLE boundary, it's called human error. May the Lord give those 3 the strength to survive this and may He set them free.....In the Mighty Name of Jesus......AMEN!!!!

  11265. pauline anderson

  11266. Noel Raleigh: A true tragedy and abuse of power =(

  11267. Melissa Humphries

  11268. Darren: I didn't realize these folks were still imprisoned... let them go already!

  11269. corey richardson

  11270. Anonymous

  11271. Daniel Lovett

  11272. kerry clark: you know these young adults are not spies, or they would not have gone into that territory.

  11273. Jaci Guerena

  11274. Anonymous

  11275. Anonymous

  11276. cara concannon: in my heart and in my prayers!

  11277. megan welch

  11278. TV Mott: Stay strong.

  11279. Karine Chalifoux

  11280. Amy Ryan: There are no words. I pray for the safe return of Shane, Sarah and Josh.

  11281. Anonymous

  11282. Brian Handler

  11283. Alex Ayris

  11284. Anonymous

  11285. Jessica Lynn

  11286. REBECCA DURBIN

  11287. Anonymous: Please free the hikers.

  11288. Michelle Mott

  11289. Polly Merriman: May God's speed be with you.

  11290. Anonymous

  11291. Emily Mahon

  11292. Charles Watkins: Where is the humanity and community? Please let these explorers go.

  11293. Elizabeth Blanco

  11294. Christina Meisch

  11295. Anonymous: These three wonderful, young people were doing ntohing wrong.They were enjoying a day hike in the mountains when this most unfortunate ACCIDENT happened. Please, I pray and hope that you will have compassion and allow Shane, Sarah and Josh freedom for them to come home and be reunited with thier family & friends who miss them and want them home so desperately.

  11296. Anonymous: My prayers and thoughts are with these three young people and their families.

  11297. Dana Gray

  11298. Anonymous: It is a shame that innocent people pay for Iran's fear. These three hikers have nothing to do with any politics or government issues. I hope they are released soon and get to go home. It is absolutely not fair that they are in jail for entering Iran by mistake.

  11299. Anonymous: Please release them, find the humnaity in your hearts- what if it was your child, your sister, your son, your brother? How would you feel if the roles were reversed? Please be the kind person that I know that you are.

  11300. Tammy Jowers

  11301. Anonymous

  11302. Amber Renee Lasher: Let there be light and hope and strength. Many, many prayers for a safe and swift end to this which can only be described as unjust. Love

  11303. Meghan Carney: Please let Shane, Sarah, and Josh get home to their families. They have been locked up long enough and didn't even deserve it.

  11304. Anonymous: Please let them return to their families!!

  11305. Crystal Gerard: Stay mentally strong and always keep your family in your heart. Everyone is praying for you.

  11306. Jenny Marable: They will be in my thoughts and prayers on a daily basis.

  11307. Rachel Brasher: Praying for peace and compassion for all parties involved...

  11308. Anonymous

  11309. Shagun Ahluwalia: Iran, these are innocent people. Release them.

  11310. Regina: Constantly Praying

  11311. ebony mapp

  11312. alicia stewert: please

  11313. Rebekah D. Hewlett

  11314. Anonymous

  11315. Sarah Combs

  11316. Jennifer Lefler: i hope they are freed soon, this is so wrong. americans would never do this to one of there people. good luck and god bless you all

  11317. Anonymous: Please let them go. It was an honest mistake and the world needs to see compassion from a country not usually known for it. Please

  11318. Kim Wing

  11319. Laura Loukotova

  11320. Anonymous: Please release the hikers. We're all humans.

  11321. Jenniffer Harris: Free these people! This is ridiculous!!!

  11322. Anonymous: Please free these innocent people. These are innocent lives, not bargaining ships. They don't deserve to be held in prison.

  11323. J.Sague

  11324. Tessa Barron: God speed to return home.. and may His gift of Grace give Shane,Josh,Sara and their families comfort through this time.

  11325. Michelle Belin

  11326. Jen Mueller

  11327. Barbara Velline

  11328. Lacy Cox

  11329. Victoria Anthony: My thoughts and prayers are with S.S.J. God bless you.

  11330. Shalee: We are praying for the safe return of Josh, Sarah and Shane.

  11331. Anonymous: This has gone on WAY to long. Somebody has got to do something to resolve this issue and bring our people back home where they belong. Where are our senator's etc when we need them. This is ridiculous.

  11332. Christina S*

  11333. Magalie Bonhomme

  11334. Shannon Lee

  11335. Karen Stein: Please free these inoccent young americans.

  11336. Heather Murphy: DONT STOP UNTIL WE GET THEM OUT!!

  11337. Anonymous: Many prayers for their safety and return

  11338. Daisy Welton: My thoughts and prayers go out to these three people and their families. I wish for their return home.

  11339. Anonymous: This is just another example of why this country is viewed poorly throughout the world.

  11340. Vianey Escobar: May the lord send his angels to protect and be with each one of them. Amen

  11341. Meggan

  11342. Anonymous

  11343. Anonymous

  11344. Ashley Riggs

  11345. Shannon Thomas

  11346. Stacie Johnson NREMT-P

  11347. Andrea Bledsoe: Please release the hikers!

  11348. Barbara: Any thing I have to say about Iran isn't printable! We are praying for you all.

  11349. allie swartzer

  11350. Susan Gladman: While I do not know these young people, if it were my child or children being held I would want everything humanly possiable to be done to bring them home. I pray to God that they will be released and sent home to be given proper medical attention and be able to once again see their famlies.

  11351. Lynn Fladebo

  11352. Anton Venev

  11353. Lauren Sharkey

  11354. Katherine Olivo: I pray for their safe return.

  11355. Katherine Good

  11356. Danielle Camirand

  11357. Anne McNiff

  11358. Sasha Azadi

  11359. Laura. Hackman

  11360. Mallory Hagy: "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear." - Mark Twain -

  11361. Marcy Pusey

  11362. Jesica Harness: I pray for their safe return....

  11363. Maura O\'Neill

  11364. Khaki Wieters

  11365. Ashley Spore

  11366. James

  11367. Phil Ryan: Help the kids!!!

  11368. Kyle Blaha

  11369. Anonymous: I have 2 college-aged children of my own. I cannot fathom the pain that all 3 families involved must be going through. And to now hear that 2 of the jailed Americans are in poor health is very, very troubling. I respectfully ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release these innocent young adults.

  11370. Patrick Daniels

  11371. Heather Cornett: Please return these children safely to their families.

  11372. Laurie Bremer

  11373. Anonymous

  11374. Christi Willette

  11375. ashley winkler

  11376. David Valentine: I am praying for their safe return and health. This is a travesty and in direct violation of their humanity/rights.

    With love David Valentine

  11377. Lesley

  11378. Denise Hernandez

  11379. ELIZABETH HOLMES: Please let these beautiful, young, vibrant people come home to a country full of family and friends anxiously awaiting their safe return.

  11380. Anonymous

  11381. Carolyn Croom: Hugs and Prayers to Shane, Sarah, Josh and their families.

  11382. Anonymous: what the hell is the us government doing about this....?? why isn't obama personally involved with this??

  11383. julie erickson: im praying for all of you and all the families who awate the safe return of their children......

  11384. Bronwen Harrison: It was an unmarked boarder *head shake*...Let these three beautiful bright young people go!

  11385. Amy Crowder: These are innocent lives. This is absolutely wrong but then again can't expect much more from a country like Iran.

  11386. Sterling: We send our prayers of your peaceful return

  11387. Becky Amos

  11388. Nick Parsons

  11389. John McFarland: Note to the Islamic Republic....Let them free NOW. Read this BOOK: "My Prison My Home" and discover the true intent of the captors/illegal detainers of our young citizens.

  11390. paul gagnon: I pray for you . please come home

  11391. Benny Hernandez: Keeping you in our prayers, know that you will be coming home soon. God will lift your spirits.

  11392. Anonymous

  11393. Rebecca Dickerson: I'm urging our government to exercise their considerable power in this world to free these Americans who are being held unjustly.

  11394. Anonymous

  11395. Donna Adair

  11396. Brian Van Meter: I'd urge the Obama administration to move forward with additional force. Iran is obviously using the this as a political tactic.

  11397. snake: Bring em all back home! Iran, please free the hikers soon

  11398. shawn killin

  11399. K. Thomas: I hope this helps!

  11400. Anonymous

  11401. Ian Abblett: Please?

  11402. Doris Fruman

  11403. Diane Prater

  11404. Anonymous

  11405. Timothy R. Campbell: Respectfully, these three young people should not be held as pawns in a political process between two nations. Please release them.

  11406. Anonymous

  11407. Diana Knight: On your web site, President Ahmadinejad, you state that peace is important to you, please let the world see that by releasing these three hikers to their families.
    Let them go home.

  11408. Stephen Hopkins

  11409. Stephen Deshaies: The longer the 3 young adults are held in Iran, the more the world sees Iran for what they are. Iran has no respect for humanity. God Bless you all!

  11410. Connie James

  11411. Crystal Hurt: Shane, Sarah, and Josh, may you come home soon!!

  11412. Anonymous: To The Government of the Islamic Republic,

    Please free those you have detained in your prison. Shane, Sarah, and Josh need to get back to their families and do not deserve this harsh punishment when they did not intend to cross borders into Iran. Shane, Sarah, and Josh did not realize that they had crossed over into your country. They meant absolutely no disrespect to your people or your land. Please show compassion in this unfortunate situation and release them as soon as possible.

    Thank you

  11413. Amber L. Sheffield

  11414. Anonymous: Please!

  11415. Mirna Vergara

  11416. Caroline Teixeira: In a gesture of peace please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  11417. Anonymous

  11418. Corrine Burau: Please allow them to come home to the family and friends that miss them so much. I am sure they are very sorry. Please set them free.

  11419. Michael Rush: Please in the name of Allah have mercy on the hikers.

  11420. Kira Roberson

  11421. Carmen Bruno

  11422. brian miller

  11423. Thomas Carr: Free the hikers

  11424. Anonymous

  11425. Yessenia

  11426. Joshua Rosenfeld

  11427. Anonymous

  11428. Irene Whte: My thoughts and prayers are with these families.

  11429. Warner Leeds: Please release these innocent people.

  11430. Hollie Overton

  11431. Rebecca Rustin: get home safe.

  11432. Sara Campbell: As a mother, I ask the Iranian government to release these young people.

  11433. Trine Bork Kristensen

  11434. John Gravely

  11435. Cynthia Bartley

  11436. Anonymous

  11437. kathryn rodrigues

  11438. Mary Jane Wilcox: Please show some compassion and release them.

  11439. Rebecca Insley: Praying for your safe return!

  11440. alice smith: please, let these kids go. They are all sorry for any wrong doing by coming into your country. I'm sure they mean you no harm. May GOD be with them and with there families. May GOD's will be done. Peace to you and to them. May no harm be done to them, they are innocent people.

  11441. Florencia Lebensohn-Chialvo

  11442. Jennifer Jensen: Will be praying for you all. Hoping for the best.

  11443. Jordan Teplitz

  11444. mark clark: Please release Sarah, Shane & Josh they ment no harm to anyone.

  11445. Stacey Piefer

  11446. Megan Gustkey: Please release them to their families!

  11447. Anonymous: Please release Josh, Sarah and Shane.

  11448. Angela Coumb: My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

  11449. Kim

  11450. Dennis Mojado: Please release Josh, Sarah and Shane to their families. They have done no harm.

  11451. Joshua Weber: God Bless

  11452. Anonymous: We will pray for you.

  11453. John West

  11454. Anonymous

  11455. Gracie Zvara

  11456. jake best

  11457. Alyssa Whitcraft

  11458. Hannah McOwen: please let these young people have their due process.

  11459. Karen Armstrong

  11460. Kathryn Kristyna

  11461. Jeannette Ortt

  11462. Max Stelmacker: We would do the same if our country had border mistakes.

  11463. Linda Barton

  11464. Tesa Laskin

  11465. Anonymous: really? let's start treating people as individuals.

  11466. Anonymous

  11467. Monique Orieux

  11468. Stephanie Gower: This is my "Yellow Ribbon"

  11469. David Betner: For the sake of all things right and just, please free these good people.

  11470. Mike james

  11471. Anonymous

  11472. Kerry Barrera: Hikers hold on to your faith. Iran, show MERCY, now !

  11473. Mark Riffe

  11474. J. Steven Fairly: Please keep the faith. You guys are in our thoughts and prayers. YOU WILL BE COMMING HOME.

  11475. Ellen Vincent

  11476. Robin Davis

  11477. Linda Bush Insley

  11478. Michael Timothy McAlevey: Seriously need to force the issue.

  11479. Sandy Zeldes

  11480. Jon Rodney

  11481. konrad chen

  11482. Anonymous

  11483. Tanveer Ahmed: They were just hikers.

  11484. Anonymous

  11485. Anonymous: I think we need to organize a protest in this country on the same day. I'm sick of them being held and we seem silent about the issue.

  11486. Kaysi Contreras

  11487. Anonymous

  11488. Anonymous

  11489. Dr. P. K. Willey

  11490. Melissa Abrahams: Please show compassion for these people. Thank you.

  11491. tariq kidwai: I hope that Iranian authorities will seriously consider the petition on humanitarian grounds,free the derainees.

  11492. andrew Cotogni

  11493. Sam Urquhart

  11494. Anonymous

  11495. Anonymous

  11496. Anonymous

  11497. Morgan Maloney

  11498. vaughn fulton: free these people

  11499. Sandra Vinup Henson: Either release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal or show proof to the world that they were spies. I think you have no proof and that you feel this is the only way you can show any sort of power, however illegitimate it may be, over the United States. If the hikers are well, and if they are treated with dignity, why not allow one or all of their families to come to Iran and visit with them so they can see how they are held in your jails? Is it because they will then find that they are sick, and being treated the same or worse than you treat your own citizens when they are jailed? We have a saying in America--"Put up or shut up". Show your proof or release them.

  11500. Paul Wright

  11501. Anonymous

  11502. Lisa Klakulak: When I read about these three people, I felt as if I already knew who they were. They are me, they are my friends, they are the people who travel the world to learn about other cultures first hand so not to fall prey to generalizations about others religions and ways of life. May the Iranian government recognize their value to the world and not perpetuate the fear that keeps so many from traveling abroad.

  11503. Anonymous

  11504. Anonymous

  11505. Daniel Letovsky

  11506. jujlie smith

  11507. Anonymous: Please set things right. These three are someone's son or daughter, someone's friend, someone's hero. Let them continue this.

  11508. Erika Kabilian

  11509. Jacob Nazareth Blackwell

  11510. Kate Sakmann

  11511. Allison Osborne

  11512. Anonymous

  11513. Anonymous: Please free these hikers, they have committed no crime. One of them was my friend's TA while she studied abroad and she is very concerned about his safety. Please show some compassion and allow them to leave.

  11514. Anonymous

  11515. Alice Zic

  11516. Anonymous

  11517. Jackie Walstrom: send them home!

  11518. Amy Anderson

  11519. Vincent Ganzon: Stay Strong. You will return safely with haste I am sure.

  11520. Celeste Azevedo

  11521. Juliana do Amaral Hickey

  11522. Sallie James

  11523. Ben Mercadante: This is a shameful way to treat young people who are coming up in a very disrupted world in which the disturbances they had little to do with. Personally, they have each chosen to seek progressive avenues that work towards global unity and equity in their education and early involvment. Irony is what comes to mind, so please help get these people back on track, doing for the world communities better things.

  11524. Ashley Louks

  11525. James Archie

  11526. Anonymous

  11527. Greg Boyle

  11528. Smith

  11529. Curly/Frizzles/Sam: I sincerely hope that the Iranian Government will release these hikers, they have not meant anyone any harm. They have families back in America, and no doubt their families or them could have never foreseen this happening.

  11530. Edie Weinstein: Please free these innocent hikers. Please do the right thing and let them go.

  11531. Anonymous

  11532. Anonymous

  11533. Anonymous

  11534. James Hardy

  11535. Melissa Spence

  11536. Jeannine Laverty: Let these young people come home and get on with their lives, please.

  11537. Paulette Kenyon: I just heard about this website on CSPAN and I'm so glad I can do something to possibly help by adding my name to this petition and my voice saying to please free these young people who meant no harm.

  11538. Nan Davis

  11539. Anonymous: Please allow our children to come home.

  11540. John M Gercis

  11541. Laurel Johnson

  11542. Anonymous: please show compasaion, i do not believe that these people would violate your laws intentialy.

  11543. cookie correll: If the world good have a cup of tea together, we would realize we are more alike than not. I am praying that the Iranian government would free Shane, Sarah and Josh. As experienced travelers they would never enter Iran on purose and realize they made a grave mistake too late. I appeal to the Islamic Republic of Iran to show compassion for these three and secure their release as soon as possible.

  11544. Sally Smolinski: Iran, It is so obvious that these kids are simply hikers who, accidentally, stepped over the, unmarked, border. Please show the World your compassion, and send them home to their families and friends.

  11545. Karen Larson

  11546. Bonnie Anderson: Please free these three young people who have families who need them. Please show compassion for these three innocent Americans.

  11547. Shayna Berkowitz

  11548. Hugh Casey: By holding innocent people captive Iran is also holding itself captive within its own borders .By freeing them now Iran will also be freeing itself. Do not fear freedom.

  11549. Susanne Lowensohn: I'm pleading to the Iranian Government to allow for the release of these people.

  11550. marsha

  11551. Aymeric Beard

  11552. DKK: HAVE MERCY ON US ALL FOR OUR MISUNDERSTANDINGS RESOLVE IN GODS NAME AND IN GOOD FAITH.GODS WILL BE DONE. SET THEM FREE.

  11553. Nancy E. Vitale: My prayers will be directed to address the release of the hikers and all journalists, writers and bloggers presently being held in Iran. I pray also for the emergence of the free society with no elements of oppression or cruelty that was predicted by Ayatollah Khomeini on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1978.

  11554. Ben Capps

  11555. Anonymous: Please free my fellow Berkeley graduates!

  11556. Grant Smith

  11557. PJ Tarallo: Wake Forest shows its support.

  11558. Melinda Garand: Praying for their safe return as soon as possible!

  11559. Sarah Pennep: I will pray for their well being and safe return.

  11560. Anonymous

  11561. Ashlee Nazzaro: How can the Iranian government be open to a prisoner-swap and still claim that these three are spies??

  11562. Tom Wolfe: Canmore, Alberta, Canada

  11563. Anonymous

  11564. Anonymous

  11565. russell garofalo

  11566. Anonymous

  11567. Vincent Ganzon: Stay Strong!!!!

  11568. Anonymous: Iran, please free these people soon. Thank you.

  11569. Daniel Baker

  11570. Anonymous

  11571. Abby Lippman

  11572. Joseph Delahanty

  11573. Anica Olson: Words can't even begin to explain ...... I pray for all three of you and your safe return where you belong - HOME.

  11574. Sarah Frazier

  11575. Jesse Arnold

  11576. Sara: It is disgusting how Iran uses even foreigners to enforce its will on the world. They expect that with these hostages, the world will do as they please.... I hope the 3 hikers will be released very soon!!!

  11577. Michelle Ferng

  11578. Amber Delahanty

  11579. Leanne Barley: Please let them come home. They did you no harm.

  11580. Laura Duncan: These hikers made a mistake and didn't intend to cross any boundaries. For the sake of their health, send them home!

  11581. Donald Kerr

  11582. Skip Rohde

  11583. Kymberli Contreras and Richard Thompson: We beseech the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran with all due respect to release the three hikers to the US. Thank you very much in advance.

  11584. Andrew Martin

  11585. Anonymous

  11586. Anonymous: Iran will do the right thing, and release these innocent people.

  11587. Anonymous

  11588. Nan Durantini

  11589. Jaime mulholland

  11590. Joshua Haroldsen: Compassion=Strength

  11591. Dennis McDonald: Let them go home. Hurting them does no one any good.

  11592. Jean Schiffman

  11593. Julia Greenbaum

  11594. sharon markenson: Sarah is one of my daughter's best friends, and I knew her from childhood as a gentle free spirit. She and Shane went to Damascus to understand and participate in Middle Eastern cultures so they could do what they could to promote peace and understanding. Her correspondence from Damascus was full of insight and reflection about the everyday lives of ordinary people, and the joy she experienced in getting to know them. There is a terrible irony in these compassionate, peace-loving young people being caught in a political net. Iran, do the right thing and free them, or continue looking, in the eyes of the international community, unreasonable and unmerciful.

  11595. Ruth Britton: -Have mercy on these young people who have been imprisoned too long. Please release them.

  11596. Jeff Prentice: "We must become the change we want to see" -Gandhi, "Stop being so lame Iran. Seriously." -Me

  11597. Enrique Ferro: Please respect the law, and grant them a humane treatment, let them communicate with their families and lawyers. They are entitled to due process.

  11598. Anne Shaver

  11599. Sarah Dewey

  11600. Benjamin Fife

  11601. Sarah Barnard

  11602. Tony Griffin: This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it. ~ Abraham Lincoln

  11603. Jessica Newman: That our government has not gotten the hikers home already is absolutely ridiculous. Sending such positive love to the three in prison and to families here. Let's pray and hope that our government can do something about this.

  11604. Christopher Norberg

  11605. Anonymous: Have compassion please!

  11606. Betsy

  11607. Anonymous

  11608. Jenny Liang

  11609. Jennifer & Chad Sander

  11610. Rachel Prentice

  11611. Sandra Konta

  11612. Jeff Stark

  11613. Nancy Keim Comley

  11614. Felicja Channing: This is a gross violation of our human spirit, a will to live in the world. I hope that governments and other such powerful entities do not continue to harass innocent people out of fear. These people are entitled to due process, it is a human right.

  11615. Dylan Roberts: hoping to see these comrades freed.

  11616. Taylor Roesch

  11617. Anonymous: Representative Khazaee, we implore of you to please make every effort to see that these young people return home. They are a pure symbol of passion and tolerance of all cultures and communities. Their only purposes were that of exploration and education; their imprisonment only fosters intolerance and squelches the very purpose and mission that is the intention of your position.

  11618. Anonymous

  11619. Roderick Lapid: More needs to be done to get this in the public consciousness. I wish I knew what to do to help.

  11620. dave dressman

  11621. Tracy Rapplin

  11622. Genevieve Guertin: Iran, please free these young people. They did nothing but be curious about the world they live in and go on a simple walk in a place with which they were unfamiliar. I understand that a country must protect its borders, but it will serve no purpose - nor afford any strategic advantage - to punish these people in this way. Please show off your good will to the rest of the world and free Sarah, Shane and Josh so that they can go home and see their families again.

  11623. Kimia Haddadan: Every time that somebody talks to me about these hikers being detained in Iran, I feel ashamed. I feel responsible that the country that represents my nationality is harming innocent people. I wish for a day to come that the word "Iran" doesn't bring up bad memories among people of the world.

  11624. Jennifer Milam

  11625. Erin Mendoza: Please let them go.

  11626. Jerusalem E. White: I am praying for their safe release in Yahshua’s name.

  11627. Jeffrey R. Heller Jr.: I am a Philosophy student at San Francisco Community College in California. My logic professor, Mr. Graves, made us aware today, 4/26/10, of this unfortunate misunderstanding. Shane Bauer was "one of [his] best students." Shane Bauer graduated from University of California Berkeley with honors and received a degree in War and Peace Time Studies. I severely doubt that this individual is an agent of ANY covert organization. Shane, for the entirety of his adult life, has shown nothing but respect, compassion, and care for no particular faction save that of human beings. Please find cause to incorporate wisdom in your decisions, and to not perpetuate the arrogance of our own.

  11628. luke wells

  11629. Tyler: Please free Shane, Sarah and Josh!

  11630. Hilary Singer

  11631. Anonymous: Please, do the right thing and release Josh, Sarah and Shane.

  11632. Nigel beck

  11633. Henriette Boom

  11634. Jonathan Stegall

  11635. Nathan Frandino: This is sickening. The U.S. government needs to take action now. How long will it be before the suffering of these hikers ends? What kind of compassion does the U.S. have if these hikers continue to be detained? Quit playing games with the Iranian government and find a way to free these good people.

  11636. Orion Zangara: Please release these innocent people. Their families need them.

  11637. Erica Torres

  11638. Robyn: We'd appreciate your compassion by extending a little grace and releasing our friends.

  11639. Alvin Meyer

  11640. Anonymous

  11641. Shannon Frawley

  11642. Sam Lowery

  11643. Jordan Beall

  11644. Melissa

  11645. Patrick Linn: Please, release these young people!

  11646. Kathi Coleman Wilson: Sending prayers and love

  11647. Anonymous

  11648. Derek Moluf: At the very least, the government of Iran should obey its own laws. These hikers have been charged with illegal border crossing, and, in Iran, the punishment for that is a fine, not indefinite imprisonment. The government of Iran must obey and enforce its own laws. If it doesn't, its laws will become meaningless.

  11649. Terry Armstrong

  11650. Anne Hoblitt: Human rights above political standoffs!

  11651. Nancy Fu

  11652. Natalie Karneef

  11653. Anonymous

  11654. David Morrison

  11655. Anonymous

  11656. Marc Silverstein

  11657. Tony Asimakopoulos

  11658. Alexa Amin

  11659. Sarah McDonald

  11660. Anonymous: we are praying for the safe return of shane, sarah and josh

  11661. Cole Cottin

  11662. Anonymous

  11663. Theodore Coords: You know they aren't spies. You are just trying to use them for puposes that are wrong. Act civilized.

  11664. Carolyn Roundey

  11665. Anonymous

  11666. Stephanie Finigan

  11667. Llary Zang

  11668. Sara Rogalla

  11669. Anonymous

  11670. Anonymous

  11671. Dalton Parker: Let them go, Why prolong this?

  11672. Anonymous

  11673. Anonymous

  11674. Anonymous

  11675. Anonymous: Please, our world has so many troubles, please free these hikers so that we can all concentrate on helping those in great need.

  11676. Craig Wright

  11677. Marcia Koenig

  11678. Anonymous: I really want them free as much as the moms do because its not right

  11679. Anonymous: These hikers deserve to be freed and to return to their homes and their families!!

  11680. Amy Augustine

  11681. Barbara White

  11682. Marlynn Silver

  11683. Anonymous

  11684. Ryann M.

  11685. Andrew S. Higgins

  11686. Alexia Neonakis

  11687. Kyle Carson: Forgive them for their mistake and let them go home!

  11688. Anonymous

  11689. Tory Hyndman: Please see the truth of this story as they were simply enjoying the beauty of your country and by accident crossed the unmarked border. They came to your country to experience the culture and see the beautiful country, not for any illegal actions. May they enjoy freedom again, which is the right of every living creature, and allow them to return to their life of peace and happiness.

  11690. Marineide Camara: I hope that the God that iranian people belives comes with all strength and make them understand that they don´t have the right to arrest innocent people. The sun rises for everyone, we don´t have to ask for Iranian Government´s mercy, but yes ask them to do what is right FREE THE HIKERS,nobody can control the world, they were just traveling on the earth that Live created for everyone. Iran let them back home, let us believe that Iranian government respect human rights

  11691. Brad Mallett: I pray that Shane, Sarah, and Josh will be released swiftly and can come home to their families as soon as possible.

  11692. Anonymous

  11693. maryam

  11694. Erin Pillman

  11695. susan witz: Please work with the families and the government representatives to resolve this conflict amicably & quickly, please.

  11696. Elaine Zecher

  11697. Suzanne Boxer-Gassman: These young people intended no harm. They need to be released.

  11698. Anonymous

  11699. Robin Spindt: People should be free to travel around the world - and other people should leave them alone

  11700. lida: A teacher from Iran:many people in iran and I know they are innocent but our goverment....

  11701. Audrey Ginsburg: These young people are innocent. They did not do anything wrong. Please send them back to their families and friends.

  11702. Linda Kauvar

  11703. Anonymous

  11704. Mary Abrums

  11705. Robyn: Please do what's right -- it's the humanitarian and compassionate thing to do, given the innocence of these young people.

  11706. hooman

  11707. Melissa Di Rito: Please free the Sarah, Shane and Josh now! May they safely find their way back to their families and loved ones. My thoughts are with you.

  11708. Darlene Motley

  11709. Iraj: Please let the hikers free

  11710. Anonymous

  11711. Mary E French

  11712. Francesca Fiorentini

  11713. Jaspreet Singh, Esq.

  11714. Anonymous: I hope you find in your heart the kidness to release those youngsters.

  11715. Lizzy Doe

  11716. Nick Peterson

  11717. Shannon McCool: Please let these hikers go and let them reunite with their families!

  11718. todd lazar

  11719. Julie Cook

  11720. Justin R. Blum

  11721. Kriss Eckenrode

  11722. Mohsen

  11723. Marsha Blum: These are also G-d's children, please afford them the same consideration as you would to your own children. Thank you very much.

  11724. Anonymous

  11725. Megan Summers

  11726. Eva Carter: They will be coming home soon i have been praying for them and i know many others as well. Dear lord we put this whole situation in your hands please soften the hearts of the officials to release them. Please give them strength during this storm please show them you are there . Thank you lord for hearing my prayer and thank you for all the answered prayer you have already done for me and my family. In Jesus name AMEN

  11727. Jan Tervydis

  11728. Kevin O\'Connor

  11729. Lisa Geller: Please release these innocent hikers

  11730. Nathan Hill: Free them now!!!

  11731. Stephen Slater

  11732. azar

  11733. John Ragan

  11734. Dennis Grey

  11735. Pooneh Navab

  11736. Steve: When I was at UC (Berkeley and Davis) in the 70's/80's, Iranians of varying political persuasions were fellow students. One did not question their motivations. I urge you, fairness for the hikers!

  11737. Tatiana Subbotin: There is no reason for this detainment. The hikers should be released immediately as they meant no harm.

  11738. Anonymous

  11739. Laura Worobetz: I am the 11,686th to send hope and wishes for a compassionate release of the three hikers.

  11740. Elizabeth Jardina

  11741. Martha Brickey

  11742. Amy Machnak

  11743. Molly

  11744. Anonymous

  11745. Andrew McNamara

  11746. Ellen Gallagher

  11747. Eric

  11748. Drew Bennett

  11749. Friedrich Schulte-Hillen

  11750. Anonymous

  11751. Sam Hanna

  11752. Josh Lynch: This is a heart-wrenching story. I can imagine myself in their shoes. We must do what we can to make sure these three are released.

  11753. Hfelknor: C'mon Iran. they rather obviously are not spies. Show us that Islam really is a religion of peace.

  11754. Elizabeth de Rham

  11755. Anonymous

  11756. Jonas Ecke

  11757. Brent Armendinger

  11758. Sepehr

  11759. Michael Wong: These three people have worked hard to support peace, a clean environment, and other progressive causes. The Iranian government must know this out by now, so they have no justification to claim these three are spies. They should be released immediately.

  11760. Hannah Clayton

  11761. Deepak limbu: please free the innocent. its just the matter of where they are born but we are same we are human, we can love and we have family. please forget the anger and dont put the anger on them they were only visiting nature . just forget about the lines and rules people made and think about the mankind and this earth as one. please

  11762. Anonymous

  11763. Darrin F Moore

  11764. Tara Whelan

  11765. Anthony Van Pham

  11766. Anonymous

  11767. Anonymous: God bless you

  11768. Alexa Markley

  11769. Anonymous

  11770. Anonymous

  11771. Anonymous

  11772. Susan Olshuff

  11773. David Cheney: Please show the American people, and the people of the world, that Iran and their government are Ambassadors for Peace by releasing Sarah, Shane, and Josh. This gesture would be a great step for Iran in convincing the world that they support peace.

  11774. Bruce DeBoskey

  11775. Ardalaan Peeroozi: It is shameful there is no mention of the hikers in the US media. I do not see any difference between their plight and that of the American hostages for 444 days back in 1980-1981. Shame on the US government and the media.

  11776. Steve Morse

  11777. thanh nguyen

  11778. Rachel

  11779. Anonymous: Please let them come home. They have done nothing wrong.

  11780. Patrick Lincoln

  11781. Anonymous

  11782. Javier Medrano: Why have there been no diplomatic attempts with Iran to free our people?

  11783. Amanda Angelotti

  11784. Max Silver

  11785. Donagh Davis

  11786. Regina Marotto

  11787. Laura DiGiulio

  11788. Anonymous

  11789. mark hefflinger

  11790. Kimberly Miles

  11791. Anonymous

  11792. Kathryn Colasanti: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh come home.

  11793. kimberly mishoe

  11794. Patrice Lindstrom

  11795. Anonymous

  11796. Jean Tepperman

  11797. hoyt fay: My heart goes to their families and friends. Both governments should use all their power to release these students!

  11798. Anonymous

  11799. Raymond S. Puzio

  11800. Alicia Moore

  11801. Anonymous

  11802. Anonymous

  11803. Peter Secrist: Let these people go home ...

  11804. Neil Satterlund: We'll get you out as soon as we can.

  11805. Lisa Whitlock

  11806. Annie Parker

  11807. Jeremy Gowell: I'm praying that the Islamic Republic of Iran will show compassion and release you as soon as possible.

  11808. Bruce Kelley: The US should stand up for their citizens, now!!

  11809. Mykl Friend

  11810. Anonymous: Prove the world wrong and show your humanity!!

  11811. Terri Lawson

  11812. Brandon Meyers

  11813. Evan Cohen

  11814. anne Buigues

  11815. Anonymous: Please allow all three to return to their families as a goodwill gesture.

  11816. Fr. Hugo Franca: Peace!

  11817. Anonymous

  11818. Anonymous

  11819. osvaldo lucca: Please let these innocent individuals go.

  11820. Shanna Price

  11821. Doron Comerchero: I wish to formally ask the Iranian Government to release these people as a gesture of their power.

  11822. Efrat Gavriel

  11823. Jesse Mejia

  11824. Anonymous

  11825. Anonymous

  11826. Mahtab

  11827. Roni Lipstein: It seems to me that the police department in Iran and anywhere for that matter, have much more serious individuals whom the greater citizenship {of any location} would require protection from, than 3 innocent kids on a hiking vacation trip whom accidently wandered over an unKNOWn, unseen border line.
    There are many other viable negotiating tools I AM assured can BE found for whatever objectives are in place, other than the lives, health & well BEing of 3 young individuals, and let's face it......it really isn't great PR NOW, is it.....
    It would seem to me that it IS in the best interest of ALL concerned that these INNOCENT individuals be SET FREE and returned HOME to their FAMILIES where they SHOULD BE.
    Blessedly BE

  11828. Marvi Pruitt

  11829. Shruti Nagar

  11830. Lyndal Bale

  11831. an unknown Iranian: please free the hikers as soon as possible.

  11832. Sofie van Veen

  11833. Jane Cutting

  11834. Priya Gopalakrishnan: Please, show some compassion towards Shane, Sarah and Josh.
    Best,
    Priya

  11835. Ross Hurlbert: Prayers and thoughts.

  11836. Nora Meyers

  11837. Shonnie Ball

  11838. Marco DiMaccio

  11839. Jonathan Maberry: Using kids as pawns in the game of politics is vile. Iran -do the right thing and send those kids home to their parents!

  11840. Anonymous

  11841. Nancy Allan

  11842. Nik Ortman

  11843. Catalina Romero

  11844. Samuel Burris DeBoskey

  11845. J. Adam Milgram

  11846. Anonymous

  11847. Michael McBrearty

  11848. Jennifer J. L. Timmons: Please allow your compassion and humanity to come forth towards your fellow human beings. Shane, Sarah, and Josh meant no harm to ANYONE. They are all about promoting peace and understanding, and had no intention of entering Iran.

  11849. Rob Manauis: Support human rights and social justice! Be the change you wish to see in the world!

  11850. Darcy Allen

  11851. Anonymous: Please release these innocent kids.

  11852. Gillian SCHEMBRI

  11853. kate neuman

  11854. Anonymous: Please for the sake of all humanity, free the hikers who meant no harm. Search deep into your hearts and know that your own children could make a similar mistake and we too, would be asking for their freedom as well. Blessing on the hikers heads, and yours as well if you allow them freedom. Please we beg you for this.

  11855. Li Cornfeld

  11856. Anonymous

  11857. Dominica Bartlett: Please let them go free

  11858. Amy Weiss

  11859. Amanda Meyer

  11860. Sandra Johnson

  11861. Amanda E

  11862. Darlene Schwartz

  11863. Anonymous

  11864. Anonymous

  11865. Viviane GAD: nothing more than what had be said or wrotten, just, to the responsables: let them free and iranian people with them

  11866. Anonymous

  11867. Bruce Tarin

  11868. Anonymous

  11869. Jane Taylor: Please let Shane, Sarah and Josh home to their family and friends

  11870. Anonymous

  11871. Sandy Hinding

  11872. Shannon

  11873. Abby Miller

  11874. Cathy Kerbert: I am praying for the release of Josh, Sarah, and Shane. Please know that there are millions of people in the world praying for your release!!! We don't all know you but we know that you did not wish ill will to Iran in any way. I pray that the Iranian government will do the right thing and release you very quickly. May God be with you: Josh, Sarah, and Shane! God Bless you. Please know that people will continue to press for your release so please try to stay strong.

  11875. Deena A. Miller: I hope your minds have found a level of peace in the middle of this unbelievable situation.

  11876. Alison Dalton Smith

  11877. thomas f duchen: May wisdom prevail,send the hikers home and may there be peace on Earth for all people.

  11878. barbara kataisto: please free the hikers

  11879. Patrick Adams

  11880. Anonymous

  11881. Gibb Taylor: Please do the right thing and let them return to their homes.

  11882. Peter Taylor

  11883. Michael Peters

  11884. Anonymous: i beleive there innocent: please release them!!!

  11885. Alina Gallo

  11886. Anonymous: let them go home.

  11887. Eliza Taylor: Please let them return home. These innocent students do not deserve to be detained because of a mistake that could have happened to anyone.

  11888. Lauren

  11889. Edie Rathbone

  11890. George V Corr: This is an absolute travesty. Politicians using people as pawns yet again! My thoughts are with the 3 kids.

  11891. Whitney Patterson

  11892. Jeff Chagnon

  11893. Cynthia Weatherford

  11894. Rachel S: PLEASE FREE THEM! This breaks my heart.

  11895. Anonymous: Please let them return safely to their families.

  11896. Prachi Patel

  11897. Anonymous

  11898. Katie Light

  11899. Priya Patel

  11900. Aly Kohlmeyer: I pray daily for their release!

  11901. Neal Grasdalen

  11902. Anonymous: To claim these 3 hikers had another motive than just vacationing (hiking) is ridiculous.

    The whole world is waiting for you to release these hikers. They are being used as pawns in a political game you have with the U.S.

    Allah is just and merciful and does not discriminate by citizenship.

    To honor Allah is to release these hikers.

  11903. olivia greene

  11904. Elaine Selsberg

  11905. Anonymous

  11906. Rose Lynn Abesamis-Bell

  11907. Mark S. Miller: Adding the fate of these students to the greater issues dividing the United States and the Government of Iran harms these young people while providing no benefit to their captors. People across the globe can see that while overly adventurous and perhaps even a little foolhardy, these students do NOT belong in prison. Free them now!

  11908. Anonymous

  11909. Karen Leigh

  11910. Melodye Feldman: As a mother I ask that you free these 3 young people and allow them to return to their families who miss them. I do not know the hikers personally but as a mother I know the pain and fear that dwell in the hearts of their mothers and family members. Please allow them to return safely and quickly to their families.

  11911. Nina Dillon

  11912. Isabella Morton: This is horrible. Free these innocent people.

  11913. Anonymous

  11914. Natascia Boeri

  11915. Kevin Slinker

  11916. Paul Hargrave

  11917. Anonymous: Please release Sarah, Shane, and Josh. The detaining of these innocent individuals without due process is inhumane. I hope the Iranian government will be able to open their hearts to their plight and do what is right and just.

  11918. Larry DeMuth

  11919. Heather Carreiro

  11920. Anonymous

  11921. Sarah Magaziner

  11922. Sam Van Wetter

  11923. Elizabeth Karsh

  11924. Luis Cisneros

  11925. Charlotte Daher

  11926. Richard Szeluga

  11927. Febrya Amanda

  11928. Katie Dougherty

  11929. Nani O. Aspinwall: If possible, I think as many people as possible should write, hand-written letters to the president of Iran, signing with our name, then, Americans United for Peace. We need to create, in our country, a group of Americans United for Peace, that crosses party lines and we need to be brave in doing this. If we flooded the Iranian government with letters they might realize we are united in our wishes for peace. Let me know if there is a place to write & let me know what more I can do to help. Thanks

  11930. Michelle Salazar: There is no excuse for the neglect taking place here. I am saddened by the inaction of all who are directly involved in seeing that these three receive the treatment that they are entitled to as human beings.

  11931. Kimberly Samuels

  11932. D. Shifflett: I've been following this sad story since it happened. As a mother of 3 children, I feel for the families of the students and I can't imagine the fear and desperation the students must feel. Whatever infractions the Iranian government thinks were committed by these three have certainly been paid for with the time they've been detained. This political game by the government is unworthy to the wonderful and beautiful friends I've known from Iran - even as I am ashamed of our government at times, I know that Iranians with kind hearts must also be ashamed of this situation.

  11933. Anonymous

  11934. Ibby Caputo

  11935. Jenna Reshea Parker: Praying for their release and safety!

  11936. Leah Coiro: This is a chance for the Iranian government to show strength of character and good will, if they will release these innocent people.

  11937. Steve Summers: The Iranian government should realize that this is an opportunity for them to show their fundamental goodwill. That will be more benefit to them than using these people as political pawns.

  11938. Anonymous

  11939. Anonymous

  11940. Anonymous

  11941. Fabein Gamez

  11942. Anne McGrath: Read about your plight in OUTSIDE, stay strong, faith will see you home!

  11943. Thomas Fruge\'

  11944. Rebecca Matysiak

  11945. Jana Thompson: Release them!!! May God bless and keep you on your safe
    return home...

  11946. Grace Heimerle-Warthan

  11947. Anonymous

  11948. Sam Curtis

  11949. Marnie Sadri: My name is Marnie Sadri and my education and experience is in Social Work. My husband is Iranian American, a university professor, and part of the Iranian reform movement. I am emeshed in this wonderful culture but deeply troubled by the Iranian government. Clearly, these three youth are only students - what political motive could they have? By retaining these young students, the Iranian government is further isolating their country from the rest of the world. We can begin to mend our differences when Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal are released from prison, with apologies from the Iranian government.

  11950. Stacia Sebura

  11951. Aubrey Olmscheid

  11952. Laura MacDonald: Please understand that this is a misunderstanding. Your compassion is appreciated.

  11953. Kelley Uthe: Releasing Sarah, Josh and Shane would be a merciful and compassionate gesture that their families and friends would appreciate.

  11954. Joshua McClenahan

  11955. Kasa Wahl: Our representatives need to take action. There is not enough being done!! Free these three kids and send them home!

  11956. Amanda D.

  11957. Anonymous: For the love of humanity, release these innocent individuals.

  11958. Donald Moss

  11959. Colleen Stewart: Praying for your health, spirit, safety and immediate release. xoxo

  11960. Anonymous

  11961. Lynne

  11962. Dave Kasper

  11963. Stephanie Goodner

  11964. Tim Tesmer: Iran: please stop using these students as political pawns and release these hikers who made an innocent mistake IMMEDIATELY!

  11965. Anonymous

  11966. Anonymous: Let them go. I'm a father and I would be in anguish over this too! People make mistakes, get lost etc... Let them go!

  11967. Jeffrey Leech: This is not about politics it is about Mothers wanting their children back Please release them!!!!

  11968. Joyce Walker

  11969. Maura Williott: Please return our friends.

  11970. Anonymous

  11971. Anita Drydale

  11972. Kathy Walling: They did nothing wrong. Admit your mistake and release them.

  11973. Elizabeth Mobley

  11974. Beth Yoder-Balla

  11975. Tracy Gogel

  11976. Bonny Farr: Please free these young people, or at least, let them see their families.

  11977. Angela Callier: I used to think there was no greater agony than to watch your child suffer. I was wrong. Knowing your child is suffering, but not being with your child to, at the very least, offer comforting words and actions, must be a terrible Hell. I would beseech the Iranian Government to end this agony, this suffering. President Ahmaninejad alone holds the power to end this now. He can show the world what a compassionate leader should do by releasing these young people immediately. The world is watching you, President Ahmadinejad. Show the world that Iran is not a country without hope. Show the world you have a heart.

  11978. Amy Lovett

  11979. Kristen Carpenter

  11980. Daun Holdmeyer

  11981. Anonymous

  11982. Anonymous

  11983. Anonymous

  11984. Barbara Gallagher: My thoughts and prayers go out to these three young people and to their families; especially to their mothers with Mother's day this weekend I can't even imagine the pain that they are feeling! Be strong and keep believing.

  11985. Ken Patton: Once again the Iranian demonstrates that they lack the capacity to act as an enlightened, civilized entity. Their ignorance knows no bounds. As long as that regime remains in control of the country, Iran shall remain lost in the Dark Ages.

  11986. julie

  11987. Jason Attard: Mercy for the children of God.

  11988. Julie Rosen: If Iran is truly the rational and civilized nation it claims to be, then do the rational and civilized thing and release these young, American citizens back to their families and their homeland immediately.

  11989. Jamie Baron: You are all in my heart and prayers. God Bless~

  11990. Anonymous

  11991. Marshall Trammell

  11992. Anonymous: Dear Iran, the whole world is watching and will see what you do, choose wisely.

  11993. Barbara Tanner: My heart goes out to you.

  11994. Adrian Holman: Keep the pressure on Iran. They haven't won a war in 2,500 years. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/5163710-three-american-hikers-detained-in-iran-for-over-six-months

  11995. Carol Dial

  11996. Anonymous

  11997. Susan Betterly: Please free these young people whose only crime was wanting to see and learn about a country and culture different from their own. They have certainly been punished more than enough at this point.

  11998. Mike Thomas

  11999. Anonymous: Detaining innocent civilizations is never good foreign policy.

  12000. Krystina Karcz: This is just a human's rights violation.

  12001. Julie Cook: God Bless you all on Mother's Day.

  12002. Robyn

  12003. Helen Rooker: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh...they never meant to cross the border...prayers go out to these innocent people with much love...

  12004. Genah Walton

  12005. Alexis Hauswirth: As a parent, I can't imagine what their mother's are going through, please have some compassion and allow them to return home!

  12006. September Dunst

  12007. Diane Weckman: Listen to your heart - send Shane, Sarah and Josh home to their families! You have nothing to lose and much to gain by showing great compassion.

  12008. Rachel Ross

  12009. Anonymous

  12010. Randy Fyock: Please let them go.

  12011. Ashley Dobos

  12012. Anonymous: Please be merciful and let these children go.

  12013. Karen King: Please return them home safely to their families.

  12014. Brandon LaVerne: “Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.” - Iranian prophet

  12015. Nicole Fotheringham: Please show compassion.

  12016. Michael Anderson

  12017. Ryan Murray: Please FREE these people.

  12018. swetha Polamreddy

  12019. Anonymous

  12020. McPeak family

  12021. Anonymous

  12022. Cheryl Ramsey Brooks: I am praying for their safe return.

  12023. Anonymous: Praying ...

  12024. Stacy Rumler

  12025. Anonymous

  12026. Max Sadeghi: What I don't understand is why you would allow your children to go hiking in a country which we are at war with, and on the boarder with another country that we have no diplomatic relations with? and have major problems with. My heart goes out to the mom's and families of these 3 youths. If I were you, I would make a photo album with every picture, diploma, and life history of these kids and send a copy to Iran to show officials who they really are. I pray for you all and I hope this resolved soon & they are released to come home to their families. I hope this is a lesson for all hikers and adventurous people, to not take unnecessary risks by hiking and exploring in dangerous parts of the world. What if they got hurt? there's no 911, there no hiking rescue agencies. People need to really think before taking this kinds of risky expeditions that really NOT worth it. I hope my comments don't rub anyone the wrong way. I've been following this story from the first day and it really bothers me and I can't do anything about it, I guess, except vent here :(

  12027. Anonymous

  12028. Anonymous

  12029. Adele hipsky

  12030. Dahlia Norry

  12031. Anonymous

  12032. Sharron Benson: I pray for the safe return of these wonderful young people.

  12033. Finbar Casey

  12034. Amanda Cazort

  12035. Anonymous: Please let the hikers go home to their families.

  12036. Micheal Seibel: This is not right and they know it. Let the innocent go.

  12037. henry ciccarelli: GOD Bless these men & woman, hoping 4 a safe return 2 the U>S>

  12038. mary huddson

  12039. Dani Cohen

  12040. charles skaggs: Please release them as a humanitarian gesture. They mean no harm nor ever intended to harm Iran.

  12041. Anonymous

  12042. James Newton: Iran, it's time to now step forward and show a little humanity. Let these kids go. They have done your republic no harm.

  12043. Neil Tripp

  12044. Ron and Marilyn Leonard: They need to free the hikers with our delay! If George W. Bush was in the White House or Sarah Palin they would already be FREE!

  12045. Robert Jarrett

  12046. Barbie Osborne: I do not know any of the hikers, but as a Mom, I respectfully request the Iranian government to release these 3 "children" into their parents care. If one of your children were being held in a foreign country, you would be doing everything possible to secure their release, please do the same for these people.

  12047. Brad Leonard: I hope Shane, Sarah, and Josh are released and home to the U.S. soon. Sorry they are being used as political pawns on an issue that is far larger then three teens hiking in the middle east who got lost. I am sure the Iranians will realize that this is not going to give them leverage with regard to their nuclear ambitions.

  12048. Danny Hopper: we are all gods children, no matter what race we are, no matter where we was born, he loves us all to free these brothers and sister to us all ( even all of you in Iran ) is godly act of kindness

  12049. Todd Carr

  12050. Anonymous: these young adults need to be returned to their mothers especially today Mother's DAY THESE MOTHERS NEED TO GET THEIR VISA TO GO SEE THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTER ESPECIALLY TODAY MOTHER'S DAY

  12051. Jennifer Morton: I am a mother of 4. I can't even imagine losing my children to a foreign country. After all this time, I feel they are now Hostages. The U.S. needs to do more. I pray for their release and I pray for the mothers that God may give them strength through this very difficult time.

  12052. Kyleigh Kuschel

  12053. Anonymous: Please release these hikers, who innocently crossed your borders by mistake. It is inhumane to keep them in prison away from their families. Please show mercy on these young people as you would want someone to show your children mercy.

  12054. Rosemary Rodriguez: I just saw on the news the mothers of the hikers, and my heart was broken. The Iranian government should take into consideration their stories, but then again they do not even have mercy for their own people. Good Luck to to hikers, hope they are reunited with their families soon!

  12055. Val Batts: It is time to put the Politics aside and let these kids come home. The President of Iran has the authority to make this happen. He knows that we will not rest until Sarah, Shane and Josh are all home.

  12056. Annette Carpenter: Praying for their release.

  12057. Bonnie Linenweber

  12058. Brian Naughton: Our President Obama needs to stop giving credence to illegal immigrants and do what is needed to free these 3 Americans. They are citizens of the United States and they deserve the attention to be freed from our president. These 3 Americans deserve daily attention from our liberal media instead of giving all their attention to lies and biased journalism.

  12059. michael marlow: stop the hate that you seam to enjoy, it will backfire..[ direced to iran leaders ]

  12060. Jennifer Cox

  12061. Philip Duggan: Government of Iran: Please do the right thing, Free The Hikers.

  12062. Joe: I ask the Iranian government to please release the hikers. They mean no harm to the anyone in your country. The release of Josh, Sarah Shane will show good faith to not only the good people of Iran, but the entire world. Please release them to their families.

  12063. Anonymous

  12064. Kristin Pelletti: My prayers go out to Shane, Sarah & Josh along with their families and friends. This is an unfortunate mistake that they are paying dearly for. As someone else commented....let this be a lesson to others. As beautiful as these countries are they are not safe - especially for Americans.

  12065. Kristin Gentles: I respectfully hope the Islamic Republic of Iran will release these three young adults as soon as possible. Also I respectfully hope the Islamic Republic of Iran will allow at least one more phone call to their families. I will pray for these hikers to get the phone calls, be updated on their case, and be released as soon as possible.

  12066. Anonymous: A United States service member and police officer asking for a humane release of Shane, Sarah and Josh. I understand that not all countries recognize the same legal system that we do in the US, but this has been too long and these innocent people need to be released to their families. I would not expect something like this out of Iran.

  12067. Jo Jacobson: Why is this not a topic on a daily basis with our Government and what they are doing to remedy this?

  12068. Anthony Hammond: You have three of America's children.... Not yours to keep. Send them home

  12069. Lynda Haws: Shane,Josh and Sarah are American children......release them and send them home.

  12070. Joan Finazzi: Please have compassion for these young adults.

  12071. dee kaye morris: Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh. The world envisions peace, love and respect for all human beings, change your thinking Iranian government, and it will change for the good of ALL...including the world you live in everyday!!

  12072. Peter Mack: Our administration needs to step up to the plate and get these people returned to the States. The sentence of Ten months for being stupid is quite enough!

  12073. James Lee

  12074. Nikol: I just learned that these wonderful three people are missing. I hope with all my heart that they come home soon. I respect the president of Iran but i would also like to know why you would think these three people entered Iran on purpose. Im very sure it was a mistake.Please bring these 3 people back to their homes.

  12075. Dennis Finn: Mothers day 2010 what a great day to at least allow these kids communication with their families.
    I hope their release would follow and that the iranian people would also see the sense in doing
    that. Thank you.

  12076. scott a. walker: I hope and pray that the young Americans will be released in the near future. Is there anything the U.S. Gov.can do to help them gain their freedom?

  12077. Cheryl: Love One Another..Let Go Let God... in the end when its our time to go..We remember all the Love in our lives..Time is preceouses... Dont take one another for granted ..Just ...LOVE...Compassion is Key to All humanity..Please let them come Home

  12078. Chuck Davis: I hope that the Iranian government will soon realize that these people/hikers made a simple mistake by getting lost and that they should be returned to their families as soon as possible. By releasing these people the world would see what great mercey and compassion that Iran possesses towards the human race.

  12079. Sammy Dominguez: Please to the right thing and relese the hikers.

  12080. Bryan Dufilie

  12081. Tammy Dominguez

  12082. Kathreen Lauper

  12083. Larry Sisk: Iran is supposed to be on the UN Human Rights Council, yet they deny these kids any rights. What a shame for the people of Iran. FREE THE INNOCENT KIDS!!

  12084. Penny Bowsher: Show some good will and do the right thing, these kids are no threat to you or your country, think if they were your kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12085. Cody Lamison

  12086. Judy Slaugh: Please release the hikers. No harm was meant when they accidentally crossed over to Iran. Being a hiker myself, I understand how this could easily happen. Thank you for your consideration of this most important matter.

  12087. Mother Theresia: Today is Mothers Day. President Obama should get involve and free these kids. What kind of Muslin President do we have?

  12088. Emily Krecke

  12089. Lisa Wright: Forceably praying for you... Iran will pay, one way or the other.

  12090. Dianne DiBiasi: Please free our young American Hikers. Our thoughts and prayers are for them and thier famililes. It has been almost 10 mos. They were hiking and that is all. They need to be sent home where they belong.

  12091. Catherine Keement: Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for a quick release.

  12092. Anonymous

  12093. Janet Hensley

  12094. Anonymous

  12095. Anonymous: FREE THE HIKERS!

  12096. Jovita Rivera

  12097. Anonymous

  12098. Joshua Murphy

  12099. Anonymous

  12100. Anonymous: Please let these kids come home to thier family!

  12101. Lynn Ryan: As a mother - please do not hold our children captive because of the governmental politics. These kids meant no harm - they just got lost. Please send them home to their families.

  12102. AJ Caves

  12103. Gail Bousum

  12104. BJ Caves

  12105. Anonymous

  12106. Caroline Deonarine: He shall cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shalt thou trust. Psalm 91:4

  12107. Anonymous: Please free these young people now!!

  12108. Joan Fennell

  12109. Lauri Waldvogel: Please let the families reunite with their children as soon as possible. We beg of you to free them. I do not know them, but as a mother, I understand the pain that the families are going through without their children. They clearly meant no harm, I believe that has been established. Again, please release the to their families. Thank you, in advance, for your compassion.

  12110. Craig W: Please release these children to their families.

  12111. Marion L. Nguli

  12112. Anonymous

  12113. Patricia Roach

  12114. Maddy Sulliman

  12115. Randy W. Sandberg: From every perspective this looks like Shane, Sarah, and Josh were simply hiking around and meant no one any harm. Please see it in your hearts to understand this and send them home.

  12116. Kris Wilson: Saw their story on CNN and will push this for the three Mothers on Mothers Day...

  12117. Janis R. Hite

  12118. Julie Powell: Please, Iran, make your people proud by doing the right thing: Release Josh, Sarah and Shane today. The world is watching.

  12119. Anonymous: Something must be done and done now. This has gone on for too long. If it were President Obama's children, would the situation be the same? Someone in a position of power has dropped the ball and needs to man up and take care of this!

  12120. Wendy Milton

  12121. Kimberly Churchill

  12122. Rick Cord: Please release Sarah,Shane and Josh. In advance, I thank you for this compassion.

  12123. Robin Skaskiw

  12124. Harry R Petersen: I am ready to take this action to the world courts. I had thought the president of Iran would have stepped in and released the kids by now.

  12125. Lauren Drew: It's not about politics, it's about three human lives.

  12126. Kathy Moll: they are young and made a stupid but innocent mistake. please don't penalize them any longer, let them come home to their families with the promise they will never travel in that part of the world again.

  12127. Jessica Mallar

  12128. Faith Lopez

  12129. Veronica: Please do the right thing, Iran. These 3 innocents are someone's beloved family members and friends.
    Never forget that we are all One family. Send them home soon.

  12130. Lynn pidgeon

  12131. Danielle Higgins

  12132. Nicholas Davenport

  12133. Susan Moray

  12134. Barbara Kalbli

  12135. Amanda McCall

  12136. Nilima Abrams

  12137. Julie Frost: You must understand this was an honest mistake. Please do the right thing and let them go.

  12138. Lynda L. Brown: Please, we beg you to release these children of God. They truly did not mean any harm to any person, place or thing. Please show the US the compassion, love and mercy that I know you have in your heart. The parents of these children are suffering. Please end this and send our children home. Sincerely, Lynda

  12139. Rocky Ellis: I JUST saw this on FOX news this morning. It is Mother's Day so I was so very touched and emotional for you all. I will continue to pray and do what I can as one man to help in any way. We need them home. Peace and Love be with all of you.

  12140. Jessica Harris

  12141. D. Thompson: You are in my prayers. I am so sorry you had to go through this terrible ordeal. Hope to see you home soon.

  12142. Steve T: Free Shane, Sarah and Josh!

  12143. KELLY BAROLI: GOD BLESS

  12144. Libby Grantham

  12145. Mark T: There should be no asking the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release these people. They did nothing wrong. Hey there Mr. Iranian President, grow a set and let these people come home. Yep, you got noticed with your your nuke bull###t and holding these people, now, let them come home. Absolutely, No Respect for you........ Mr.T

  12146. Jessica Pullins

  12147. ken senf

  12148. Katelyn Kerker

  12149. nina mincy

  12150. Heather Payne: Please show compassion to these kids and their families.

  12151. John Gardner: Do the right thing. Do what is right in God's eyes and free these people.

  12152. Mary Kosta

  12153. Kay Ellen Moncrief

  12154. ROGER HURDING: I hope the Iranian government will soon released Shane, Sarah and Josh to that they can return to their friends and families.

  12155. Anonymous

  12156. Doug Smiley

  12157. Sheryll Roznik

  12158. Robert Reed: As an Immigrant to the Great Country, known as the U.S.A., in 1965, I feel great sadness in the Knowledge that Young Innocents could be used Wickedly as "Pawns" in a climate of distrust between Sovereign nations.
    The Nation of Persia/Iran, has a great and wondrous history,In it's History, it has often recognised Injustice, and acted to prevent such------the present Government of Iran, by perpetuating Injustice, is doing a dis-service to it's History, and it's name.

  12159. Idreaner Causby: Please show your compassion and free the Hikers.

  12160. Anonymous: For Christ sake send these kids home, will Ya...
    So far no one has ask the Pope or Farrakan to get involve with the release and leave politics out.

  12161. Erin Adair Johnson

  12162. Kara Sjoblom-Bay

  12163. Paul Lenart: Holding these people for a navigational error only feeds the war-frenzy of reaction.

  12164. Eric Noya

  12165. Tim Betz

  12166. Sarah Jackson: Please release these innocent civilians.

  12167. Carson Wilcox:

  12168. Anonymous

  12169. Eleanor Arnold

  12170. Jennifer Macaluso

  12171. Alan Paradis

  12172. Tristan Husby

  12173. Mandii Miller: Please let them FREE! There is no need to have them there! Let them come home safely and be with there families and friends who miss them so much!!

  12174. Marcella S. Sullivan: Please show some mercy for what was an honest mistake when these three accidentally crossed into your country.
    What would you expect us to do if the roles were reversed?

  12175. Mr.Mike Keen: Mr.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: I appeal to the humanity that you must still have within you,these young people are not any type of threat to your country. It could have been you and i, say thirty or so years ago being held in some country for something we didnt do,Please release and personally insure their safe return to a nearby border country that is "friendly". He who shows mercy shall obtain mercy.

  12176. Roisin O\'Mara

  12177. Pam Yap

  12178. Anonymous: Please free the Hikers, Sarah, Shane, and, Josh.

  12179. Yana S: Free the innocent hikers!

  12180. Anonymous

  12181. Crystal Cutting

  12182. Anonymous: Please allow these innocent children to return home to their mothers.

  12183. Leigh Luster: My thoughts and prayers are with the families and the hikers in hopes they are let go very very soon un harmed !!

  12184. Alice Wang

  12185. Anonymous

  12186. Justin Wadlington: This is unacceptable. The Obama administration needs to get off their "high horse" of failing poll numbers, and do something in the name of America. We don't let our citizens be held hostages my foreign terrorists.

  12187. Anonymous

  12188. Jean Pennie

  12189. Bob Heraldo: pray

  12190. Debbie Aaron

  12191. Craig Hughes

  12192. Julienne DeMarsh: While the hikers are in detention provide them with immediate medical attention, to include that of medical experts of their own choosing. Provide them with attorneys of their own choice and immediate contact with their families. Charge them with an internationally recognizable offense and provide them with attorneys of their own choice. Release the hikers immediately.

  12193. Anonymous: Please let them free. These people were not involved in Iran politics. Show compassion.

  12194. Anonymous

  12195. Rich Boone

  12196. Bobbi Schellenberg

  12197. Matt M

  12198. Anonymous

  12199. Valari Beach

  12200. Frank E. Lane, M.D.: The detention and imprisonment of these innocent tourists by Iranian government officials is an affront to civilized & educated people around the world. It only strengthens the impression of Iran as a "rogue state"; A lawless, theocracy with criminal leaders hiding behind religion and officious blather.
    Free these innocent young people—allow them & their families to get on with their lives in peace.

  12201. Rebecca

  12202. riquie cosby

  12203. Breyanna Ames: How can the Iranian government sleep at night knowing that these young people are sitting in prison and have not been charged with any crimes. I hope the Iranian government finds mercy quickly and releases these young people! It is the right thing to do!

  12204. Marc Voynet: Iran, please free the hikers soon. Friends and family are missing them.

  12205. Bruce Turner

  12206. Marjune Iooss: We pray for their release.

  12207. Annette: Good luck!!!! Praying for them!!!

  12208. TORI YATES

  12209. Anonymous

  12210. Anonymous

  12211. Gina Lee: Praying that Iran shows compassion to these kids and their families

  12212. kareyanne: please free these 3 hikers!!!! sign this people !!!

  12213. Chelsea Spilman: May The Lord Almighty touch the hearts of Shane, Sarah and Josh, as well as the hearts of the Iranian government, to do God's will, and be moved to release them.

  12214. Leslie Briley

  12215. STACY: WISHING THE WORLD COULD BE MORE PEACEFUL AND WORRY ABOUT THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE.

  12216. Leslie Heltzen: Iran, please show compassion on Shane, Sara and Josh. They meant no harm to your country. Thank you.

  12217. Nancy Parr

  12218. Sylvia: Please return these children to their loved one.

  12219. Rob Brannigan

  12220. Steve Bendixen: The government needs to go in and get these people! They have suffered long enough!

  12221. Joe Nichol

  12222. Carolyne Key

  12223. Robert J. Pelican: I am asking as one child of God to another child of God.

  12224. Charles Lines, Jr.: This is such a terrible thing that has happenned to the three of you. I know that many of us here in the United States of America are praying for your release!!

  12225. Caitlin O\'Neill: Let these courageous 3 come home to their country & families who have abide your laws with the utmost respect. 10 months is long enough.

  12226. Michael Jon Baptiste: May the peace of Christ be with them!

  12227. RICKY GRAY: THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD AMERICAN,THEY SHOULD GIVE THEM RESPECT AND LET THEM FREE,IRAN IS BULLIES.

  12228. Phil Suhadolnik

  12229. Larry Velasco: Please be cordial about this obvious situation of these people not knowing exactly where they were. They have or had no intent of breaking any of your laws. Thank you.

  12230. Joan Skog

  12231. Jean Stef: Hoping the Iranian government will free these three hikers who unknowingly crossed the unmarked border with Iran. Sarah, Shane, Josh, your in our prayers for your parents to be able to vist and bring back home very soon.

  12232. Anonymous: These young travelers do not deserve to be held and should be released asap.

  12233. Anonymous: It is long past time to free these young people, especially since they have not been charged with anything!

  12234. Yvette Bowen: I pray Iran will do the right thing and send our young innocent people home. Have Faith in God.

  12235. Judy & Frank Grochowski

  12236. Alex Fobes

  12237. Anonymous

  12238. Tony Aitken: Please free these these three young adveturers - surely they have suffered enough!

  12239. Claudette Talbot: I am praying for them to come home with their families safely.

  12240. Wade Williams: Iran does not have the best reputation with the rest of the World. They have an opportunity to show us that they do have such human qualities as compassion and grace by letting these young people return home with their mothers. If this situation was reversed, their young people would have been sent home well before now. Do the right thing Iran! Let them go home!

  12241. Wade Williams: Iran does not have the best reputation with the rest of the World. They have an opportunity to do the right thing and show that they do have compassion and grace by letting these young people return home with their mothers. If this situation was reversed, the United States of America would have sent their young people home months ago. Do the right thing and let them go!

  12242. Laura Pace: I am praying for their safe and quick return!

  12243. BRANDON STANDRIDGE

  12244. Sarah Livesay

  12245. Anonymous: Glad to know that you are issuing Visa to the mothers. Do the right thing--let the kids go home with their mothers!

  12246. Darryl Mitteldorf

  12247. Cristina Keane

  12248. Rick Mitchell: EVERYONE is only Young Once! Please STOP the the Destruction, of the Youth, of these 3 Young People NOW!

  12249. Obama: Leave them there, what a bunch of dumb asses, going to one of the most dangerous areas of the world, what were they thinking, The parents have failed these dummies.

  12250. Jerome Martinez

  12251. Kathy Lyn

  12252. Marcia Bradley

  12253. Holly Osness

  12254. Danielle Ciccone

  12255. Craig Alsup: Please free these poor people.

  12256. Christopher Kane

  12257. Darius K. Tullis

  12258. Kristen Magers

  12259. Warren Plummer: Free these INNOCENT hikers!

  12260. Robert W. Brewer: This is truly an American tragedy.It is beyond comprehension why they are being treated so harshly.

  12261. John Gunlogson

  12262. Yvette M. Falzarine: One of the most ridiculous, outrageous, deplorable situations I've ever heard. Thoughts and prayers to Shane, Sara, Josh and their families.

  12263. michael r wiesner jr.: The government needs to get these people out or start locking up people from that country for no reason and see how they like it!! Korea started this shit and we americans need to finish it once and for all!! NOW!!

  12264. Megan Brady

  12265. Stacey Ferreira

  12266. Anonymous: I had a job in 1989 that was trying to separate me from my 5 year old son. I had a year's notice. I had anxiety attacks and I ended up with being diagnosed with bipolar and severe because of the stress that I may be separated from my son. We now have separation anxiety which he was treated for when we returned from the assignment. Please do not keep the families separated. It is a terrible feeling. It effects everyone long after the crisis is over.

  12267. Carolyn

  12268. Johna Taormina: To the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran: May compassion generate an uplifting within your heart.
    To Shane, Sarah and Josh: May you soon feel the sun once again dance upon your feet.

  12269. jerry: Father God in the name of Jesus I pray for the immediate release of Josh, Sarah, and Shane from the
    Iranian government. I give you all the prasie,glory and power Amen

  12270. Jeffrey Fried: Please stop using these innocent people as political pawns. You are losing, rather than gaining the respect, of the nations around you.

  12271. Susie B.

  12272. Joshua Knepper: Our government needs to step up and bring them home now.

  12273. Cindy Ellis: Please do the right and humane thing and let these young people out of jail. They made a mistake and did nothing wrong.

  12274. Katie Webb

  12275. Christine Crary: I too will keep a pryer vigil daily...

  12276. Dustin Ussery

  12277. Dannie Parrish: Mercy

  12278. Susan Moses

  12279. Denise Caze

  12280. Deke Parrott

  12281. Jesse T. Capps

  12282. Gary Ingram

  12283. Lola Walker: This has gone on long enough! Where is their "speedy" right to a trial....where is justice? Why is our government not intervening on their behalf?

  12284. Anonymous

  12285. Dan Tener

  12286. Doug Clifton: Three lost souls for a world of good will. Seems like a good trade to me.

  12287. Nora Nell Hamburge

  12288. Tom McQueen: Iran...do the right thing and free Josh, Sarah, & Shane and return them to their families.

  12289. Jimmy Steuck

  12290. Erik Hetzner

  12291. KAREN FISCHBACHER: Please release Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, Josh Fattal ~ these U.S. citizens pose no threat to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

  12292. Ryan Salay

  12293. Anonymous: Set them free, these people aren't danger to you. They are not spies. Thanks for you listening ear

  12294. Bobby Intharaksa: An innocent mistake should not cost these young people 9 months of their lives. Please allow them to come home and be reunited with their families.

  12295. Chris Burke

  12296. PHILIP PLUMBO

  12297. scott brooks

  12298. Anonymous

  12299. Isa Abdul Lateef: follow the exmale of Iman Ali and his house hold and free these people

  12300. Anonymous: Shane, Sarah and Josh...my thoughts are with you. As a mother and a grandmother of my own young people I feel for you and your families. And I make a sincere appeal to those in Iran who can help you in your plight. With sincere love and hope. Yours Blanche Fowler

  12301. Kendra Webb

  12302. Christa Fuerst: I hope that the Iranian government will have compassion on these people and release them soon.

  12303. David Collins: DID YOU FIND WEAPONS, OR SPY GEAR? THEN LET THEM GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12304. Jeff Knight: praying for a safe return..

  12305. Anonymous

  12306. Mariann Sweden

  12307. Cheri

  12308. Bridget Llanes

  12309. Elyse Bekins

  12310. Ana Peña

  12311. Hadassah Zohara

  12312. Zaina

  12313. Karen: Many, many prayers for Sarah, Shane, Josh, and for their families. Please let them come home to their families.

  12314. Wayde Lawler

  12315. Carol Brown

  12316. Anonymous

  12317. Amy Mercer: Please release these three young people who are just innocent kids trying to make their way in the world.

  12318. Nikki Mohaupt

  12319. Anonymous

  12320. charlie mayer

  12321. Jim & Vickie McMilin

  12322. Anonymous

  12323. Siobhan King: Please consider the request and be aware that the public image of the Islamic Republic of Iran throughout the world is affected by the ongoing incarceration of these young people. As a gesture of international goodwill, permit their immediate release.

  12324. Caitlin Kaiser: Please let them go. God Bless! These 3 individuals need to be freed, and our country isnt doing anything about it. Their parents are doing more than our government, sad? No?

  12325. Anonymous

  12326. Anonymous

  12327. Judy Bear

  12328. Jane Koskinen

  12329. Anonymous

  12330. Eric Richardson

  12331. Kathy Porter

  12332. Juliet Camp: PLEASE FREE THEM.

  12333. Thomas Rieck

  12334. Monte Hetland

  12335. Anonymous

  12336. Helen McGuinness

  12337. Eric Schow

  12338. Bernadette

  12339. Shadia

  12340. nicole hermanson

  12341. Diane Pontius: They have served enough time in prison whether justified or not.

  12342. D. E. Morison

  12343. V. Tamoush

  12344. Mohammed AlQuraishi

  12345. Rachel Nafziger Hartzler

  12346. Bryanna Grogan

  12347. Roy Donovan M.D.: these people need medical care.

  12348. Pat Carmeli: The "hikers" and the signers are not your enemies. We seek a more just and peaceful world. Please allow these three people to go free. They meant you no harm.

  12349. Amnah Hillou

  12350. Sally Johnson: Your adventurous hearts will stay strong and get you through this. Iran however, continues to show their weakness, by detaining these innocent kids.

  12351. Barbara West England

  12352. Sonya Berg: These fine young people should not be political pawns.

  12353. Michael Bass: Do not use these fine young people as pawns in your political game. Show compassion and release them now.

  12354. Sarah Wiseman

  12355. Karrie Lickliter

  12356. Jo Sippie-Gora

  12357. Mia Moisio

  12358. Serenity Johnson

  12359. Sarah Orr

  12360. Jonas Caballero

  12361. Gayle Hoepner

  12362. Pat DeLay

  12363. Anonymous

  12364. Cathy Gunstone

  12365. cindy ross

  12366. Susan Schuurman: This could just as easily been me. I went to Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan in 2007, to present at the Genocide in Kurdistan conference. My biological father, an Iranian Kurd born in Sanandaj, Iran, now living in the U.S., urged me to cross the Iraq/Iran border and visit my grandmother and other relatives, since it was only a few dozen kilometers away. My hosts in the Kurdish Regional Government urged me not to take such a risk. So I did not. And now my grandmother passed away before I had a chance to ever meet her. All because of political borders that separate people, families, friends, cultures. With technology making the planet smaller and national borders more and more meaningless, I especially urge the Iranian authorities to take the moral high road, show compassion to these hikers' mothers, and free them immediately. Failure to do so only makes Iran's leaders look paranoid.

  12367. bonnie weisel

  12368. Zac Sidawi: Please free the three hikers. They are innocent.

  12369. Ed and Margaret Tegenfeldt: We very much oppose any country (whether the USA or Iran) using ordinary citizens as pawns in a political confrontation. Keeping such individuals in prison and in solitary confinement is unjust and a violation of human rights. Please release these three individuals who at most may be guilty of crossing an international border without permission.

  12370. Anonymous: this is too great a punishment for trespassing.

  12371. Mark Turner: Release these good people now.

  12372. Anonymous

  12373. Anonymous: Please free them for Allah's sake...

  12374. Laetitia Tso

  12375. Jessicah Ford

  12376. Marya Bangee

  12377. katrien de clercq

  12378. valerie harris

  12379. John E. Coleman

  12380. EMRE ÇETİN

  12381. Patrice GARNIER: S'il vous plait

  12382. Wesley Seavey/Grateful Child: Obviously these young people are not connected to any government or any ill conceived threat to Iran. In fact the opposite, they are your best allies against any aggression toward Iran. Please open your hearts to those who those who know only Love as an end to all violence in the middle east, and in the world.

  12383. Nancy Field

  12384. ed kinane: i experienced remarkable hospitality while visiting iran a couple years ago. i'd like to think iran was above detaining even inadvertent visitors without due process.

  12385. Bruce Taub, Esq.: peace. mercy. justice.

  12386. Josh Carney

  12387. Lou Maloof

  12388. Sara Driscoll

  12389. Mrs. Jennifer Humiston: These three young Americans do not represent the government of the United States but, in contrast, embody the highest ideals of ordinary citizens. They are citizens of the world with only peaceful motives who seek justice for everyone. They should receive the medical attention required and to be reunited with their families immediately.

  12390. Shirley Reynolds

  12391. pam manilla: People have a right to go hiking.The areas sometimes look alike it is very possible to lose your way.Please send the kids home to there parents..Thank you--PEACE & PRAYERS..

  12392. Kiva Nice-Webb: Peaceful activists are of no threat to anyone but systems of injustice, please do not equate activism with espionage or intentional disrespect for Iran's border laws!

  12393. JESSIE: I THINK THE US SHOULD FIND A WAY TO GET THEM HOME AND ITS CRAZY THAT THEY ARE DETAINED FOR THIS LONG. THE LADY IN HAITI IS LOOKING AT 6 MONTHS FOR KIDNAPPING AND THESE GUYS WERE JUST AT THE WRONG PLACE AND NOTHING ELSE.

  12394. Janice Bradley: Please free the three hikers presently imprisoned for illegal border entry. I believe they entered Iran only accidentally and ask that they be released to their families.

  12395. Joy Larson

  12396. Steve Tamari

  12397. Helen Rivas: Let's not make individuals bear the burden of policies of government.

  12398. judith schilling: Please free these 3 young people, who are working for peace, and are not political!

  12399. Matt Kaufmann

  12400. Sheila Rosenthal

  12401. Mary Bruce Serene

  12402. Anjum Hassan: “Oh you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to God, even against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be against rich or poor, for God can best protect both. Follow not the cravings of your hearts, lest you swerve, and if you distort justice or decline to do justice, verily God is well acquainted with all that you do.” Qur’an 4:135.
    “If anyone slays a person - unless it be (recompense)for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew all people. And if anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people.” Qur’an 5:32.
    “Believers, never let the hatred of a people toward you move you to commit injustice” Qur’an 5:8
    Where is this Quran in our actions? Let us please live the religion as decreed by God, pure and beautiful without prejudice of power and control. I pray that both Iranian and US governments come to a peaceful agreement. May God help Josh, Sarah and Shane and their families in this difficult time.

  12403. Dee Anna

  12404. Matthew Hyde

  12405. Vanessa Lawrow

  12406. Mandy Kain

  12407. David R. Mauritson

  12408. Mary Frei

  12409. Marguerite Swope

  12410. Amir Manzour: Americans and Iranians are like brothers and sisters

  12411. Anonymous

  12412. Anonymous: These individuals should be respected by fellow muslims for their hard work towards Palestine and towards the Muslims themselves. This respect is being given to them by being detained? Surely you cannot call your country an Islamic republic with these actions. They are nothing but innocent. May Allah forgive you, and Peace be upon the earth.

  12413. Kenneth Robinson: In all fairness, I would hope and that the Iranian government would find it in their hearts to release these young people and allow them to return to their families. I appeal to the compassionate nature of the Iranian government to realize that by releasing these young souls that this could create another opportunity to have a dialog with America. A goodwill gesture by the Iranian government of releasing Sarah, Shane, and Josh, would also eliminate another myth(s) about Iran. Please find it in your hearts to release Sarah, Shane, and Josh.

  12414. Lisa Wooldridge: Getting lost, happens to all of us sometimes... Getting lost is not a crime. A border that is unmarked...Isn't really a border at all. Human beings must help the lost to find their way home. Iran, Please let the children go home.

  12415. Susan Myers

  12416. Lauren Martinez: To the Republic Of Iran: We're sorry that our friends have crossed over a boarder into the respectful Republic Of Iran. Our friends mean you no harm as we're sure you're aware. Please know that our friends are people of peace and not of politics. Please sit with our friends and you'll see that they'll become a friend of yours too. We respectfully thank you Iran for the good care of our friends and thank you for the Swiss visit. This however has been really hard on our friends families and we ask for their safe return home as soon as possible. Thank You.

  12417. Anonymous

  12418. shelly ladd

  12419. Patti Rosenberg

  12420. Denise Trischetta: It's time to send these kids home!

  12421. Mary Gallant

  12422. georgeanna layton

  12423. burt mckenzie: The three young hikers should not be punished for past mistakes made by american assholes!

  12424. carol Urquhart

  12425. Valerie Manning: Please allow these young adults to come home.

  12426. Carol Trapnell

  12427. Anonymous

  12428. Ann Tiffany: Do unto others...

  12429. Donna Smits: Have human compassion. They clearly made a mistake as to their location. They should be released asap.

  12430. Joan Mortenson

  12431. Margherita Andreotti

  12432. pamela tomer

  12433. uraib aboudi

  12434. Andrea Miotto

  12435. Anonymous

  12436. Mary AlKhaja

  12437. carolanne wagman

  12438. Patti Kebsch: Wish I could do more but this is a start!

  12439. Sena

  12440. Ellen Sexton

  12441. Sally Parker: This is ridiculous. Free these innocent people!

  12442. Barbara Carrera

  12443. Gia Mora

  12444. Pam Herston

  12445. Pam Neumann

  12446. Lisa Shearer Cooper

  12447. Miron Lovric: Let us free the innocent hikers from the clutches of AHMADINEJAD.

  12448. Michele Stella

  12449. Yael Krinsky

  12450. Cindy Bowen

  12451. Anonymous

  12452. Reverend John W. McManus: I pray the Leaders of The Islamic Republic see the truth and grant these youngsters immediate release and pardon for their crossing of an unmarked and ill-defined border.

  12453. Anonymous: from Germany: please stop all the nonsense about keeping innocent people in prison! I still cannot understand why the world has not yet seen that dialogue and communication are better than any violence and rage! please help to make this world a better place and let justice be!!!

  12454. daniel grunberg

  12455. Anonymous: I pray that Iran will show compassion and let Shane, Sarah, and Josh come home.

  12456. Melinda Thompson: Please release these young people to rejoin their families and get on with their lives. It is unfair and immoral to use them as political pawns between nations.

  12457. Donna Barten

  12458. Anonymous

  12459. maryse vrambout

  12460. Isis Smith

  12461. Anonymous

  12462. Maggie Salvato

  12463. Julie V

  12464. Karen LaPrairie

  12465. Lani Jerman

  12466. Pamela Henderson

  12467. Anonymous

  12468. Lisa Tye

  12469. Anonymous: Peace all around the world

  12470. Lindsey Cooper

  12471. Anonymous

  12472. Ayden Bremner: They have served their time, and it is now time for release from prison. They meant no harm. Thank you *

  12473. Anonymous

  12474. Gordon Clint

  12475. Anonymous

  12476. Anonymous

  12477. Gilbert

  12478. Anonymous

  12479. Bob Williams

  12480. Ruth Elkin

  12481. Caitlin Pomeroy

  12482. Michele J. Bernal

  12483. Michael Abraham

  12484. JoAnne VanDatta: Iran could demonstrate its ethical integrity by suspending an understandable paranoia and having substantive discussions with these conscientious people and treating them compassionately.

  12485. Jessica Ferne

  12486. Anonymous: Please have mercy on the mothers of these hikers.

  12487. Katy Carl: I can't believe this has gone on for so long, simply because they do not have the connections others in their position have had. Disgraceful!

  12488. Gail Casale: Please do the right and just thing and send these people home now.

  12489. MacKenzie Quarton: All the peace, love, and strength in the world to Shane, Sarah, Josh, and all family and friends.

  12490. Allison Goodman

  12491. Amber: I hope the Iranian's release them!! Accidents happen. When other citizens cross into North America, we don't treat them like that!! It's pretty sickening. I hope for a safe return. You all are in our prayers.

  12492. Shirin

  12493. susan oshie

  12494. Julie

  12495. John: We get the point, lets these kids go.

  12496. Elizabeth Ardalan

  12497. Ashkan: Life is hard enough without making it more difficult for each other. God bless!

  12498. Kurt Wahlgren

  12499. Jup Bhasin

  12500. Andrew Hallam: I hope you guys make it out of that hell-hole.

  12501. Anonymous

  12502. Judy Beglaubter

  12503. Cristen Hodgers: Please release Shane, Sarah and Josh. They are three young people who have contributed so much the world. They meant no harm to your government.

  12504. Beckee Handrich: The Iranian government obviously has no proof that these hikers were spying, otherwise why the lenghty detainment. They haven't been tried because the government lacks the proof of any wrongdoing. They need to be released on humanitarian grounds and not be persecuted any longer just because they're Americans.

  12505. Marcela

  12506. norma fox: leave it in gods hands and you will be o.k.

  12507. Debbie

  12508. Ashley Graham

  12509. Mouse: Bring them home safely, as they did nothing wrong. What happened was innocent.

  12510. Mark Holland

  12511. Daniel Parker

  12512. mattie herron: please release these people. I am a Mother myself and could not imagine my kids being held. Please let them come home to their familys.

  12513. Anonymous

  12514. DANIEL ADAIR: Please release these innocent hikers who got lost, they're no threat to Iran's National Security. Please return them to their families.

  12515. dawn goerner

  12516. Susan Harris: May the spirit of compassion and mercy be with all involved in this unjust situation!

  12517. Jim Bradford

  12518. Elliott Buckman

  12519. Marianna Heckendorn: Praying for you.

  12520. Jane J. Seymour

  12521. Kate Reed

  12522. Anonymous

  12523. JUAN CASTRO: I WILL PRAY FOR THE RELEASE OF ALL THREE HIKERS EVERY NIGHT.

  12524. Jay Strong

  12525. Nancy Hitzig: My thoughts and prayers will be with Sarah, Shane and Josh's Mothers as they travel to Iran. All of our children should be safe & free!

  12526. Ingrid Evjen-Elias: I worked with Shane in college and know him to be gentle, kind and extraordinarily committed to a world in which cultures can coexist peacefully. I know for a fact that these three amazing human beings bear only goodwill toward the Iranian people, and hiked into Iran purely by accident.

  12527. Daniel Mackin

  12528. sandy gabauer

  12529. David Schreiner: Bset to you all and we are all hoping your return, safe and sound, very soon.

  12530. Deniese Hanson

  12531. Cyrus Koch

  12532. Anonymous

  12533. Britni Johnson

  12534. Anonymous

  12535. Richard Shaffer: I'am a single parent and know what it's like to be away from home and son. No parent or child, regardless of age should be separated in this manner, these young people although I'm sure well educated, do not fit the profile of "spy" or any other ill meaning people.

  12536. Anna Reed

  12537. Margaret M. deMarteleire: I had lunch with my son Alex today. He was in Josh's graduating class at Cheltenham HS. I am so lucky to have him nearby, and I cannot imagine the pain Josh's mother and the mothers of the other two captives are experiencing. Send them home soon!

  12538. Jason ROSS

  12539. Holly Snyder

  12540. Margaret Zanger: I have spent a lot of time in Iraqi Kurdistan and have been in the Ahmed Awa area many times (it is beautiful). It IS very near the Iranian border and aside from local Kurds, no one would know where that border actually is. This is political for the Iranians but I hope the humanitarian trumps.

  12541. Kohl Chrislock: I am a 16 year old boy,I live in Fallon Nevada,and even i know that it is not right to hold innocent people capyive for something you cannot prove, show kindness in this cruel world and release them back to their freinds and family!

  12542. marlene whittingham

  12543. Claudia: I feel very angry about this so it is best for me to only wish those kids to be home and to pray for them and their families.

  12544. Jay Harwood: Thank you for your compassion as you release these people

  12545. Anonymous

  12546. Lorin Zackular

  12547. Shawn Moksvold

  12548. Breanna Carzoo: Best wishes for a safe and immediate homecoming!

  12549. Anonymous

  12550. Anonymous

  12551. Anonymous: Show Compassion.

  12552. Doina Dima

  12553. Anonymous

  12554. Sara Brooks: They are entitled to due process.

  12555. Brenda Birchler

  12556. Anonymous: With tender hope that the hikers will be released soon.

  12557. Joseph Mackie: I hope and pray for their immediate release. My heart goes out to them and their families. Hopefully a lesson was learned by all.

  12558. Michael Reynolds: An honest mistake, please let them go.

  12559. Anonymous

  12560. Rachel: Have hope and be strong!

  12561. Scott Goodson: Hoping the 3 of you find yourselves soon in the familiar comfort of family and friends

  12562. Christine Simmons: Your kindness and mercy is what we wish for. These young people only wished to discover the beauty of the region.

  12563. Tyrone Canion

  12564. Talbot Fisher

  12565. Curt Herman

  12566. Nathaniel Sims

  12567. Blake S: 1. Why is the U.S not putting their foot down and taking them back.
    2. Since when is it a good idea to go hiking on the Iranian border?
    3. Islamic republic and compassion are antonyms.

  12568. Anonymous

  12569. Lakamm Lamb: These people are obviously not spies. I pray for their quick and unconditional release!

  12570. Staff Sergeant: Bring'em home safely! I'm sure you'll be fine

  12571. Anonymous

  12572. Dan MacNeil

  12573. Anonymous

  12574. krystal dunham: Please do what is right.

  12575. Eileen Vara

  12576. Anonymous

  12577. Phyllis Slevin: I ask that the government of Iran show compassion on this unfortunate error and release these individuals immediately.

  12578. Kim Spencer: Please bring these innocent tourists home!

  12579. Nathanial Schafer

  12580. Dane Beasley

  12581. Brandi Barton: One world, one people. One race, human race.

  12582. Elizabeth Rosenthal

  12583. Liz Pfau

  12584. Elizabeth DeWolfe, Ed.D.: Please free the hikers - Shane, Sarah and Josh. They just wanted to see the beautiful waterfall. They are nothing more than adventurous kids who ended up in the wrong country by accident.

  12585. Shannon Vo: Please free these young people and let them return to their families. Thank you.

  12586. tiffani troyer

  12587. Amanda A.: Freeing these kids will go a long way in fostering good will toward Iran from the rest of the world.

  12588. Aimee

  12589. Darcie: These individuals should be released. This is were the U.S. should not give in, and fight for them.

  12590. Brian l Kilgore: PLEASE LET THESE PEOPLE GO FOR THEY DID NOT MEAN ANY HARM.

  12591. Paul Bartell: Release the hikers

  12592. Cheryl Borton: Note to the Judicial branch of the Government of Iran: These hikers are young persons, students of a Univeristy, and have been raised in an environment in the West where paying attention to critical national security concerns have not been in their overall experience or education. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, however I am confidant the legal branch in Iran can reach this same consensus and grant mercy for the error of inexperienced youth. It would be different if it were myself in this same position as at age 18 I was already enlisted as a US Navy servicemeber and had been instructed and trained on such matters. I respectfully request that the legal system in Iran take into account these hiker's unfortunate mistake and ignornance on paying attention to their locale, and the unintended serious breach of Iran's national border integrity, and grant their release as these young students have now appropriately learned from their mistake, and the folly of youth from a year of being detained in Iran. Respectfully submitted, Cheryl Borton, MS, AC1 USN (Ret)

  12593. Suzanne Elise Stewart: Sending love and light!!!! You'll be home soon.

  12594. Diane T.: My thoughts are with the famileies. This could happen to ANY of us while traveling. ummmm BILL CLINTON, WHERE ARE YOU? Didn't you help Lisa & Laura Ling out of a mess like this? These 3 hikers are ALSO our responsibility to protect and get them home immediately. I am embarrassed as to how long this is taking. There should be consequences for stunts like this being done to American travelers. Enough is Enough!! We need to step it up in situations like this. These power trips on our citizens is getting old, and should never be tolerated. Come on U.S.A. Officials, lets make this happen, TODAY!

  12595. Sherry Jackson: God please watch over Shane, Sarah, Josh & thier loved ones.. Keep them in your hands & guide the hearts & minds of the decission makers in Iran to do the right thing & let these kids come home.. In Jesus name AMEN!.. GOD BLESS

  12596. Krisda Pakabunto

  12597. Jennifer Vilaboy: Al Gore and Bill Clinton can get their reporter out of North Korea. Can they get these hiker's freed? It seems our government could be doing more.

  12598. Ryan Huffstetler: May your mothers coming over there give you temporary comfort and endless hope that you will be coming home.

  12599. Suzanne O\'Leary

  12600. Anonymous

  12601. Anonymous

  12602. Michelle Steinberg

  12603. Arthur E. Stautler: Getting lost at an unmarked border is no sin. It can happen to anyone!

  12604. Darrolyn st hilaire

  12605. Sarah Marie James: Please send these hikers home, especially Sarah, let her go home a receive treatment for her gynecological condition before it's too late. Please, in the name of humanity and womens' health.

  12606. Anonymous: Enough!

  12607. Mort Feldbaum: Stupid Berkeley hippies. "They were in a peaceful region of Iraq that is increasingly popular with Western tourists." Really? Nobody in their right mind would go hiking in a war zone. They're getting their just rewards for their stupidity and hubris, and we don't want them back.

  12608. Tracy

  12609. Miranda Peterson

  12610. Anonymous: Please release them to enjoy the rest of the world....

  12611. ravi

  12612. Joyce James: Please provide a defined process for these hikers to be freed - Long term incarceration without a trial to prove the charges is inhumane!

  12613. Anonymous: These are innocent people who have nothing to do with the relations between the U.S. and Iran. A person's life is worth more than proving a point. Terror is not the way to resolve conflict between two countries. This only hurts the image of a country that is full of beautiful people governed by ruthlessness and terror.

  12614. Michelle Minkin

  12615. ruth mcdonald

  12616. Anonymous

  12617. Anonymous

  12618. Shazia Abji

  12619. Jonathan Ross

  12620. Marasih barnes: God bless and good luck

  12621. Alexa Previti

  12622. Jennifer Douglas

  12623. Ada Simms: Praying for their safe return

  12624. Anonymous: The Pacific Coast awaits their safe return.

  12625. Madeline Sullivan: God Bless Josh,Sarah, and Shane, and all of their families and friends. I pray that the Iranian sees reason, and compassion floods his heart, so the kids can finally go home!

  12626. Catherine Spofford

  12627. stephanie

  12628. Linda Zwanetsky

  12629. Kirsten Vanderspek: Please release my fellow Bears.

  12630. Kyle Weberg

  12631. Anonymous: We pray for their safe return.

  12632. Anonymous

  12633. Nicolas Tollet

  12634. Anne Hughes

  12635. Anonymous

  12636. Jamie Hill

  12637. Anonymous

  12638. Amy Coffman

  12639. Anonymous

  12640. Alison Kendall: Please let these three hikers return home to their families.

  12641. Anonymous

  12642. Corrine Glesne

  12643. Danile Malkin: Innocent students should not be taken as hostages unless proven guilty in an open and fair trial.

  12644. Cynthia Baxter

  12645. Jada Wilner

  12646. misty white: I believe it was sincerly a mistake and Im praying for their release! God Bless the hikers & their families.

  12647. Carole Costello

  12648. Colin Compton

  12649. Kim Guerriero: Keep the faith

  12650. Sharon M. Anderson: Please consider that this was truly an accident. Let these people go home, preferably within the week, with their visiting mothers.

  12651. Anonymous

  12652. Amanda Salazar: Please bring these 3 home safe and sound to their families. They are in all our thoughts and prayers.

  12653. Anonymous: The Iranian government has an opportunity to impress the rest of the world with its mercy, compassion and fairness by releasing the imprisoned hikers. We would all be eternally grateful to you for your kindness.

  12654. Alisha Woo

  12655. Esteban Mc Furnace: have they commited a crime ? no. They must be free

  12656. Teresa Yarbrough

  12657. Katrin Baker

  12658. Hector Cebreros

  12659. Carol Morrison

  12660. Anonymous

  12661. charlene garner: I recall hearing this story and happened upon this sight when looking at details of a concert. My hope and prayer is for these three young people and the effort of their families will prove to be positive.

  12662. Brenna Cussen

  12663. Samantha Ervin

  12664. Shannon Griffin

  12665. Carl Boettiger

  12666. Carolyn G.: Peace be with you and your families.

  12667. Michelle Moncayo

  12668. Anonymous

  12669. Julie Hachey: Please send them home. I send them strength and courage.

  12670. Hannah V. Hastings

  12671. Marly Schloss

  12672. Colin Greenslade: por favor, liberen a estos niños

  12673. Pascale Miller

  12674. Anonymous

  12675. Anonymous: Thank you for allowing the hikers' mothers to visit. Please do not make the innocent young people pawns of international problems, but let their mother bring the hikers home.

  12676. Rosemary Smith

  12677. cheryl coombes

  12678. Henry Slennett: I respectfully ask the Iranian Government to release the three hikers and enable them to return home as soon as possible.

  12679. Amanda Villafuerte: The hikers should be freed! They deserve to come home!

  12680. Jenn Charvat

  12681. Anonymous

  12682. Chase Fuller: stay strong

  12683. Paul Wellcoat

  12684. Claire Lloyd: Please free these 3 young people and send them home to their families soon.

  12685. John Salomon: Go Bears.

  12686. Jackie Bernu

  12687. Adil Tahi: Iran, please let them go. There is no way they were spies. Com'on Iran. American spies would not deliver themselves that easy. It was a stupid mistake from young curious people.

  12688. Lillian Bloom: May the Islamic Republic of Iran swiftly and compassionately release the three detainees. We hold you in our hearts.

  12689. Anonymous

  12690. Getie Yilma: Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. ~Moshe Dayan
    . Free the Hikers! and let their soul thrive once gain!

  12691. C.M. Babb: We know the government of Iran will do the right thing and return them as soon as possible.

  12692. Crystal Heim: Praying for the release of Sarah, Shane and Josh!

  12693. Mark Duran: I have been watching this for what seems like forever. I can only imagine what these kids, and thier mothers must be experiencing. I got to see the mom's love thier children. I know thier grown, but they are the kids to these extrordinary women, and I saw the joy, love, compassion that these mothers showered on these kids. Sarah, Shane, and Josh. Yours is an extrodinary story. I just hope the media doesn't make a circus out of this. These 3 have been through enough. I don't think it should be sensationalized through television, usless that's what they want. By what I've learned and of these 3 they don't seem to be the type of people that would allow that. I send my love and admiration to these families for being so strong, and vigilant. Of course! They are mothers. Mothers are wonderful people. This visit most likely saved these chicldren from so much mental anguish with thier visit. LET SARA, JOSH AND SHANE GO HOME WITH THIER MOTHERS!

  12694. Anonymous

  12695. Dr. K.A. Weinman: The government of Iran are behaving like thugs - this is no surprise - and I sincerely hope that the people in the Iranian government are sufficiently mature to acknowledge that they have done wrong and send these three innocent people back to their families.

  12696. Kathy: I am pleased and grateful that you have allowed these young people to see their mothers. As a mother myself I implore you to please release them to go back home with them. Thank you.

  12697. Keith Heinerichs

  12698. Michele Collins

  12699. Melissa

  12700. Anonymous

  12701. dave jackel: I want these hikers freed so that they can enjoy their personal freedoms and to walk and hike the trails of the world.

  12702. Lisa Bailey: My thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones! May they come home soon!!

  12703. Jake Bratwurst: please free little Shane, Sarah and Josh

  12704. KARIN DRYER

  12705. Bonnie Bowman

  12706. Serenity Morris

  12707. Polina Stolyar: Hoping Iran comes to it's senses.

  12708. Karen Volas

  12709. Susan McCormack: Respectfully requesting that the governmment of Iran hear our pleas to free these innocent people.

  12710. Mark Golding

  12711. Anonymous

  12712. Charlotte Trolinger

  12713. Anonymous

  12714. blake ellington larson

  12715. Ron Peasha

  12716. Nancy Sachsel: Bisma Allah-It will take courage to admit that these young people are innocent of anything but accidentally crossing your border. It would be cowardly to persist in detaining them as a political gesture. Allah calls upon us to be just, not petty. Send them home.

  12717. Jessica McDaniel: I pray to God every night that the Iranian Govt. will have some shred of humanity and let these inncocent people go. I am so sorry for their families and wish them all the best of luck and hope that they are soon reunited. God Bless.

  12718. Morgan Shoaff

  12719. Anonymous: To all who visit here -- Prayer is powerful, don't despair and don't stop praying, they will be freed if we keep praying for them.

  12720. Andrew White

  12721. Tramieshia Ligon: May Gog continue to watch over all of you during this trying time. I pray that God will give you and your families strength, encouragement, and wisdom to ensure your freedom and safe return. Remember all things work together for the good of those that love God and that are called according to his purpose. To the world it is very clear that you all love God and care for this country through your many acts of humanitarianism and outstretched arms to others in need.

  12722. Kendra Tayfel: Please release these innocent hikers. Or if anything, provide a charge as to why you are holding them prisoner. They did no wrongdoing, please send them home to their families.

  12723. Alicia Hicks: I am praying for the release of Josh, Shane and Sarah.

  12724. Wendy Ward

  12725. Anonymous

  12726. Anna Schlotz: Thank you for allowing the hikers to see their mothers. I've known Josh and Shane for years, and they are kind, ethical, and deeply committed to treating all people & nations with respect and peace. There must have been a mistake. Please let them come home as soon as possible.

  12727. Luay Dabasay

  12728. Patricia Bizzell

  12729. Anonymous: I hope this will be resolved peacefully and no violence results from this obvious misunderstanding between each others' cultures. No one was right or wrong and finger pointing is not the way to go.

  12730. H, LeRoy deBoom

  12731. Ernst Thaelmann: Sorry but these three were either a bunch of idiots or working on an intelligence gathering mission for the CIA or the Mossad. 27 and 30 is too old to be a stupid kid that doesn't know what they are up against.

  12732. Alyson Graev

  12733. Candace Jones

  12734. kim

  12735. Anonymous: These young people are innocent and deserve to be finally released to their mothers. Let them return home with their mothers.

  12736. Marianna Strongheart

  12737. Char

  12738. Anonymous

  12739. Katie Justice

  12740. CIARA: Please understand this was simply an innocent mistake and initiate the appropriate exculpatory proceedings to free these individuals

  12741. Marina Yakhnis

  12742. Karen M. Roth: I am praying for strength and for the release of these three young people and strength and guidance for their families. To Iran: Please release these children back to their families. Please understand that the whole of the United States of America is their family. We miss them deeply! There will only continue to be a hole to be filled until they are peacefully returned to us.

  12743. Viki Jones

  12744. Dana R.: There is no greater gift than compasion. I pray Iran is able to grant that gift to these wonderful people and their families.

  12745. Gérard J Bien

  12746. Derek McKee

  12747. Ellen Peixoto

  12748. Joseph R. Wright

  12749. Joel Laramee

  12750. Jessica Rodriguez: PLEASE LET THEM BE FREE!

  12751. Jennifer Cheddar

  12752. greg michalak: Please free them

  12753. Linda Rahman

  12754. Mary Peppe: Set them free!!! We need to break down the barriers; dispense with the boarders and believe in whomever your God is. Let there be peace on earth . . . .

  12755. Jill Giles: With hopes that the Iranian government may find enough compassion and fairness to settle its differences with the proper U.S. authorities and not use these three innocents as their pawns. I'm sending prayers and energy, hoping for their release.

  12756. Hannah Krieger

  12757. Anonymous: My prayers are with Sarah, Shane and Josh and their families.

  12758. Anonymous: Please release these innocent hikers. They are not spies. They just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is just a big misunderstanding. Our prayers are with you.

  12759. Richard Strongheart

  12760. Wendy Ferrari: To whom it may concern,

    I am a mother who was once separated from my own very young children. I was not allowed telephone contact for more than a year and half. I know how I suffered and I don't like to see anyone suffer. Please allow these young people to speak with their families. They seem to have been detained a long time; What is their crime???? If they wanted to visit Iran, couldn't have they been allowed entry on a visa? Please be fair to them. Sincerely, Wendy Ferrari

  12761. Anonymous

  12762. Richard Morgan

  12763. neeraj: We 'll bring u home guys...

  12764. Anonymous

  12765. Anonymous

  12766. Mary Louise Trask: In the words of Iran's great poet Hafiz (translation D. Ladinsky)
    Light will someday split you open
    Even if your life is now a cage,
    For a divine seed, the crown of destiny,
    Is hidden and sown on an ancient fertile plain
    You hold title to.
    Love will surely bust you wide open
    Into an unfettered blooming new galaxy...

  12767. Beth Armstrong: Please Iran, be humane and gracious.

  12768. Anonymous

  12769. Bradley Peate

  12770. Angela lewis

  12771. joe fowler: Iranian brothers, let them go, we can live in peace. The world will thank you for your bravery.

  12772. Anonymous: Praying for you all.

  12773. Koryn Webb: FREE THEM.

  12774. Araceli Ruiz

  12775. Dorothy Blake: I pray for you all every day!

  12776. Theresa Beijerbergen: Please free them!!

  12777. zach balle: We at Hugitforward.com are manifesting/co-creating with all of you to walk forever into your mothers arms. Stay brave and positive

  12778. Steve Lepine: My thoughts and prayers are with Sarah, Shane, Josh, for a safe return home to their families and to us, their US homeland. My thoughts and prayers are also with the Iranian government to show the world that they are merciful as they say they are and that God will help them to come to the right decision and release these three American citizens back to their country.

  12779. Sandra Roberts

  12780. Anonymous: please allow these young adults to come home with their families.

  12781. Sohail: IRAN should not release these spies, and in fact they should be treated like Americans are treating the prisoners in GITMO, IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN. Americans tend to cry and whine when the pain hits home, but I do not see them standing up and crying foul for the way Americans are treating prisoners being hel for years with no charges, no legal status or outlook for a chance to have their day in court. They should get use to their fate and rot in hell till the end.

  12782. Anonymous: My Prayers and thoughts are with you. Come home safely.. with love.

  12783. Maureen Schmidt

  12784. Lolita Russell

  12785. Jon Spinac: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everyhere

    - Martin Luther King Jr, 1967 A.D.

  12786. Anonymous

  12787. Johann Myburgh

  12788. Heather Hardcastle: Please release these three fine human beings who bear no one ill will, and are certainly not spies. It would be remarkable for the world to see Iran release Shane, Sarah and Josh on humanitarian grounds. Please do what is right! Thank you.

  12789. Colette Ortiz: You are all in my thoughts and in my heart. Stay strong and determined.

  12790. ramona saadi: release the prisoners! release the american and iranian friends!i'm an iranian and right now lots of my people are in iran's prisons. همه ما با هم برای آزادی دوستانمان دعا می کنیم.

  12791. sylvia arditti: we humbly await thir return as we are all human and make mistakes as the hikers did and so did iran;s government

  12792. Jaimee Davis

  12793. Cindy Levey

  12794. Lori Clements-Grote

  12795. Michelle Mazur

  12796. Anonymous: The United States Gov't needs to do something about this.

  12797. Linnea Hiltzheimer

  12798. g. kleiman: please free these young people. have some compassion, Iran

  12799. Sean Dawson

  12800. marie coury

  12801. Anonymous

  12802. Joyce Heisen: Shame on Iran.

  12803. Anonymous

  12804. Anonymous

  12805. Anonymous

  12806. Jennifer James-Rhoades

  12807. Anonymous

  12808. Anonymous: please send them home to their families.

  12809. Dolores Liberi: We are praying for you.

  12810. Anonymous

  12811. Anonymous

  12812. Kenneth Brown: Freedom is our God given right! To have it stolen from three innocent citizens of the United States is not only a crime against them and their families but an act of war against our beloved country!!!

  12813. Anonymous

  12814. Sarah Lynn Miles: Please free these hikers. They did not mean to cross into the Iranian border and clearly are well-intentioned, good people who do not deserve this punishment. It is not fair to take advantage of innocent Americans who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time in order to further Iran's political views.

  12815. Gary F Harrington

  12816. Susan Whisler

  12817. Chloe: Please know that the hikers and their families and friends are in my prayers. I hope that the hikers are able to come home soon. I feel for the family. I know this must be a difficult time for everyone involved. Just know that you are not alone.

  12818. Jason Morar: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a small man not only in stature, but in spirit as well.

  12819. Ryon Crabtree: I hope for a speedy and safe return, my thoughts and prayers are with you guys.

  12820. John Gaeta: This is an outrage. We need to get them home ASAP. They are in my prayers.

  12821. Anonymous: Perhaps the US governmaent could send someone on their behalf as they did when they sent President Bill Clinton to bring Laura Ling home from Korea.

  12822. Anonymous: Our govt. needs to do more to help these families. They were unwittingly caught up in political turmoil and should not have to pay this heavy price for something they have no part in. State Dept. - do your job!

  12823. John Howard: We need to get them home now.

  12824. Linda Bahwell: Shane, Sarah and Josh, may God protect you and bring you home soon. We are praying for you.

  12825. Marie Westphalen: Please free these young people if for nothing else but Humanitarian reasons.

  12826. Anonymous: Come on President Obama make some waves and bring these children back to there family. Please Iran return these young people to there home and family unharmed.They meant you know harm in anyway.They need to come home.

  12827. Alex B: if there is no proof that they are a spy they should be let go.

  12828. Kimberly Cuneo

  12829. Anonymous

  12830. Ben Spier

  12831. Anonymous

  12832. R Foley: I eanestly feel for these innocent youth that are held unjustly by Iran. Shame on the US Government for not being efficient and deligent to solve this Injustice the day they were captured and the lady in the Italian jail. The US Governement has no more International clout and respect. How then can we demand righteousness from our children when our Government is lame, since Bush sent us to two dragged on expensive Wars. Bush has crippled all US Citizens forever. Make friends, not enemies and influence people.

  12833. Paula Johnson

  12834. Susan Riedle: We must free the hikers at any cost!

  12835. James Walker

  12836. Anonymous

  12837. Cyndy Canada

  12838. Anonymous

  12839. Jeremy P. Anderson: Please release these people, they are good people who in most likelihood came in search of beauty and peace and found that almost a year of their lives have been taken over something like a breach of border issue when it was an obvious mistake. If the Iranians will only look at their backgrounds they would see this.

  12840. Ric Wilson: To the family members: You know in your hearts what is behind all of this, your loved ones are being used as a bargining chip. That is why they will come home. It's just a matter of time and it must be so hard to wait. God is with them and you. He is aware. Stay strong in your faith and know there we be a positive outcome. Shane, Sarah, and Josh will be so welcomed when they touch down in the United States. Your lives will change forever so look forward to it, keep your spirts up. You have Americans praying for you, stay strong. You will see them again and what a day that will be.

  12841. Stephen R. Jukich

  12842. Anne Henke

  12843. Bobbie Knauer: The world at large understands that, clearly, the three hikers were hiking....and had no intention of entering Iran. They are hikers and certainly not spies! PLEASE GIVE THEM BACK THEIR FREEDOM NOW AND LET THEM GO HOME.

  12844. Anonymous

  12845. JOSEPH CHARLES POWELL LOPEZ: PLEASE SET ASIDE OUR COUNTRY'S FAILING DIPLOMACY AND THE CONTINUED FLATLINE OF RELATIONS WITH YOUR COUNTRY AND *LET THESE INNOCENT, BEAUTIFUL SOILS COME HOME!!!! HOW MUCH MORE PUNISHMENT DO THEY DESERVE FOR THIS SIMPLE MISTAKE? THAT'S ALL IT WAS, IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE!!!!

  12846. judy Prince: " LET OUR PEOPLE GO"

  12847. Susan: My heart is heavy for the Mother's, Father's and sibling's of the 3 beautiful people that have been imprisioned for hiking. Hiking, people, this is all they were doing hiking. The imprisionment of Shane, Sarah and Josh is an absolute outrage. I pray for these lovely people and their famlies. Release Shane, Sarah and Josh. God Bless you.

  12848. Pamela Oberfeld

  12849. Tiffanie Kimack

  12850. Christopher Hylton: Please free the hikers...they have commited NO CRIME.

  12851. Jared Estes: they deserve to be home,our government needs to get off their asses

  12852. Anonymous

  12853. Julia Dweck

  12854. Curtis Golden: I am hopeful

  12855. Lisa Gentet

  12856. Terry Hallberg

  12857. Fred Baldino: Good luck to you guys,but with the dumbass we have now????

  12858. Bonnie Stenglein: Our family is praying for your release.

  12859. LesteE Caldwell: The Islamic government of Iran continues to cause the rest of us to doubt their morality. They only hurt whatever cause they think they have. Our thoughts are with you and your families.

  12860. Anonymous

  12861. Harry W Radel

  12862. Tracy DuBois: Please free the hikers. We know they are innocent, Iran knows they are innocent. Cut the carp already.

  12863. Jo Ann McIntosh: I pray that God will answer all of our prayers for these three young people.

  12864. Anonymous

  12865. Anonymous: Please release the hikers now

  12866. Terry Gibson: Many people are praying for these three inocent people.

  12867. Sarah & Bob Gorrell: Praying for their release, and safe return, to U.S. soil. How unfortunate that their journey to "see the world" has ended in these trying circumstances.

  12868. Anthony Boyd

  12869. Rebecca Pate: I believe we should be doing all we can to support these students. I am disappointed that the American media, government and public threw their support behind Laura Ling and Euna Lee - who did intentionally cross a border - and are not offering the same support to these 3 young people.
    I don’t begrudge the support provided to Laura and Euna but I am ashamed that we are not supporting these hikers equally.
    These students absolutely made a huge mistake, they had no business hiking near the Iraq and Iran border but also believe that these students did not intentionally cross the border.
    I think they behaved like many young people who don't have enough life experience to realize that the threats people warn them of are real. Children who are raised in safe, stable environments grow up to be young adults who sometimes don't have enough fear to keep them safe. Long term imprisonment seems excessively harsh.

  12870. Joshua Tyler Stearman: I have hope that the government of the nation of Iran will show compassion and human understanding by releasing the American hikers to their families back in the United States.

  12871. Darwin C. Harder Jr.: The recent 'act' to re-unite the 3 hikers was a 10 hour reprieve of anguish for their mothers but it does not wipe clean the fact that the Iranian government is not allowing due process or transparency

  12872. roy coley: Why was these dumn ass liberals there in the first place?

  12873. Diane M. Tropia: My prayers go out to Shane, Sarah, and Josh, and their families. I pray every single day for them and their families that the Iranian officials will see that they should be released immediately. I cannot even imagine the pain that their families are suffering through these many months. I pray the Obama administration will PLEASE GET THESE THREE BEAUTIFUL HIKERS released. By the Grace of God, I pray they come home unharmed and blessed by God and his mercy on the Iranians, that they shall see the error in their ways. God bless you all. I am truly heartbroken and deeply angered over this terrible injustice.

  12874. jolene dawes

  12875. Anonymous: we are tired of our govt helping other countries and not our Americans lets free these kids and throw all the immigrants out; they are taking jobs away from our people; no country helps us these kids did no wrong cut off all our aid to them they will soon give us back what belongs to us our kids.isnt it enough our soldiers are giving up their lives for them foreignders?we want our 3 kids home

  12876. Erin Kidd: Please send the young travelers of peace home to their families. Let them continue on the path of service and education. Thank you for your compassion and consideration of this matter.

  12877. Anonymous: please show compassion,an islamic attribute.

  12878. Shari O\'Mara

  12879. Anonymous

  12880. Jim Francois

  12881. Kathy Hallberg

  12882. Steve Wyatt: Please Let them go back to their families

  12883. GINO SCOLARI: These 3 stooges deserve a lil time to think about how STUPID they are!! Hiking in Iraq \ Iran!! My Son and many others are fighting there still to this day and you STINKIN HIPPIES think it's fun time. I hope all you tree huggers now see for your fake selves how PRECIUOS AMERICA IS!!! IDIOTS! Yopu all do dumb stuff like this then cry for American govt intervention...go burn your draft cards on the iranian consulate steps...

  12884. Jeff Green

  12885. Anita Nallathamby

  12886. pegeen mccarthy haigwood

  12887. Anonymous

  12888. Gail B. McGlown: I pray that Iran lets all of the young people go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12889. Anonymous: I hope the Iranian government releases Sarah, Shane and Josh soon so that they can come home soon!

  12890. Faith Farley: In our world today, it is extremely sad that innocent people become the victom of curcumstance and that humans don't find the truth strong enough by itself. Please free the Americans!

  12891. mary atwood: May those with the power to free show compassion and release them soon. Perhaps some good can come from the months they've been held, some sort of humane communication, some sort of change for the better. I have learned so much that I did not know before. Sending strength to families and those kids!

  12892. Jason Snurr

  12893. Sky

  12894. Armin Narro: Arminfriedchicken@myspace.com
    I have over 2000 original rock videos uploaded to my space...You Tube....Facebook
    If swapping Iranians for Shane, Sarah and Josh will free them so be it

  12895. Mr & Mrs Tom Martin: The whole world is watching!

  12896. Mary Davis

  12897. Catherine Rogers

  12898. Annette Richardson

  12899. Karin Lacroix

  12900. Cynthia Denny: For the benefit of all countries, cultures and religions... the release of these three can only bring hope for everyone. Please release them as an example for others to follow. Sincerely, C. Denny

  12901. Anonymous

  12902. Indira Mohabi

  12903. Nicol Huff: I hope the Iranian government will do the right thing and release these Americans immediately.

  12904. Anonymous

  12905. John M. Sawyer: I should like to petition the Government of Iran to free these hikers. They have no quarrel with, animus toward, nor agenda against the state of Iran. They are not spies, agents, or saboteurs. They are young hikers who got lost and/or were in error as to their location. They should be released.

  12906. Helen F. Sawyer: The hikers should be released. It would show great magnanimity on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran...

  12907. Anonymous

  12908. Mike Dewar

  12909. chancey mussial: praying and sharing your story. namaste n Godspeed

  12910. Sterling Huff: Please free these young people.

  12911. Lynda Curry: Hopefully they can find the compassion to let these innocent kids come home where they belong...I pray they do so soon...

  12912. Kate Anne Brennan: Peace-loving people know that the people of Iran are compassionate. Please exercise compassion and free these young people who mistakingly wandered into your land. Salaam.

  12913. Michael Shaw: Free them or prove they are spies. Where is the proof? Oh, they don't have any proof...SO LET THEM FREE !!!

  12914. Lisa Smith

  12915. Barb Harnish: These gentle, kind young people should be allowed to go home. I hope the Iranian Government will show compassion and release them.

  12916. Johnny

  12917. Anonymous: Let them go home

  12918. Anonymous: prayers are with all 3 hikers and their families

  12919. Liann Ciucci

  12920. Anonymous

  12921. Anonymous

  12922. Christina Joseph

  12923. Dave Bain: Abduction of civilians is an international crime. Sooner or later the dictators will have to answer for this in The Hague, and their detainment will not shorter that the time they have cost these hikers.

  12924. simon billinge

  12925. Jake Milson: Please release the hikers. They made an honest mistake. Your government knows that they are not part of any military or civilian plot to harm your country. They need to be let go before this all turns bad and heads in a direction that you will not be able to recover from...

  12926. Maura Clement: A sister of a soldier wishes you home!

  12927. Frances Kaufmann: Pleaase release these three Americans so that they can return to their families and productive lives.

  12928. Mary Neigebauer

  12929. Anonymous: Please let these innocent children go.

  12930. Lexa

  12931. Kalyn Alwin

  12932. Carolyn Stephens: Please help these young people come home. If they wandered across the border on purpose, they can be punished according to the law. If it was an accident, they should not be kept prisoners.

  12933. Donald Driscoll: The People of Iran need to be free as well.

  12934. Anonymous

  12935. Yifan Chen: We are behind you.

  12936. Anonymous

  12937. Lidiana: stay strong god is with you all. the time will come soon when these people are set free. hope...believe...and trust that our lord and savor will hear our calling to set them free back to their loving family....GOD BLESS!!!!!

  12938. aileen: may the hikers be freed soon!!!! god bless you all!!!

  12939. Tuk Northup

  12940. Anonymous

  12941. Elizabeth Malaska: Please exercise compassion and release these innocent people.

  12942. Anonymous

  12943. Alex Gorshteyn: I hope Iranian people will express their opinion on the matter to the Iranian government. You just never know if your own kid will get in trouble thousands of miles away from home and with no real guilt to speak of.

  12944. Anonymous: LET OUR PEOPLE GO!!!!

  12945. Douglas McIntyre: May God bring you home soon and safely.

  12946. Anonymous

  12947. Dave in Maine: These liberals don't understand how much they have in common with their captors. The easiest way to secure their release is to identify with Ahmedinijad ; condemn the Jews, attack the US and support the Iranian sponsored slaughter of innocents throughout the region.... I'm sure Allah will be merciful if you just side with the Iranians on this one.

  12948. Jay Willis: Please release the hikers, they have not ties to any government agency and are simply civilians that became lost near the border but did not intentionally cross.

  12949. Margaret Emily Diaz-Llaneza

  12950. Alicia Osborne

  12951. Jennifer

  12952. Ron Bynum: Please release the hikers. They are young people who obviously got lost. I have a dear friend in the beautiful Islamic Republic of Iran, so I know the Iranian people have great compassion. Thank you.

  12953. jeffrey shannon: Please free these people. They have done nothing wrong and do not deserve to be held against their will.
    Thank you.

  12954. Pamela Gieselman

  12955. Theodore OBrien

  12956. Linn Stabbetorp

  12957. Lloyd Ringrose: My prayers are with them

  12958. Anonymous: My prayers are heartfelt for Shane, Sarah, Josh and their Families!

  12959. Anonymous: BRING THEM HOME.

  12960. Anonymous: As a mother, I cannot imagine what it would be like to have your children detained by a country that doesn't understand that these are good people that by mistake ended-up at the wrong place. Please have some compasion and allow them to be free and come home to their families. I pray that their hearts will soften and that they will be freed.

  12961. Jennifer: free Shane,Josh and Sarah they deserve to go back home to the families that love and care for them

  12962. Anonymous: I will never understand politics nor the arrogance of nations when wanting to make their political statements, but no citizen should be held as a pawn in the game of political machination. These three young people appear to want to do so much right in this world and thus in the name of humanity and intergrity, it is beseeched that the honorable Islamic Republic of Iran please do the only right thing and release these three young so they may live to spread the words of peace and harmony.

  12963. Anonymous

  12964. anita criswell

  12965. Beth Nelson

  12966. Damo

  12967. Anonymous

  12968. megan: My heart goes out to the hikers who have been detained for crossing a boarder in which was a mistake. To the mothers & the fathers of these familes my prayer are with you & your children. May god be with you at all time in your need, keep your faith in God or higher power. Psalms 86: 2-5 "Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you & trust you. You are my God. Be merciful, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly. Give me happiness, O Lord, for my life depends on you. O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love all who ask your aid." God bless all of you. Sincerely, megan

  12969. Eric McAuliffe

  12970. Anonymous

  12971. Erin McCarley

  12972. Heidi: free them

  12973. Anonymous

  12974. Almas Amtul: In my prayers, always. Be strong.

  12975. Nanci Lee: Please release these innocent people, they have done nothing wrong.

  12976. Anonymous: FREE Shane, Sarah, & Josh NOW!!!!!

  12977. Linda Lopez: You are in our prayers, hopefully the 3 of you will come home soon. Never give up, have faith. "He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters." PSALM 18:16

  12978. Nadia: I wont stop praying.

  12979. James Balph: I am sure the demeanor and dignified response of these three Americans is enough to let the Government of Iran know that they are innocent of the allegations or charges brought against them. I ask the Government of Iran to release them immediately, and I encourage Shane, Sarah, and Josh to continue acting with dignity and honor. You bring respect to all the people of the USA through your patience, understanding and the wisdom that has enabled you to react so humbly on a daily basis to this most unfortunate situation. You will remain strong because you are strong people with clear consciences and a desire to do what is right. May you be released soon.

  12980. Emily Lawrence: LET THE INNOCENT SISTER/BOTHER/DAUGHTER/SON/FRIEND GO!

  12981. Veronica Jones

  12982. Anonymous

  12983. Anonymous

  12984. Yevgeniy Timoshenko: SMC Iran

  12985. Anonymous: Please let these kids return to their families and friends!

  12986. Krista M Mitchell

  12987. Elesa Nelson: For humanitarian reasons, please free the 3 hikers from the United States

  12988. Eileen Echeandia: This is a sick and sad way of abusing power. Justice needs to prevail. I dont understand what is taking so long and why they are still captive. But i pray they are released soon. They are victims. People sue and get millions for less torture than this, all they are asking for and wanting is their freedom.

  12989. Anonymous

  12990. Virignia Ross

  12991. Lisa: God bless Shane, Sarah, and Josh

  12992. Joseph Spiri: May all political prisoners being held unjustly anywhere by anyone be free.

  12993. Brandi Cryer: Praying for you guys!

  12994. Cheryl White: I pray that this horrible ordeal ends soon and that they are returned to US soil.

  12995. Nina Smith

  12996. Katherine Conapinski

  12997. Pamela Kirsch: We are appealing to the humanitarian heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran for a speedy release of these young innocent human beings.

  12998. melissa f: My prayer's and thought's are will all of you and you'r family's.

  12999. Cheri Weismantel: God Bless each of you.

  13000. zainab karim: Please release these youth. A year of confinement with no charges is far too long. This is not Islamic and definitely not what the Ahlul Bayt (PBUT) would agree with. The Ahlul Bayt (PBUT) were compassionate even to those plotting against them. Do I need to remind you of Imam Ali (AS) treatment of Ibn Muljim. If your nation claims to follow their values and ethics then at least have some compassion for these youth who were only hiking at a waterfall and made a mistake. Let them go.

  13001. Sheila Castellanos

  13002. Cynthia Blegen

  13003. Alistair Boettiger

  13004. Anonymous: Please show some common sense, rationality, and intelligence and let these falsely accused people free. They were wrongly accused and unfairly detained. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

  13005. Phil Hosmer

  13006. Brent

  13007. Anonymous: With the greatest sincerity I implore the Iranian government to release these individuals. What has been made is what we clearly call a mistake. A simple error unwittingly made and with the deepest remorse is being paid for by nearly a year of American lives. I know the Iranian government has made a slight error in judgement and will strive to change this error.

  13008. Fariborz Shamshiri

  13009. Rebecca Cottrell

  13010. vicky cosgrove: Please do Not take out your anger at the US (and much of it may be justified!)on the 3 young lost hikers who entered your boarders. It is very unlikely they are "spies"...it is not moral to keep them as "political prisoners." Do onto others as you would have them do unto you. Why give your enemies more fuel to use against you??? I am for World Peace and I do NOT support the US foreign policies!!

  13011. Daniel Keough: They're just hikers! Please let them live their lives without being a political toy of Iran.

  13012. marilyn London-Ewing

  13013. Michael Durkin: We are all humans. Eye for an eye never applies. Please, leaders of Iran, make this a better world: Let Them Go!

  13014. Mabel Duran Sanchez

  13015. Anonymous: Iran,Please free the hickers in the name of humanity.I believe they crossed the boarder by mistake and have paid for that mistake.Thank you.

  13016. janett forte

  13017. Maureen Sugarman

  13018. Jerry Markatos

  13019. Shelley List

  13020. Felicite Imam: On this Earth, we are all part of the same human community, sharing the same deep connections of love of family and fears for their safety. For the sake of this shared humanity, please release Sarah, Josh and Shane, 3 young people who have so much to give to the world, so much to give to all of us.

  13021. Anonymous

  13022. Maggie Limbaugh

  13023. Simon Beveridge

  13024. Henrik Paananen

  13025. Chelsea Ingle: I applaude everyone's efforts to keep awareness alive in matters of truth, justice, and strength in peace-making efforts.

  13026. Paul Lewis: I hope Sarah, Shane and Josh are home soon.

  13027. Debasri Ghosh

  13028. Anonymous: Prayers!

  13029. Anonymous

  13030. cassie brown

  13031. Brooks Kind

  13032. Emily Spiegel

  13033. Dawn Bourke

  13034. Marianne Wells

  13035. Elizabeth Ferrari: I am happy to hear that the Iranian government has taken good care of our young people. I look forward to their speedy return home.

  13036. Paul Lisy: Is there any evidence demonstrating illegal intentions on the part of these three? I have heard of none. Please allow these three young individuals to return to their country. The goodwill this act engenders should serve the nation of Iran well.

  13037. Liz: My heart goes out to all those involved. Please release these individuals as they have done nothing wrong. All my best and prayers to you all and your families.

  13038. Gregory Knotts

  13039. Catherine Hamilton: Please free these young Americans that were helping Americans to understand the real truth about American policies in the Middle East. Such people should be praised for their effort into bringing world peace.

  13040. Arnie Harris: These young peopkle are the very best of America and its true ideals---they are NOT your enemies!!

  13041. Nadine K. Anderson

  13042. Zeta Seiple: Please show compassion and free Shane, Sarah, and Josh.

  13043. Michael Merriweather

  13044. Taylor Webb

  13045. donna salvini: Hang in there guys. All of us back home are with you in spirit and we know you will be home soon. You are not alone.

  13046. Gail: The three hikers are worldly independent young adults trying to make a difference by expanding their knowledge and they are now being punished. NOT RIGHT!! SOMEONE GET OVER THERE AND NEGOTIATE FOR OUR THREE AMERICANS!

  13047. Jessie Hand

  13048. Anonymous

  13049. Susan Edwards

  13050. Melissa Finn

  13051. Peter van der Ven: Releasing these young people who did nothing worse than briefly cross your border would be welcomed by ordinary people everywhere. Our countries need to get beyond our unfortunate disagreements and treat eachother with mutual respect, fairness, and compassion. Please release Shane, Sarah, and Josh soon.

  13052. Karen Chinich: I hope they are released very soon. This is a human rights violation!

  13053. Louis Preonas

  13054. Paul Jefferson

  13055. Anonymous: Stay strong, keep up the good fight!

  13056. Jeffrey Colledge

  13057. Geraint Parry: The time has come for Iran to show compassion by returning Shane, Sarah and Josh to their families.

  13058. Mary C.

  13059. nikki baker

  13060. William Lee

  13061. Anonymous

  13062. Sarai Cavalliri

  13063. Natasha Beck: These three people are humanitarians,not spies. They need their freedom so they can continue their work of doing positive social change.

  13064. Steven Rangel

  13065. Jennifer Wolf

  13066. Ariela Friedman

  13067. Amanda Ortiz: Please free these 3 American citizens! They deserve to be with their families and friends! I have never met any of these people before but my heart goes out to them and their families.

  13068. Shauna Letendre: Leaders, Presidents & Ministers who wish to rage war ought be on the front lines. Please, let these young people go. They are citizens of the world and this is not their war.

  13069. Amanda Winston

  13070. Ole Hoffmann

  13071. Anonymous

  13072. Dorsay Fischer: Just heard the three mothers relating their reunion with their children on the radio. I wish them all peace and strength in these difficult times and pray that the Iranian government will do the compassionate and just thing and set Josh, Sarah and Shane free.

  13073. susan larsson

  13074. Maureen Entera: These young people have a history of resisting America's military involvement in the middle east. They should be treated by the Iranian people as HEROES rather than imprisoned.

  13075. Anonymous

  13076. Jonathan Piedimonte

  13077. Lori Lecomte

  13078. Anonymous: Our thoughts are with the hikers! Kudos to the moms for showing exemplary courage in such a situation and channeling their desperation into positive action. You are true examples for young moms like me

  13079. Rebecca Robbins: Please know many people are behind you and you will not be forgotten!

  13080. Anonymous: The trio's pro-Palestinian sympathies and their inability to speak Farsi contradict the notion they might have been attempting espionage.

  13081. Daniel Tiedge

  13082. Randy Eckardt: Please release these compassionate young Americans so they continue the dedicated human rights work they're committed to.

  13083. Anonymous: I pray the hikers are released. It was an obvious mistake and it is obvious that Iran is only holding them for militant purposes.

  13084. mary braunger: Envisioning you all home and smiling!

  13085. Athanasia Kiousi

  13086. Richard Frank

  13087. Maria Hornung: In solidarity...

  13088. Karen Czarniak

  13089. Paul D. Cureton: These young adults have come to this difficult situation in part because they had the courage and caring to try and understand the world, and specifically the Middle East political reality first hand in the soverign land itself. Please free them.

  13090. Grace Cho: thoughts and prayers with them!!

  13091. Meg Janci

  13092. Anonymous

  13093. Varya Siegel

  13094. D. Bart Marvin: Greetings. I've been aware of your plight for some time and recently heard an extensive piece on NPR today. Best wishes and keep writing. Amani, Bart

  13095. Sally Hayati

  13096. Dana Barnett: Please let Shane, Sarah, and Josh go home to their families.

  13097. Anonymous: Bring the hikers home!

  13098. Minu Sebastian: I realize that the hikers crossed the Iranian border illegally, but it was an accident, and they are willing to pay a fine for their mistake. Please through the goodness of your heart, release them from prison. They are not spies, in fact, they have a lot of compassion for the people of the Middle East. Thank you.

  13099. Victoria Maranto

  13100. hilary kimblin

  13101. Julianne Urban

  13102. Beth Younker

  13103. Anonymous

  13104. Michael Kluck: Give them back their lives. They cannot possibly hurt the Islamic Republic of Iran and their release could only help relations between our two countries.

  13105. sarah baube: i wish my best to these three their family and their friends; i hope they can soon be returned home.

  13106. Anonymous: Please let them go!

  13107. Anonymous

  13108. Nellie Wolfe

  13109. Rita: Prayers for your release, prayers do wonders!!

  13110. Jackie M

  13111. Bill Jungbluth

  13112. Steve Sierra: These hikers did nothing wrong. Please let them go home to their families.

  13113. Judith B Burns

  13114. Artemis

  13115. Jaki Hann

  13116. Ann French

  13117. Anonymous: Please set these innocent hikers free. We implore you to allow them freedom, so they can live their lives in peace.

  13118. Lynette Mason

  13119. Anonymous: Please show compassion for these young people who should be given the human right to live free from injustice, just as they have devoted their lives to helping others be given that same right. They deserve to live their lives outside of a prison cell instead of being detained and robbed of life.

  13120. Sheelah Murthy: As a teacher and mother who works hard to teach young people to care and love others I am deeply moved by the plight of Sarah, Shane and Josh. These young people are some of the brightest examples of what it means to live a life of compassion and courage. They must be released immediately!

  13121. Tanvir Ansari: Doing injustice to any one to settle the political rivalry is against the ethics and teaching of ISLAM. If you think America has been doing injustice then you may be right, but this is no way to hold on to anyone for 10 months. Please allow Shane, Sarah & Josh to reunite with there families. Thank you to DemocracyNow.org & Amy Goodman to bring the story & my prayers for the family in this hard time.

  13122. Peter Schuman

  13123. Chris Jewett: Basically what's going on here is this: Iran's government kidnapped three people and are holding them for ransom (a prisoner exchange is one possible means for the ransom). They then insulted the public's intelligence by thinking it would come across as humane and generous if they allowed the kidnapped people to see their parents. The only way to really be humane or fair, would be to free the kidnapped hikers, pay compensatory and punitive damages to the hikers and their families, and have all those involved in the decision to kidnap the hikers serve prison terms themselves (but only after standing trial).

    I guess that may be unrealistic, but I just wanted to point out that anything short of that really would not be humane or fair.

  13124. Cheryl Ballou

  13125. Anonymous

  13126. Camila Aguilar: It seems very obvious that Iran's leadership is maintaining a different policy of justice for Americans who accidentally wandered over Iranian borders versus many other nationals from other, more neutral, states. Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo ... the list of grievances is long. Still, holding Shane, Sarah and Josh without charges and unjustly imprisoned will not bring justice. An eye for an eye does not bring a vision of evolving humanity to fruition. May the shining hearts of Sarah, Shane and Josh bring inspiring light to act for justice by the many.

  13127. Robin Denton: It is not only in the interest of the three young Americans presently held in an Iranian prison, but in the interests of Iran and its international standing. It is understandable that Iran would stop and question the three, but the extended imprisonment is totally unjustified. Please set them free as soon as possible.

  13128. Dr. Qwo-Li Driskill

  13129. Lois Brooks: The world’s eyes are on Iran right now. Don’t become like the US show the world Iran is better than that. Only a moral country, where the people’s hearts are good, would free 3 young citizens from a nation that threatens them. Please take the high moral ground and prove to the world that my country, the US is wrong about Iran. Please release these young us hikers and give their mom’s some peace.

  13130. Kevinjohn Tandoc

  13131. Anonymous

  13132. Bitha Miller: Please stop using innocent people for political leverage.

  13133. Anonymous

  13134. EilertHansen

  13135. charles h mousseau jr: we will bring you guys home soon

  13136. jeffrey steenbergjeffrey

  13137. Vincent Bouchard

  13138. Robyn Lauster: I think Iran should understand that holding these three young people will not further their cause internationally. Others who have strayed into Iranian waters or onto land have been released in a much more timely and compassionate manner. There is no advantage to holding them. It will only cause more ill will and misunderstanding between our countries.

  13139. Afee Roberts: Please free these innocent hikers.

  13140. Steven Mangual: I think its shamefull of the Iranian government including their president to continue to hold these American Hikers in jail and use excuses such as that it's up to the Iranian Judicary when an obvious double standard has been practiced with these specific people that crossed the Iranian border. There is no reason to hold them and this is a clear sign to all people of conscience and political consciousnes that the reasons are strictly political and that the Iranian so-called justice system is a farce. I feel sorry for those hikers and for the Iranian population that have to be under such an antiquated and unjust political system and I rather be in prison in teh US than to live as a citizen in Iran after learning of these hikers and the Iranian presidents responses. FREE THEM NOW!!!

  13141. gary: seeing the interview of the mothers of these kids on "democracy now" shows me they have great concern for Muslim people and Iran leaders should take note and let them go!!

  13142. Monica Pagani

  13143. Annette Guidry: Josh, Sarah, and Shane are compassionate and caring people who don't support any US foreign policies that cause harm to others. It will not further your foreign relations or international policy goals to continue to hold innocent hikers who accidentally strayed across your border. To back out of this situation with grace and dignity, hold a high-profile and public trial for "Trespassing", then show both compassion and a firm stance by releasing the hikers, banning them from future re-entry. Do this before July 31, 2010, and in the meantime, treat them with compassion and care, with a focus on maintaining their health and well-being.

  13144. Eleonore Miller: Govt. of Iran: Surely you must realize that detaining such great kids does nothing to promote positive world opinion of your country. These kids are PRO Palestine, PRO better relations with the Islamic world! These three are open-minded, non-judgmental international citizens. It would way better serve your government to release them with an apology.

  13145. Anonymous: Stay strong

  13146. Tami Fridley

  13147. Anh Huynh

  13148. Anonymous: Please forgive and release the hikers as a sign of proof that Iran is compassionate and wishes for equal compassion from other countries.

  13149. Laurent Bontoux

  13150. Francine Birbragher: My prayers are with Josh, Shane, Sarah, and their families.

  13151. Julie Westover: Send them all home safe to there families!!

  13152. Carol Fischer

  13153. courtney: The humanity should someday surpass the posturing and combative nature that countries take with oneanother. It's a planet we all share. Borders are man-made. The earth is not.

  13154. Carl Zweben Ph D: As a parent and grandparent, I can only imagine the anguish of the families of Shane, Sarah and Josh. My thoughts are with you all. I join with all the concerned people of the world in the hope that they will be released immediately.

  13155. Chelsea: Let them free Iran, it's been almost a year!! I did not know Shane, Sarah, or Josh... but I would never go to Iran for business or travel after hearing the stories and mishaps of American citizens being detained there. We live in a time where the world is still shackled by fear of the "other." It is time to not only set free these 3 innocent American Hikers but also yourselves. I want to live in a time of peaceful prosperity not fear, I'm an idealist. Please compassionately understand this and please.. please.. please.. release them as soon as possible.

  13156. Andrea Ryfinski

  13157. ginger van wagner: Please, please, please release the hikers in Iran. They meant no harm. You as a country will gain my respect if you release them.

  13158. Amanda Franklin

  13159. Michelle Bair: I only hope and pray that if these were any one of your children that they would have the same oppertunity to come home. These kids were not doing anything wrong to be put in prison in the first place, there for, with that being said,,,,,if you do believe in god, send these kids home to their families were they belong and stop the insanity...There is way too much of that in the world now as it is with out having inocent children that are actually being held against their will.....Let it be said, let it be written and god help us let it be done!

  13160. Misty Sweeney

  13161. Susan Esslinger: Hoping you are all well and home soon

  13162. Marisa: Freedom is one of the strongest elements we have in life.Imagine having your freedom tooken away out of the united states from a country you no"No one,No place and nothing about.Its not a game.This is reality and its a true factor thats apart of there reality.A real life situation.My condolence goes out to parents and family members and the three individuals Sarah,shane,josh who is incarcerated but will be set free....god bless and keep praying,have faith!!!!!

  13163. Anonymous

  13164. David Schott: Please free them Iran

  13165. Anonymous

  13166. Valerie Lopez

  13167. Ereeni Roulakis

  13168. Michele Serine

  13169. Carol O\'Brien: Given the history of their activism against US policy in the Middle East it is ironically tragic that they should have been detained. I am glad to hear that their treatment has been humane. I ask that you be compassionate, free them, and maybe dance at the wedding?

  13170. Sarah Premo: And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
    -Kahlil Gibran
    We are thinking of you all and know that love will bring home.

  13171. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. They do not deserve to be locked up. Let them go!

  13172. Marty Thomas

  13173. Dr. Carolyn Knox: We in Oregon are convinced of the innocence of these young people because of Josh's record of community service here. These are clearly not spies but nature enthusiasts. Please return them to their home and/or give them their day in court.

  13174. Mehdi Shakarchi

  13175. Colin Neiburger

  13176. Roz Hopkinson: Archbishop Desmond Tutu is right... Individual's cannot be held responsible when different nations do not see eye to eye. These people were acting in a spirit of peace. In the interests of real and enduring solutions built upon foundations of true justice, these innocent civilians should walk free.

  13177. Lori Whitty: Freedom is such a precious thing. I pray that Josh, Shane and Sarah are safe and will come home very soon. Much love to them and to their families and friends.

  13178. Jackie Gladstein

  13179. Anonymous

  13180. Vanessa

  13181. Jana: Freedom, dignity, and hope...may they be yours.

  13182. Anonymous

  13183. Anonymous

  13184. kris holmlund: fear ruins lives, and destroys the world

  13185. stevo: life is very short, no time for fussing and fighting my friend.

  13186. Donna Kroeger: What is happening to these three young people is inhumane and they need the backing of our government to help with their release.

  13187. Kim Williams

  13188. Josh Pruett

  13189. nina davids

  13190. Scott Neil

  13191. Lucy Swanner: Please put aside any political discourse between our countries and let these innocent young people go home.

  13192. Dennis Kriaris: I really hope you are well in your health and get released the soonest possible!

  13193. Rida Suleri-Johnson: Free the three. xxx

  13194. Ned Buchbinder

  13195. amazon

  13196. Cali Laumb

  13197. Melanie S. Pinkert

  13198. Barbara Priebe

  13199. Diana Brunswig-Bosso

  13200. Anonymous

  13201. Suzanne Kowalski: Please release these three hikers and demonstrate Iran's commitment to compassion.

  13202. Anonymous

  13203. Janet Habib: The values of these young people are the best hope of the world. Be inspired by them.

  13204. Summer Burgess

  13205. Anonymous

  13206. Matilda Sabal

  13207. Nora Huntley

  13208. Joan Elias

  13209. Amber Edwards

  13210. carl mellin

  13211. maxwell Block

  13212. kevin conway

  13213. nancy cahan

  13214. Jacob Peters

  13215. andrew Sanders

  13216. Reed Smoot

  13217. Kanchan Marathe: Please stop this politics of hatred...

  13218. Anonymous: Please release them! I'm only a little girl and every day I check the news just to see if these innocent people are released.

  13219. Holly Knight: I have written a letter to the president and will mail it tomorrow. I am deeply saddened that these young peacemakers have been wrongly imprisoned. My prayers are with them and their families. I wish them health and a speedy reunion--stateside.

  13220. Alison Grise: Please, send Josh, Sarah and Shane home safely to their families where they belong.

  13221. Petra: All people are erring and crossing border in mountains where it isn't marked it is easy to make mistake. These people should be released as soon as possible. Thank you.

  13222. Juergen Meyenburg

  13223. Sarah Jane Hamilton

  13224. Kristina Kersting

  13225. Linda Stone: In the terrain they were hiking it is not always apparent to know where the borders are. This was not an intentional action. They need to be freed!

  13226. Monica Villarreal

  13227. Tiffany Suiaunoa

  13228. Anonymous

  13229. Augusta Lamoree

  13230. Anne: There are those who see, those who see when shown, and those who cannot see.

  13231. Tim Olsen

  13232. marco bianchi

  13233. Anonymous: Bring them home

  13234. Toby Finkelstein

  13235. Marey Erickson: Please bring them home and allow the hikers to see their families and friends.

  13236. Joshua Albers

  13237. Colleen Stumpf

  13238. Cathy: Praying for immediate release and return to thier families in US.

  13239. ann o.: Sarah, Shane, Josh Hope you are released soon!!!

  13240. Christine Ho: It is unconscionable that Iran is holding the 3 young Americans as hostages for some future political exchange.

  13241. David Lerner

  13242. alison axelson

  13243. Jen O\'Hurley: Please free the hikers!

  13244. PFC Charles Griffith

  13245. Anonymous

  13246. Elana Goldberg: Love and Light to all involved.

  13247. Anonymous

  13248. Cindy Dewey: Please free the hikers.

  13249. Nicole Carlson

  13250. Beth Hafling

  13251. Nadine Seyam

  13252. Danielle Feris

  13253. Andrew L Clark

  13254. Haley Wilson: Please release these innocent citizens. It is clear to anyone that their intentions were wholesome and good. Why should we keep innocent people in prison, let them be free, it is their basic human right. Wouldn't you want the same for your child?

  13255. Adam N Stevenson

  13256. Tracy Miller: They are not forgotten

  13257. Kaitlyn James

  13258. Denise Romesburg

  13259. Dakota Krupp

  13260. Michelle King: Please show compassion and free these young people.

  13261. Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Delage

  13262. Kim Daugherty: If the government of Iran has additional evidence to support the continued detention of these Americans, why is this evidence not shown?

  13263. Alison Morgan

  13264. Carol Terry

  13265. Melissa Sandgren

  13266. Anonymous: Please forgive a mistake. Please allow communication and then, please find it in your heart to release these three people of peace.

  13267. Angie Hsu

  13268. Anonymous

  13269. Anonymous: It's time to release the hikers. We hope that Iranian government will allow them home
    now.

  13270. Cory G. Ekern: These people meant your sovereign nation no harm. The United States respects the borders of countries who respect our borders. Please show us and the world your compassion by releasing these Americans who simply made an innocent mistake.

  13271. Roxanne Samer

  13272. Matan: Where is the outcry??

  13273. Melissa Mack

  13274. Sally Rapuano: May love surround you.

  13275. Debra Julin: What to write? I hope you they are released soon and that Iran stops using them as political pawns, they are people. My prayers are with them and their families.

  13276. Shelby Knox

  13277. Anonymous: Please let these hikers go...it's absolutely ludicrous to hold american college students as prisoners when they have done absolutely nothing wrong. Let them come home to their families and live out their lives.

  13278. JoAnn Sturgill: It's a shame that this situation has been allowed to continue as long as it has. Can someone with authority PLEASE step forward and intervene?

  13279. Hans Manshoven

  13280. Anonymous: What avenues are there for appealing to our own government to intervene?

  13281. Tricia Crumpley: PLEASE SHOW SOME COMPASSION FOR THESE HIKERS!

  13282. Amy Jussel: Almost been a year...can't quite fathom. :-(

  13283. Shadia Daud

  13284. Emma Herzog

  13285. Micheál Ciarraí

  13286. Christopher Tilley

  13287. Michele Anthony

  13288. Ron Olsen

  13289. Anonymous: I have watched this story with interest over the past months and one question keeps nagging at me....why in God's name would these kids be hiking in Iraq OR Iran? There is a war going on in Iraq and Iran is run by a maniac. Seems to me these kids were not using any common sense.

  13290. Amy L. Cohen

  13291. George Beekman

  13292. Anonymous: such a travesty...my thoughts are with these people and their loved ones. Hoping that the people holding them will do the right thing.

  13293. MadamaAmbi: My interview with Nora Shourd, mother of Sarah Shourd, 1 of 3 imprisoned hikers in Evin prison, Iran http://goo.gl/rwGW

  13294. Jacqueline Ashton de Floris: All of my understanding of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the great people of this country, their desire to follow the Prophet Mohammad's teachings lead me to believe that you, the government of Iran, will hold a fair trail for Sarah Shourd, Shame Bauer and Josh Fattal, American students, travelers and human beings interested in knowing and understanding the other peoples and cultures who share our world in order to better respect them, and allow them to return to the arms of their families and friends who love them, and to the important work on behalf of humanity and the environment that can enable us all to live in greater dignity, peace and respect.

  13295. Rachel: Thoughts and wishes to 3 amazing people. hope they get to go home real soon.

  13296. Jocelyn Hoffman

  13297. Anonymous

  13298. Travis Lynn Harvey

  13299. Anonymous

  13300. Jeffrey Lyon

  13301. Cara Romanik

  13302. JEROEN KOK

  13303. Court M. Carson: These three young scholars represent America's desire to learn, love, and understand the cultures of our world. They had no knowledge or intention of crossing into Iran’s borders. They are people of peace and compassion who want nothing more than to come home to the people they love.

    If someone with a voice in the fate of Shane, Sarah, and Josh comes across this letter, then please hear what I have to say. This petition is a roster of solders of an army. Not an army that wants war, destruction, and suffering, but an army with a goal to create a society of peace, unity, compassion, and love between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States of America, and all the countries of the world so that we may walk together in our world earth as one. You have three of our greatest solders.

    The Prophet Muhammad encouraged travel and pilgrimage. Lets these good people go so they may continue to do what The Good Prophet loved. And mabey one day, they may come to take a journey to historically rich cultural land of Iran not as prisoners, but good friends.


    این سه محقق جوان نشان دهنده تمایل امریکا به یادگیری ، عشق ، و درک فرهنگ های جهان ما. آنها تا به حال هیچ دانش یا قصد عبور به داخل مرزهای ایران است. آنها افرادی هستند که از صلح و شفقت که می خواهند چیزی بیش از خانه بیایم به مردمی که به آنها عشق است.

    اگر کسی با صدا در سرنوشت شین ، سارا ، جاش می آید و در سراسر این نامه ، پس لطفا گوش چه باید بگویم. این طومار فهرستی از لحیم کاری از ارتش است. هنوز ارتش است که می خواهد جنگ ، کشتار و درد و رنج ، اما ارتش با هدف ایجاد جامعه صلح ، وحدت ، محبت ، و عشق بین جمهوری اسلامی ایران ، ایالات متحده آمریکا و همه کشورهای جهان به طوری که ما با یکدیگر ممکن است راه رفتن در زمین را در جهان ما را به عنوان 1. شما سه نفر از ما بزرگترین لحیم کاری.

    حضرت محمد (ص تشویق سفر و زیارت. بیایید این افراد را خوب به طوری که آنها ممکن است همچنان به آنچه که رسول خدا دوست داشت خوب. و شاید یک روز ، آنها ممکن است سفر را به سرزمین تاریخی فرهنگی غنی ایران است نه به عنوان زندانی ، اما دوستان.

  13304. ed marks: your government would gain some sense of repect if you did the right thing and let them come home

  13305. Don Neske: For many of us in the US who wish the best for the Iranian people and want our government to work toward better relations with the Iranian government, this incident works against any possible good intentions. I sincerely hope that the Iranian government will reevaluate the facts and reconsider its position and release Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  13306. Sean Brian Trimby

  13307. Ryan Pickell

  13308. patty wagner

  13309. mickey morgan: Please don't let the innocent get in the way of conflicts which they do not participate in. Please
    mickey morgan

  13310. Anonymous

  13311. Julie Ritz

  13312. Anonymous: I just finished reading "Between Two Worlds" by Roxana Saberi, and found this website in her bibliography. It makes me very sad to hear about all the innocent people detained in Iran.

  13313. Shelia Cooke

  13314. Ryan Middlekauff: Prayers are with all of you and your families. Hope to have you back in the States soon.

  13315. Holly Randall: Please free these innocents!

  13316. Anonymous: We ask the Nation Of Iran to remember mercy and free Shane, Sarah and Josh. Their dear mothers miss them terribly

  13317. Anonymous

  13318. t. Khorram

  13319. Sinan James Isilay

  13320. Anonymous

  13321. Karen Kilberg

  13322. Umme Mahbuba

  13323. Anonymous: i read about this in the Outsider it is sad to think what others are going through. God Bless

  13324. Anonymous

  13325. Tiffany Burchell

  13326. Micah Calabrese

  13327. Naomi Addyman: My thoughts are with these three young people. I hope for their release soon.

  13328. Anonymous

  13329. Anonymous

  13330. Gordie Brown

  13331. Tina Steffanie-Oak

  13332. Sandy Ressler

  13333. Michelle deRoulhac: Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh to their family and loved ones.

  13334. Anandre Els

  13335. Kevin Sawyer: Welcome Home!

  13336. Cathy Nign

  13337. Devendra Bhagwat: Please free them, that's all I and my countrymen would hope Iran should do, they're just hikers and dont pose any threat. People make mistakes so did these 3 might have done but I hope Iran would understand and release them..

  13338. Anita Wokhlu: The world community is watching this. These were travelers on Iraqi territory. They are not spies. I am an American citizen and do not harbor any prejudice. These young people need to returned safely and expeditiously. However, this is unacceptable I will support the US government and United Nations in whatever actions they pursue to facilitate their return or in response should this not occur in a timely fashion.

  13339. Anita Wokhlu: I am an american citizen. I do no harbor any prejudice against Iran. This prolonged imprisonment is unacceptable. These young people are not spies. They were in Iraq. They do not strike me as having any ability or cause to spy. They deserve due process. I will support the United States and the United Nations, how ever they choose to respond internationally to what we consider unlawful imprisonment of young people by Iran. Please release them.

  13340. Hannah Martin

  13341. Lynne Landis: Please allow Shane, Sarah, and Josh to return home to their families. Show compassion and mercy and make a step in the right direction for peace.

  13342. Lisa Coughlin: Free the hikers just let them come home, their families need them. they didn't try to harm you.

  13343. deb kuhn: These compassionate individuals mean you and your country no harm. Please send them home where they are desperately wanted.

  13344. Michael Kempton-Jones

  13345. Elaine Almquist

  13346. Sara Wolfe

  13347. Anonymous

  13348. Maureen Bowling

  13349. Anonymous

  13350. Julie Touza: Please free them from being wrongfully jailed.

  13351. Giles R DeMourot: If these three young people did enter Iranian territory, it was certainly unwittingly. They are certainly not spies and it is high time that they are released to their loved ones.

  13352. Suzanne Trimble

  13353. Anonymous

  13354. Anonymous

  13355. Anonymous

  13356. Amber Banham

  13357. Tim Prentiss

  13358. Rose Delaney

  13359. diana turken

  13360. Stephen Williamson

  13361. Amir: Taking American citizens as hostage in Iran by Muslim hardliners have happened several times.People all around the world should know that we Iranians strictly condemn this wild behavior by our government who even torches and kills Iranian every day too.We know American as one of the best nations in the world and we hope one day we destroy this dictatorship and shake friendship hands to Americans and all nations very soon.

  13362. Nicole Emmett

  13363. Ryan Daley

  13364. Anonymous

  13365. Wayne Martorelli

  13366. Anonymous: With hope that the hikers will be released and no longer held prisoners for a hiking misstep across an invisible border.

  13367. Anonymous: I wish them all a safe return to California.

  13368. Timothy Kasten

  13369. Erin Wolfe: As Desmond Tutu said, nations may have disagreements but it is not acceptable for the citizens of these nations to bear the cost. Please release Sarah, Shane and Josh.

  13370. Hillary Katz

  13371. Anonymous

  13372. Anonymous

  13373. Anonymous

  13374. Anonymous

  13375. Anonymous: don't forget compassion

  13376. Paula Metzner: Please?

  13377. Linda Robak

  13378. Francesca Regazzoni

  13379. Zachary Stickney: The path to reconciliation begins with forgiveness... Free these hikers and begin building bridges with the United States, or keep them in prison and nurture a sapling of enmity.

  13380. Philip Zerbe

  13381. Anonymous

  13382. Anonymous

  13383. Anonymous

  13384. William Peterson: The release of these innocents would do nothing but good for the Iranians. Peoples of the world would see that Iran is merciful and just. Please release them!

  13385. April Windsor

  13386. R G Bear

  13387. Michael Wold: لطفا ، آیا آنچه که شناخته شده به سمت راست در چشم خدا.

  13388. Anonymous

  13389. Anonymous

  13390. Beth Steinman: It has been too long. Please free Josh, Sarah and Shane now. I just can't imagine...

  13391. Leslie Martin: Please let these 3 go home. The point has been made.

  13392. Cammy Murphy

  13393. Megan Medgyesi

  13394. Anonymous: Free the hikers!! These three are gentle caring people. They do not deserve this treatment. Send them home to their families where they belong.

  13395. Rachel Oresky

  13396. David Markham

  13397. William Henion

  13398. Anonymous

  13399. Barbara COnn

  13400. Sonia Feldstein

  13401. Peter Stevens

  13402. Anonymous

  13403. David Stiteler

  13404. Marilyn Hacker

  13405. Jaqueline Linnartz: Please free Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal. They are innocent from any crime.

  13406. Dustin A. Stein: Please free these innocent hikers.

  13407. Anonymous

  13408. Anonymous

  13409. Maxwell Szabo

  13410. Abigail T. Fox

  13411. Lindsey

  13412. Anonymous

  13413. Reginald Meadows: Them getting lost and finding themselves in an area they haven't seen should be considered as they were not aware of having cross Iran's border. To accuse them of being spies without proof is a good enough reason to let the hikers return to their families. Having no righteous charged them but illegally detaining them is wrong. I would ask the Iran President to consider letting them go as the Hikers have been locked up for over a year, without any evidence of their spying.

  13414. Gilad.H.: When will the free world finally learn how to deal with terror funding and supporting countries?

  13415. david krevolin

  13416. Andrew Szeto

  13417. Anonymous

  13418. Rabbi Valerie Joseph

  13419. Rabbi Arye Berk: These are three people not pawns and Iran should immediately release them and return them to their families.

  13420. Jack Borok

  13421. Rabbi Suzanne Singer

  13422. Anonymous: My hope is that we can see our common bond as loving parents whose only concern is the safety of our children...politics is for politicians and innocents shouldn't be their pawns.

  13423. Shaina

  13424. Enrique Quintanart

  13425. Ellen Bob

  13426. Mark Leuchter

  13427. Liz Kramer

  13428. Sean Power

  13429. Anonymous

  13430. Sondra Rose

  13431. Heidi Sinclair

  13432. Rebecca Crowder

  13433. K Clarke: Send them back home, they will not want to come back to your country and cause you any more headaches.

  13434. Deborah Lyons: Please show the world that Iran can be a compassionate nation.

  13435. Elliot Racine

  13436. William Eisele

  13437. Karen Schreiber

  13438. Rita Banerji

  13439. Glory: Please detainers of SARAH,JOSH AND SHANE, take a look at their writtings and ideas.You will discover that these are freedom fighters who have left their comfort and ease to join the freedom and justice fight of oppressed people.

  13440. Glory: Please detainers of SARAH,JOSH AND SHANE, take a look at their writtings and ideas.You will discover that these are freedom fighters who have left their comfort and ease to join the freedom and justice fight of oppressed people.

  13441. Greg Baker

  13442. Janet Anderson

  13443. Sharin Horvitz

  13444. Garnet E. Chaney

  13445. Gat Slor: You have no right to detain these hikers! They mean no harm to no one

  13446. Patricia Mesquita

  13447. Marlena Santoyo

  13448. irit

  13449. Margaret Motheral: There is no need to hurt anybody, ever. Let a new day of peace begin in Iran. In every act of granting freedom and humanity, Iran has the power to be heroic in the world.

  13450. Larry Nelson

  13451. Rev. Edie Weinstein

  13452. Bonnie

  13453. Relaxation International: Pray for the detained hitchikers. Visualize light and healing and blessings and protection.

  13454. Katie Rudzki

  13455. Kara Stairiker

  13456. eileen Nathanson

  13457. Anonymous

  13458. Katherine Copland: These people did not knowingly break any laws. They should be freed.

  13459. rinah karson: free them now!

  13460. Lori De Marco

  13461. Nancy King

  13462. Virginia Masson: I sincerely hope that the people of Iran will open their hearts and minds to the possibility that these young people set out on a journey to increase the understanding and connection of all people, no matter their country. They are innocent travelers with only goodness in their hearts.

  13463. Kelly Manjula Koza

  13464. Frances Moore: Please show mercy and return these young people home to their families. May Allah bless your families in return.

  13465. Kim de Laat

  13466. Ingrid Swords: I respectfully ask the Iranian government to be merciful to these three individuals by releasing them to their families.

  13467. Rev Beverly Zigmond

  13468. Anonymous

  13469. ken Tobias: Please release these young travellers and allow them to speak to their families and love ones and send them home. They are respectful of Iran and it's
    people......"Allah is merciful".......The world will also see this gesture as a sign of Iran's true and honorable justice and many countries will show respect.

  13470. Dunya Nuaimi

  13471. Angie Conroy

  13472. jenelle embrey

  13473. Scott Gilbert

  13474. Anonymous

  13475. Amy: Please free Shane, Sarah and Josh! Send them back to their family and friends where they deserve to be. Give them their lives back, please.

  13476. Tori Elliott

  13477. Jennifer de Forest

  13478. Anonymous: Give the young people back their lives. They deserve to be set free to continue to serve others.

  13479. Nicole Williams

  13480. Jill Street: Please release these innocent people.

  13481. Paula Boon

  13482. Nathan Mork

  13483. Bob Ramczyk

  13484. Brooke Bundgard

  13485. Tracey Keffer-Lyon

  13486. Janine Camara: I urge the reader of this petition to strongly consider releasing Shane, Sarah, and Josh. Please have compassion for them and their families and send them home to their loved ones.

  13487. Anonymous

  13488. Jeremy Buffington: Keeping you guys in my thoughts. Hang in there, stay strong and proud, and keep the faith.

  13489. Anonymous

  13490. Ben Floyd: Freedom

  13491. ian harper

  13492. ariella lake

  13493. Anonymous

  13494. Heather Mattioli: From one parent to another, please release them to their families. Nothing shows more strength than compassion.

    -h

  13495. Gloria

  13496. Stefanie Jung: Honorable President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Please give compassion to Shane, Sarah and Josh. When we are not resident of a foreign land, it is possible to miss or not know about a border that may be obvious to the people of Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan. They are young people who only wanted to travel and see the beauty of your region. Again, I hope you can find the compassion to pardon their honest mistake.

    Stefanie Jung
    Stuttgart, Baden-Wurtemburg, Deutschland

  13497. Dora Hasen

  13498. Anonymous: Iran, the world is watching. We will not forget these young hikers, and as each day passes, the International community grows ever more impatient of your continual violations of human rights.

  13499. Mary Pipiciello

  13500. Judith Walker

  13501. Beth Banning

  13502. Aurore Guieu: From France, all my wishes for the Hikers and their families.

  13503. Susan Murray

  13504. Harold Remus

  13505. Anonymous: Put politics aside and release these hikers so they can continue their lives.

  13506. Summer Waldrop

  13507. Anonymous

  13508. Anonymous

  13509. Andrew Hawker: Please have compassion and release the hikers back to their families where they belong.

  13510. Jennifer Adamson-Kruel

  13511. JOSHUA JOLLEY: Let us set aside political differences. We are simply asking the Iranian government to act with humanity in lieu of state affairs. Please release these hikers.

  13512. Richard Wallace

  13513. Rashidah Shelton

  13514. Roger Ledger: This action by Iran shows they cannot be trusted.If Iran wants to be accepted by the rest of the World, they should release these people immediately.

  13515. Tania Conwell

  13516. Paola: In solidarity

  13517. Hanif Shariff

  13518. Eric Freeman

  13519. Caitlin MacLennan

  13520. Matt Ward

  13521. Nancy Burckhalter

  13522. Anonymous

  13523. Rebecca Sullivan

  13524. Noah Link

  13525. AMANDA MALIN: I heard your childrens story for the first time on public radio at 3am in the morning (in Melbourne australia) when i couldnt sleep.... it has affected me deeply and I hope and pray for their safe return.

  13526. BIANCA TERRY

  13527. Anonymous

  13528. Christian Worby: Iran is committing an inexcusable crime in this situation. I add my name to the list of those calling for their release.

  13529. Abeer Tebawi: They've done nothing wrong, please release them!

  13530. Anonymous: In a world where innocent people are detained for observing and adoring nature and culture, we should be mourning the loss of human rights and dignity.

  13531. Morgan Barnes: This is completely unjust and another smear on Iran's poor Human Rights record. I wish for a speedy end to this nightmare and that Sarah, Shane and Josh return home soon.

  13532. Taisia Cardo: This is an unnecessary act to have been carried through. The hikers obviously did not realize what territories they were traveling into and this is just the result of a world that has become too political. People from all over the world, no matter what ethnic background, no matter what world issues are going on at the present time, people should be compassionate and understanding of those who simply wanted to explore what natural beauties the world has to offer. These hikers should be let go immediately!!

  13533. Rabbi Yonah Bookstein

  13534. Toby Holmes

  13535. Sue Gilot: God Bless Shane, Sarah and Josh. Come home soon to the land of the FREE and the home of the BRAVE

  13536. Christina Pisel

  13537. Anonymous

  13538. Claire Dowell

  13539. Saffron Gardenchild

  13540. D.B.Cooper

  13541. Conor Mongey

  13542. preeva tramiel

  13543. Patricia Hippely

  13544. Brenda Battad

  13545. miranda levitt

  13546. Mehram Maleki: Even if their entrance into Iranian territory was intentional they should have been detained for only a couple of weeks (for paperwork processing) then deported. It doesn't make sense to keep them for many months in jail with no recourse for speeding their release. If Iran is doing well, it doesn't need to use these three young bright students to assert anything. Let them go and busy yourselves with real problems please.
    This part is in Persian:
    bAbA veleshun kon beran! inA setA Adame bikAr nistand. darso zendegi dAran va vaght barAshun kheyli mohemme. hamin emruz veleshun kon beran. boro setA ghAchAghchi begir bendAz zendun.

  13547. Raluca Pataliu

  13548. LESLIE HOBBS

  13549. Ralph Sobek: As a fellow University of California at Berkeley Graduate I request most humbly the release of the 3 students: Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal

  13550. Raya Irene Cooper: Please let the doves fly free.

  13551. Kitty Pucci

  13552. Anonymous: In the name of justice and compassion, free these innocent souls and allow them to return to their families.

  13553. Cheri Brugman

  13554. Anonymous: True Muslims would free them immediately

  13555. Anonymous

  13556. ekeim teeuwisse: when Islam is a "faith of love and compassion" then prove that !

  13557. Abigail Macfarlane

  13558. Anonymous

  13559. Natasha McIntosh: These young writers and travelers are enemies of no one. They come from a place where people are FREE to hike and explore. How could they know that by simply hiking around they would be incarcerated?? They didn't know, they are innocents - and to hold them when they have done nothing wrong, is unjust in all eyes - in Gods eyes too. Please, be merciful. They are not soldiers, they are not enemies, they are writers and explorers and children . . . embody peace - show the world that Iran can be reasonable and compassionate. Set them free, give them back to their families. Be strong, be loving, be as God asks you to be. Trust that God will protect you - you do not have to jail these children!!

  13560. Eric Sirkin

  13561. Katharine Quince

  13562. Joe Bubel: I'm a business colleague of Joshua's Dad, and I share the hope that Iran will allow these hikers to return to their families.

  13563. Cristina Seica

  13564. Lauren Stothert

  13565. Carly McIver

  13566. Shazia Bhatti

  13567. Suzanne Albers

  13568. Joanne O\'Keeffe

  13569. Christine Nelson

  13570. Pamela Jardine

  13571. June Clawson

  13572. john shrapnel

  13573. Maire Smyth

  13574. Kate Anderson: Holding these young people is causing great pain to many people. I would like the government of Iran to consider how much suffering these people's poor parents must be feeling and generously reunite them with their families.

  13575. MONTSE PEJUAN

  13576. Isobel Campbell

  13577. Jill Bennett

  13578. Anonymous

  13579. Dr Jenni Chambers

  13580. C Abbott

  13581. lisa sugiura: Please end this unjust and inhumane situation

  13582. Emma Williams Cetin Altun

  13583. Steve Ingram: It seems to me the Iranian government would gain more by releasing Sarah, Shane and Josh, than by imprisoning them.

  13584. Matt Davies

  13585. Joanna Carter

  13586. Miranda Haigh

  13587. judy arliss: I'm happy to help in any way. I'm a writer/teacher and old quaker activist. Am in shropshire.

    please contact me if you need my help. judy

  13588. Emma Kennedy

  13589. Dilys Page

  13590. Zoe Lister

  13591. Caroline Fielding

  13592. Anonymous: The detention of these people does no favours to the reputation of Iran.

  13593. Anonymous

  13594. Penelope Maclachlan: They're innocent

  13595. Anonymous

  13596. ran holst

  13597. Anneli Cooper

  13598. Genevieve: Please exercise your compassion!

  13599. Alison Zaharee

  13600. Susan Houston

  13601. Deborah Batey: I am a mother and a teacher. I support you as human beings and plead with iran on humanitarian grounds to release these innocent hikers.

  13602. Daan Spits

  13603. Anonymous

  13604. Anonymous

  13605. Mitch Painovich

  13606. Anonymous

  13607. charlotte: Bring them home!

  13608. Bo Nenzel: Please free these people.
    The world would appreciate it.

  13609. Matthew Juden: Shane, Sarah and Josh are all global citizens seeking to further understanding and respect between cultures. Detaining them can only harm the cause of global peace and prosperity. It does nothing to right the historical injustices undoubtedly visited upon Iran.

  13610. ED WISNER

  13611. Sara Miller

  13612. Nick Gold: These innocent people must be freed now.

  13613. Dorothy Cosh: These people have committed no crime and should be freed.

  13614. christina clark

  13615. Anonymous: I was once again reminded of the plight of the three hikers detained in Iran for one year. Please stop using these young people as political fodder. My thoughts and prayers are with the hikers, their families and friends.

  13616. Anonymous

  13617. Sue Henderson

  13618. Philip Perry

  13619. Cid Richardson

  13620. Tom Jessor

  13621. mary donald: Please release these people immediately, it's a great injustice to detain them.
    Have a heart...treat them like human beings

  13622. Kelly Pascall

  13623. Shiraz Engineer: Please be gracious and free them. From a fellow Persian.

  13624. Sophie

  13625. Martin Hulme

  13626. Jenny Luck

  13627. victoria cheape

  13628. Graham Porter: I can't begin to imagine how hard this must be for their mothers. Please be compassionate and send them home.

  13629. Alis Brito

  13630. Margaret Michal: Keeping them as prisoners doesn't enhance your standing in the world.

  13631. Ruth McKee: The three hikers' continued detention is a shocking violation of their basic human rights. Iran's human rights record is dire: hopefully the international attention to these three individuals will have a positive impact on all the innocents wrongly and illegally detained by the Iranian state.

  13632. Elizabeth Morrissey

  13633. Rose Jennings

  13634. Anonymous

  13635. Erin Proudfoot: Please - allow Shane, Sarah, and Josh to come home. Thank you so much.

  13636. Peta Chow

  13637. Debbie Daehnick

  13638. pankaj shah

  13639. Dixie Friedrich

  13640. Lindsay Hicks

  13641. Norah Kennedy: I urge the Iranian Governmant to show compassion and release these young people

  13642. Alicia McReynolds

  13643. Christine Mattern: One year is one year to long. Free the hikers!

  13644. Steven Hawkes

  13645. Carole Maslowski

  13646. Anonymous

  13647. Anonymous

  13648. Anonymous: Releasing these people would be a compassionate and generous gesture.

  13649. Helen Bohan

  13650. Anonymous

  13651. Gabrielle Crane

  13652. Jim Porter

  13653. Dieter Osti

  13654. Aaron Schlosser: My heart goes out the those in captivity, and their families...I hope this unnecessary imprisonment is put to an end as soon as possible.

  13655. Robert J Richardson

  13656. Anonymous

  13657. cecilia mottola

  13658. Anonymous: as Iranian live in united state i hope with all my heart your kids free soon. and also all Iranian people . we all know how eval is Iranian government . i would like to ask all Iranian live in us to support this petition. thats the smallest thing we can do to thank america allowed t us we enjoy the freedom here

  13659. Mike Perry: Please release Sarah, Shane, and Josh. They have done nothing wrong and deserve their freedom.

  13660. Misty Herlehy

  13661. Daron

  13662. Dr. CP Wren: Whoever is influencing the Iranian government to act differently toward Sarah, Shane and Josh than Iran has treated other transgressors of the country's borders in recent years should be made known to the public. Iran released all previously captured persons from several other countries in very short order. Who wants "The Hikers" to be held without charges and indefinitely? And why?

  13663. Chase R. Martin: Please release these three innocent hikers. They did not intentionally enter your country. Please send them home to be with their families.

  13664. Valentin Schmidt

  13665. Louisa Preston

  13666. Hiro Nishikawa

  13667. Jane Hough

  13668. Kiran Padaki: I hope the Iranian government will realize these people should be returned to their families as soon as possible,please free the hikers soon.

  13669. Anonymous: Please free these 3 innocent hikers. It is unfair and cruel to hold them this long without cause!!!

  13670. Dutch Simpson

  13671. Anonymous

  13672. Megan Combs

  13673. Brian Long

  13674. Tim Harty

  13675. Mark Houghton: I hope we can get them out!

  13676. Ellen Thompson: May our prayers and your prayers help everyone to express our God's path of compassion.

  13677. Maureen Coyne

  13678. Anonymous

  13679. Mattie Clark

  13680. Jane Crowley

  13681. Anonymous

  13682. Dermot Jordan: I am afraid for these young people. Human rights are not high on Iran's priorities.

  13683. Meadhbh Higgins

  13684. fiona browne

  13685. JIm Butler: The most disgraceful abuses or human rights I have ever heard. I hope the Iranian regime are proud of themselves.

  13686. pat codd: please free the hikers

  13687. Roisin Fagan: good luck i wish you all the best and hope they are let out soon....my hart gos out to you

  13688. Martin O\'Regan Pevchikh (Ireland): Please show some compassion and release these people.

  13689. Monica Cogan

  13690. Regina O\'Connor: From Ireland. To those who have power to free these innocent people: look into your hearts and souls and do what you know is right in the name of justice and humanity.

  13691. breda jordan: Sarah and Shane are young people who are brave and generous.Please release them

  13692. Paula Brodie

  13693. Brita Fershleiser: I respectfully ask, please show these 3 hikers compassion. Thank you.

  13694. Anonymous

  13695. Lois Russell

  13696. James Carr: Please let these people go home. If it was your son or daughter, your sister or brother held in such a way you too would want them free to be with their families.

  13697. Conan Power: We are praying to God that justice will prevail

  13698. chris darrah

  13699. Christina Hogan

  13700. Caryl Barday: Tragedy ! Although,i wish our people wud not choose to go to that part of the world... wait till we are all free. which will never be. spend the research and $ on The USA. we need all we can get as far as support. thx!!! love to all involved.

  13701. Mark VanCour: The world is watching and awaiting your release.

  13702. Anonymous: Praying for release...

  13703. Lauren Reynolds

  13704. Anonymous

  13705. Zoe Hall: Give these people their human rights. Free them, they deserve to live a life.

  13706. Przemyslaw Skoczylas: Don't know you guys but it could be anyone. Heard the story on radio here in Ireland and just couldn't forget your mom's voices. I am looking forward to hear the good news soon. heads up.

  13707. Anonymous

  13708. Ciara Kennedy

  13709. Sarah Burns

  13710. Theresa Moriarty

  13711. Michael Reppy

  13712. Genevieve Gieser

  13713. Amy Waldron

  13714. Audrey Sellers

  13715. Alex Orzeck-Byrnes

  13716. Norma Araujo: I believe that Shane, Sarah and Josh inadvertently entered Iran. The three were simply hiking. I ask the Iranian Government to have mercy on the three American hikers and release them.

  13717. Victoria Thavaseelan: Praying for the safe and soon return of the hikers to their families.

  13718. Erik Reed

  13719. Anonymous

  13720. enrique ibarra: Sarah,Shane and Josh. I wish for your soon release!!

  13721. Bart Chapman: We stand with the hikers and their families!

  13722. Anonymous

  13723. Anonymous: Now that I have seen this website I realize what fine young people these three are, and I want so much to help free them, so they may continue their valuable efforts in teaching, journalism, photography, environmental studies, and simply continue their lives!

  13724. Anonymous

  13725. Lee

  13726. Anonymous

  13727. Erin K. Parr

  13728. Marcus

  13729. Thomas F. Rocco

  13730. Eden Kahle

  13731. Anonymous

  13732. Sarah Elliott: Those who hike are the modern-day pioneers and explorers with a mission only of the greater good of the planet and peace between all peoples and cultures, not the conquering of countries nor the toppling of governments.

  13733. Anonymous

  13734. Jane Richley Rafal: I'm so shocked and disappointed that the US State Department has done nothing to gain the release of these three young people. Gaining help from the US government is something that every US citizen has a right to expect and is a duty for the Obama administration to give top priority. Shane, Sarah and Josh weren't doing anything wrong or acting in a hostile or militaristic fashion. There is no reason that after a year's imprisonment, that they should still be held in Iran.

  13735. Scott Weiss

  13736. Anonymous: Please release these young people. They did nothing to warrant this detention.

  13737. Anonymous

  13738. Anonymous

  13739. Brittany Godshall

  13740. Joyce Tang

  13741. Karen Godshall: Thoughts & Prayers for the kids and their families.

  13742. Anonymous: I urge the Iranian government to take this opportunity to show their dedication and willingness to enter into peaceful diplomacy between our two countries and to demonstrate this by taking the first step in releasing Josh, Sarah and Shane immediately.

  13743. Helen Mason

  13744. Anonymous

  13745. Sara Dart

  13746. Tiffany Merrick

  13747. Anonymous: Please do not hold Americans that have been unjustly detained due to political agendas.

  13748. Anonymous: Free them, please.

  13749. Kerry Jones

  13750. alisa Malki

  13751. Anonymous

  13752. Katie Barnett

  13753. Clemens Ley

  13754. Sarah Cash: Please have mercy and find it in your heart to forgive these three, and return them to their families.

  13755. Anonymous: If they have truly done something wrong then why have there been no charges?

  13756. Anonymous

  13757. Anonymous

  13758. Michelle Marlar

  13759. Becky Little: My prayers are with them. This is not justice they should be free.

  13760. Margaret Perrino

  13761. Anonymous

  13762. Loyda Castanon

  13763. Amanda Koplos

  13764. Lorin hay: it's been a year. show wisdom through mercy. please let them go.

  13765. Dustin Cobb

  13766. Michelle Walker

  13767. Anonymous

  13768. Micah San Juan

  13769. Mark Gonzalez: I hope that the Iranian government can show some compassion and release these innocent human beings.

  13770. Jamie Williams: Will be praying for your familys.

  13771. kelly tighe

  13772. Jennifer Hovick

  13773. Anonymous: The Iranian government is showing their true colors by this action. I have lost any respect for them. They are brutal. What a mess that government is in. The people that run it ought to be ashamed.

  13774. mb buchanan: Im so sad for the families of these hikers. May peace find you and stay with you all through this difficult time.

  13775. Michael Pourhadi: Bring 'em home.

  13776. Anonymous

  13777. Anonymous

  13778. jennifer ray: they deserve to go home to thier families, they have been imprisoned long enough!!! free the hikers!!!!

  13779. Marcus Fry

  13780. Anonymous: Please free the hikers. This has gone on long enough and a years worth of investigation should be enough time to see if they posed a threat. A couple kids and an adult got in over their head doing some hiking and i think they have learned their lesson about volatile regions of the world and where not to go.

  13781. Anonymous

  13782. Anonymous

  13783. Anonymous: These actions just continue to show that Iran doesn't value the life of an individual and that the hikers are pawns in their political game.

  13784. Gabriela Imperial

  13785. Anonymous

  13786. Jennifer Curtis

  13787. Shan Davis: Let them go!!! Holding them without charges and without a trial is INHUMANE!!! Dogs are treated better!!!

  13788. Ian Strong: I am 10 years old and I and my mom having been following this story for the year and I want the world to know that Sarah, Shane, and Josh should be free.

  13789. Arisa Antunez

  13790. Dana Strong

  13791. Mary Ferguson: It is so ridiculous that these young people have been detained fo rthis long.I also think that people need to be more careful of wandering in dangerous areas!

  13792. Anonymous

  13793. Erica Moncrief

  13794. The Valen Family

  13795. Anonymous

  13796. Steve Bledsoe

  13797. Lisa Rajulu: We are trusting that the Iranian authorities will see fit to do right by these young persons of obvious good will.

  13798. Daniel Shapiro

  13799. Karla dixe

  13800. Anonymous

  13801. John Eleanya: Please Set them free, they are humans and not Animal

  13802. Gus: FREEDOM!

  13803. Doug Halterman

  13804. William Taft: Lets get them outta there!

  13805. Michelle Petrovski

  13806. Melea Johnson: Heavenly Father, free Sarah, Shane and Josh and allow them to come home, in Jesus Name....Amen

  13807. Jennifer Shoemaker

  13808. Ssavvas Nicholas Paritsis

  13809. DeLinda McKinney

  13810. Shelley Meyer: Our thoughts are prayers are with you Shane, Sharah and Josh! Stay strong!

  13811. Kimberly Freeman: Free the hikers, anyone that is not charged with a crime should not be imprisoned. Also, the Iranian and United States Goverment need to take action immediately to insure that justice is served around the world and in Iran.

  13812. Anonymous

  13813. Meghan Tighe

  13814. Mark Bruton: I pray for the quick release of these three innocent young people from their Iran prison.

  13815. Elizabeth C. Mazur

  13816. Brian Crowley

  13817. Brooke Jeter-Crawford: This brings me to tears. I pray for their safe return. I pray for their mental stability and encouragement during these devastating circumstances. It is such a shame that this kind of thing can happen in the world that we live in.

  13818. Robert Felsenfeld: Let's restore some sanity to the world. Keeping the hostages makes no sense other than purely political propoganda. Free them now, Iran, and receive some humanitarian goodwill.

  13819. Anonymous: I'm so shocked and disappointed that the US State Department has done nothing to gain the release of these three young people. Gaining help from the US government is something that every US citizen has a right to expect and is a duty for the Obama administration to give top priority. Shane, Sarah and Josh weren't doing anything wrong or acting in a hostile or militaristic fashion. There is no reason that after a year's imprisonment, that they should still be held in Iran. The American Government has to do something fast. One year is too long for these 3 innocent peolple to still be held. Their lives are in danger. Please release them.

  13820. Jillian Risberg

  13821. Kristin Kegg

  13822. Anonymous: Please free these young people. My God is a God of compassion. Please show some toward Shane,Sarah and Josh by releasing them now.

  13823. Geoff Baumbach: You are humiliating and diminishing the cause of the Iranian people by incarcerating these innocent US civilians who in no way were committing acts against Iran. We ask for their immediate release to be with their families. If you wish to send us a message, this is not the way to do it. You are only fueling belligerence and ignorance. Don't take your frustration and anger out on these young adults for the sins of others. An honest and honorable gesture will get to the heart of Americans far better than cruelty. Be honest, be honorable. Let them go.

  13824. Anonymous

  13825. Anonymous: Please forgive the climbers for accidentally crossing your border and show compassion on them. That would be a testament to your nation and a shining light on your culture.

  13826. Billy A. Limprun

  13827. Pamela Alt

  13828. Mandy Phan

  13829. Anonymous

  13830. Anonymous

  13831. Ali Parsons

  13832. Kristin Barton

  13833. Anonymous

  13834. Melissa: Please bring them home to their families, it's the humane thing to do.

  13835. T. Paul Jones, II: These three persons are proponents of cultural understanding and awareness. Their prompt release will demonstrate to the world that Iran is empathetic and committed to global peace and multicultural harmony.

  13836. Kelly Franz

  13837. Greg Campbell: These people meant no harm. As a act of compassion, please free them now.

  13838. Carson Moore: I hope that the Iranian government can look past politics and displays of power, and have a heart of compassion to release these guys.

  13839. Katherine Mott

  13840. Lisa: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

  13841. Jen Anderson: Please send Shane, Sarah and Josh home!!!

  13842. Karen Boortz-Fryer: Prayers

  13843. Dr. Burkhard Luber: show mercy. let them free now

  13844. Joanne Cuevas: If in a year these three young people have not been charged with a crime they should be set free!

  13845. Shani Friedman

  13846. L.Fairfield

  13847. Anonymous

  13848. B. Murphy-Bridge

  13849. Andrew Weaver

  13850. Anonymous

  13851. Anonymous

  13852. Gene Byrge

  13853. Alex Mandel

  13854. Oona Coggeshall-Burr

  13855. christina

  13856. Kassidi Felderman

  13857. Allison Snyder

  13858. Anne Phillips: Live, Laugh and LOVE!!! No matter what part of the world we live or what title we carry in our business - polititian, doctor, attorney, plumber, teacher, chef,electrician, mechanic, etc.... - WE ARE all ONE in this ONE small world. There is no need to keep innocent people in capture who have not intent or done any harm to anyone. PLEASE FREE those people - they have already paid their price for their mistake. PEACE!!!

  13859. Jon Vruwink

  13860. Anonymous

  13861. Penny Kelley: This is not right! They have no right to hold them if they have not committed a crime. These people can make a difference in the world and need to be sent back home not held like dogs for something they did not do.

  13862. Nick Purvis: This country ought to be ashamed! These people did nothing wrong so they need to be sent back home where they belong!

  13863. David Spencer: Hard not to be angry to be honest

  13864. Randy Thiesen

  13865. Ralph Risch

  13866. Gwen Jett: Best wishes for the hikers and their families.

  13867. Chris Kelstrom: Please show humanity and compassion for these 3 people who by accident wandered into your country. They mean you no harm. Please release them immediately. Thank You

  13868. Juli Bernlohr

  13869. Kiley Schaumleffel

  13870. Anonymous

  13871. Anonymous: terrible situation.. please send them home.

  13872. Anonymous: Should be released as soon as possible by Iran!

  13873. Anne Banister

  13874. Khalid Janmohamed

  13875. Justin Brown: A year later and no charges or trial date set...this is ridiculous! They should be set free

  13876. Robert Lewis Ambrose: Show the world a compassionate side of the Islamic State of Iran...free these three extraordinary young people.

  13877. Anonymous

  13878. Dorothy Conlon: Please release the innocent hikers.

  13879. Anonymous

  13880. David: Release them, they have done nothing wrong. Why waste peoples lives for nothing.

  13881. Ryan Thomason

  13882. Catherine Syrbe: Please do the right thing and let them go home to their families.

  13883. Angela Spring: Hugs from Texas. You will be free soon. Don't let them beat you down in spirit...stay strong. You are all three heroes in my book.

  13884. David Michael Murphy, M.D.: A nation that desires to assume the responsibility of possessing nuclear power would be wise to demonstrate to the world that it adheres to compassionate and humane principles.

  13885. Anonymous

  13886. Laura Levine

  13887. joe kern: Frre them already

  13888. Anonymous

  13889. Lisa Shinkawa

  13890. Anonymous: it is time to let those kids go home to their families.

  13891. Daniel Tal

  13892. Erin Hyken

  13893. Jennifer Seidman

  13894. Kris Amundson

  13895. Anonymous

  13896. Norm Chastain: There is no justification to use a fellow creature, created in love by Him who creates all, for a selfish indulgence of earthly power. Our actions speak to what we truly believe. These captors believe they are the true power. How disillusioned are the leaders of the poor Iranian people. When I leave their country I will shake the dust from my shoes.

  13897. Jessica McGinnis: My heart and thoughts are with the hikers and the families. Stay strong.

  13898. Emily Mei Li Kow Falcone

  13899. Myriam Hummer

  13900. David Kurklis: Please release these innocent people

  13901. Anonymous

  13902. Anonymous: Please let them go. They have committed no crime!!!!!!

  13903. Anonymous

  13904. Anonymous

  13905. Lisa Jarvinen

  13906. Sagan Bachtold

  13907. Avi Castillo

  13908. MaryBeth Yildirim

  13909. Scott Cooney: Amazing...a year. It's time to end the rhetoric and the verbal exchanges and do the right thing.

  13910. Anonymous

  13911. Siobhan Laulu

  13912. Beth Darby

  13913. BECKY HUGHES

  13914. Frankie Jackson: Please release them. They belong home with their families.

  13915. Lois Binetsky: There is nothing for the Iranian government to gain and everything to lose by imprisoning these three innocents. I pray for their release.

  13916. Carolyn Whitney: What is the matter with the Government of Iran that it cannot discern between an accident and espionage? Free these innocent hikers. The borders of Iran were not marked. Does Iran have no heart for these fine young people and their devastated families? These hikers did not commit any crime. Send them home. Is there any mercy or understanding of basic humanity in Iran?

  13917. Daniel: Please show proper and fair judgement to your fellow human beings, who are more than "Americans".

  13918. Teresa Sanders

  13919. Betsy Smith: Please allow these people to come home.

  13920. Anonymous

  13921. Anonymous

  13922. Michelle Jordan: Free the innocent!

  13923. Christy

  13924. john lee wilson: What are they trying to accomplished by imprisoning innocent people? My best hopes and wishes to Josh , Sarah and Shane and there family's..

  13925. Dorie LaRue

  13926. Anonymous: I am praying!!

  13927. Leah Ashley: From an American living in Turkey. Please release them.

  13928. Homar Ruiz

  13929. Tarin Currier

  13930. Linda Magoon: Please release them. Show them compassion, they have been in prison for year. They have done nothing wrong.

  13931. Anonymous

  13932. Jane Butler: Please have mercy and send these young people home.

  13933. PATRICIA HUGHES

  13934. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america,and to the republic,for which it sta: RIGHT YOUR WRONG IRAN.

  13935. Jeffrey Sider

  13936. Eric Rasmussen

  13937. Valerie Wade

  13938. Anonymous: "Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere."-MLK Jr.

  13939. Thinh Nguyen: Please free these people, they don't deserve to be in prison because they are innocent. Thank you.
    Sincerely,
    Thinh Nguyen

  13940. Gregory John: Accusing three young hikers of espionage only makes your country look foolish and stubborn. Please show some sensibility and compassion.

  13941. Kyle Lee: The Iran government is treating Josh, Sarah, and Shane as bargaining chips. Are they trying to make go down that low? We all pray for your release. I thought we lived in the 21st century but I guess the 1990s still made their mark...

  13942. Anonymous: Please--imagine these were your sister, your brothers. Please release them.

  13943. Damon Marrs

  13944. Rebecca Thacker

  13945. Anonymous

  13946. Anonymous

  13947. Tom O\'Leary

  13948. Terry Benedict DISC GOLF Revolution: Please release these two young men so they can return to their life, whereever they may live. Iran, we/I would not detain you if you were found hiking near our borders. I would like to take the place of one of these two hikers!

  13949. Katherine Vondy: Please send these poor young people home. Keeping Ms. Shourd in solitary confinement is cruel and inhumane. At least allow her to interact with other people.

  13950. Janet Norem

  13951. Lindsey Migliori: lives are being wasted for what? to prove a point? to teach a lesson? foolishness.

  13952. Anonymous

  13953. Emily Lanning: May they return home safe. SOON

  13954. Anonymous: Please Free Shane, Sarah, and Josh and allow them to return to us.

  13955. David Switzer: FREE THEM IRAN!!!

  13956. Mark Pegg

  13957. James D Mulroy: Enough is Enough! Free the hikers!

  13958. Kari Greene

  13959. Anonymous: Please have some compassion Iran and free them now.

  13960. Alex Wong

  13961. Julie A. Phillips, Ph.D.

  13962. Theresa Wirth: Free the innocent!!!

  13963. Marcus Gates: please-please be reasonable!! IRAN should be able proof it's fairness to the World!!

  13964. Jason Griesse

  13965. Anonymous

  13966. Susan Corrado

  13967. Jane Grey

  13968. Brendan James

  13969. Anonymous

  13970. Teal Lundy

  13971. Larissa Reardon

  13972. Anonymous

  13973. Joanthan Cole: As a traveler myself, this is my worst fear; unknowingly being in the wrong place. Please release the hikers, do what your heart knows is the right thing. Love to all.

  13974. Matthew Colon: The U.S. Government needs to do more in this matter. Iran has not satisfied valid questions. This is very wrong. We need to speak louder! Now is the time for Presidential Power.

  13975. Anonymous: praying for Sarah, Shane & Josh to be home with their families. Like in Iran, they too have a strong belief in family unity. Let them go home.

  13976. Terese Pipitone

  13977. Carol Hale: Please free Shane, Sarah, and Josh. The world will know of your goodness if you do.

  13978. Anonymous: Why was the Belgian released in three months? If we were at war, would Sarah get better treatment?

  13979. Anonymous: Please let the hikers go. This was not an intentional border crossing, this was an accident. If your children were to accidentally stray into the wrong area you would want them to be treated in a just and fair manner. Treat them as you would treat your children in the same situation. In my heart I believe that Iran will do the right thing.

  13980. Jennifer Mundie

  13981. Ben Mullen: Please release our friends

  13982. Jeff: I hope they get released. However, they showed a shocking lack of common sense in going into a region so dangerous, and so close to a country hostile to the USA. I hope that when they do get released they show a little more intellect in the future.

  13983. Raoul Bos

  13984. Anthea Liontos: You are all in my prayers xo

  13985. S.Matt Read: Illegal border crossings are a global problem; that isn't in dispute. However, please try to see that these three people are not part of this phenomenon and do not represent any attempts to disrespect the law of Iran.

  13986. Christina Colon: Please let them come home.

  13987. Anonymous: I am praying for them.

  13988. Julia Holbrook: Please ease the fear and worries of these poor families missing their children. Allow Shane, Sarah and Josh to return to the United States as they meant no harm to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

  13989. Bruce Roberts

  13990. Holly Law

  13991. Colleen McClorey: Show compassion and free these innocent individuals.

  13992. Christina Howson: Releasing these three young adults would be a step in the right direction for your country! Please think of the possibilities that could come from their release. My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families.

  13993. Anonymous

  13994. Anonymous

  13995. Wes Markegard

  13996. Ginger Smeed

  13997. Lee Ramsey

  13998. Jeff Kelleher

  13999. April Picon

  14000. Audrey Zgraggen

  14001. Richard Kinsey: Please stop using these 3 people as political pawns.

  14002. Alberto Zatarain: .لااله الا اللهرجاء, لا والله ما هم الأكثر حنانا, رحيما. ومثلما أجدادنا

  14003. Abbye Eisenthal

  14004. mary oconnor

  14005. Anonymous

  14006. Carly Katz

  14007. Francisco Lara

  14008. Nancy Gittleman: I pray for the hikers release and their families

  14009. Jason C: Seriously Iran, what are you going for here? Your leadership is riding the fine line of sanity and when you behave like this we have no choice btt to come for you. Sleep tight.

  14010. Brenda Roberts: This is completely unecessary. The peace-loving people of Iran deserve a government that actually reflects their generosity and hospitality.

  14011. Anonymous

  14012. Susan Nelson

  14013. liz dominguez

  14014. Yelena: Be brave.

  14015. Trudy Baltazar

  14016. Nora Jacobson

  14017. Sarah Recktenwall-Work

  14018. Melissa Byroade

  14019. D. Mendelson

  14020. Crystal Lira

  14021. dorsie hecht: Holding innocents does not make a worthy international policy.

  14022. m webb

  14023. brenda westmoreland: I wrote the Iran President I pray you get your children back I am a mother too so my heart goes out to you Never quit Hve faith Believe in God He has the power to help you

  14024. A Todd: Iran, stop playing political games and release these kids. They have had nothing to do with US/Iranian relations, you're just being hateful and cruel. President Obama needs to DO something about this and stop ignoring it!

  14025. Anita Hayward-Vose: I feel so bad and am hoping that Shane,Sarah, and Josh get home safely ASAP..This is just so wrong what is being done to them. I send thoughts and prayers for thier release ....

  14026. Alexis Miller Gibbore: Sarah, Shane and Josh are innocent young people who deserve their freedom to live their lives. They are in our daily prayers, as are their parents and other loved ones.

  14027. Geert Bekaert

  14028. William Whiting

  14029. jennifer golle: It is anger I feel that Iran is holding these kids so I will keep my words to myself since it appears a diplomatic attempt is being made at negotiations for release. I think the US Gov. should be DEMANDING and not taking "no" for an answer.

  14030. Sneaky Jew: No war with Iran. NO MORE WARS FOR ISRAEL!!

  14031. Vicki Nosanov-Goldman

  14032. Chris Westling

  14033. Dany: We will remember u in our prayers.....Dont give up hope.....

  14034. Anonymous

  14035. Shea Roggio

  14036. Wayne Waggoner: Shane,Sarah and Josh should be released immediately,they have done nothing wrong to Iran or it's citizens, and are simple being used as pawns by the Imam and the Iranian government, therefore I ask the Government of Iran to release these innocent, peace loving people before you do any further damage to your country,your religon and most importantly, the honor of the Iranian people.

  14037. Anonymous

  14038. Christy Milliken

  14039. Sergio Doré

  14040. elias marrero jr: god bless you all....

  14041. Amy Cookson

  14042. Michelle Baker



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