Families submit petitions with their signatures to Iran 's U.N. Ambassador . Michael Bauer , Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were detained July 31 . Petition for ` ` assistance in this unfortunate case '' Signatures appeared at rallies and at vigils .
Families submit petitions with 2,500 signatures to Iran 's U.N. mission . Shane Bauer , Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were detained July 31 . Petition seeks `` compassion in this unfortunate case '' Signatures gathered at freethehikers.org and at vigils .