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 [...]
Last night, Lisa Ling offered some insight on what her sister Laura Ling went through while being held in North Korea.
Chatting with CNN by phone, the former View alum said her sister admitted she and fellow journalist Euna Lee did venture into forbidden territory. “She did say they touched North Korean territory very, very [...]
Two American journalists freed from North Korea after a visit by former president Bill Clinton arrived in California around 8:30 am ET today (August 5) aboard Clinton’s private plane.
Details of the surprise mission are beginning to emerge. Among them: the deal began when the journalists, in phone calls to their families, said [...]
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 [...]
