Sarah Shourd

Sarah Shourd is an American journalist, author and playwright. She is an advocate against the overuse of solitary confinement in prisons.[1] In 2009 and 2010, she was held as a political hostage in Iran's Evin Prison for 410 days under accusations of espionage. She subsequently coauthored a book about the experience with her fellow hostages, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer. On September 14, 2010, the Iranian government released Shourd to the care of the Omani government.[2]

  1. ^ "Sarah Shourd". John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. ^ Bauer, Shane; Fattal, Josh; Shourd, Sarah. "Kidnapped by Iran: 780 days of isolation, two dozen interrogations, one marriage proposal". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2020-01-18.