Families submit petitions with 2,500 signatures to Iran 's Shane Bauer mission . U.N. , Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were detained 11 weeks . NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- Petition seeks `` compassion in this unfortunate case '' Signatures gathered at freethehikers.org and at vigils .
Families submit petitions with 2,500 signatures to Iran 's Shane Bauer mission . U.N. , Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were detained 11 weeks . Petition seeks `` compassion in this unfortunate case '' Signatures gathered at freethehikers.org and at vigils .