Opening up about the reporting that led them there, Laura Ling and Euna Lee are talk about their time in North Korea in today’s Los Angeles Times.
A highlight:
“When we set out, we had no intention of leaving China, but when our guide beckoned for us to follow him beyond the middle of the river, we [...]
Some good news to report: Former President Bill Clinton’s has been able to successfully negotiate the freeing of two journalists detained in the communist country.
ABC News reports Kim Jong Il pardoned Laura Ling and Euna Lee and ordered their release from a local prison earlier today (August 4).
The two American journalists were arrested [...]
Sad news to report.
North Korea Central Court has convicted American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee to 12 years in labour prison.
The tragic news comes following a closed-door four-day trial.
The trial confirmed an unspecified “grave crime” against the nation, and of illegally crossing into North Korea.
According to the Korean Central News Agency, the court “sentenced [...]
