LITE 98.7 » chavez http://lite987.com The Best Variety Of Yesterday And Today Tue, 21 May 2013 11:16:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sean Penn Worked To Free Jailed American Hikers In Iran http://lite987.com/sean-penn-worked-to-free-jailed-american-hikers-in-iran/ http://lite987.com/sean-penn-worked-to-free-jailed-american-hikers-in-iran/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:28:16 +0000 Mark Richards http://lite987.com/?p=23666 Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer,  the American hikers imprisoned in Iran under suspicion of espionage, were freed last week after over two years as hostages. In a diplomatic twist fit for a movie, it seems that they have Oscar winning actor Sean Penn to also thank.

Reuters reports that Penn, who has an extensive film career, helped secure Fattal and Bauer's release by appealing to President Hugo Chavez. The country's deputy foreign minister told the news service that Chavez then spoke to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about the situation, eventually leading to the end of the imprisonment.

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