After nearly two months of being detained in North Korea, Asian-American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling will allegedly be put to trial on June 4, according to the AP. The DPRK's Korean Central News Agency did not reveal any other details, including... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Thu, May 14 2009
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North Korea Nuclear Declaration »
YouTube video Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill speaks to press in Beijing, China about the Six-Party talks with North Korea on May 28, 2008. |
| 02 Jun 09 |
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American journalists on trial this week in North Korea » Shanghaiist The trial for American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling in North Korea is coming up this Thursday, amidst rising tensions between Pyongyang and the rest of the world. The two women, who work for Al Gore's Current TV network in the U.S., were detained... |
| 24 Apr 09 |
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American journalists facing jail time in North Korea » Shanghaiist Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who were detained by North Korean while filming along the China-DPRK border in March, are now set to face trial for their “crimes.” Pyongyang has said that after an investigation into the matter, the women have been... |
| 10 Jun 09 |
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Jailed journalists working on stories of human trafficking in China? » Shanghaiist That's what the Washington Post reported. Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two jailed American journalists, were working on a story about the trafficking of North Korean women in the border area of China and North Korea when they were detained. As you've no... |
| 24 Mar 09 |
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FM: Detained U.S. journalists "not in Chinese territory" » People's Daily China said Tuesday that two Americans detained by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were not "within the territory of China." A report by the DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency said that the country detained two American... |
| 04 Aug 09 |
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Bill Clinton heads to DPRK to discuss jailed American journos » Shanghaiist Thankfully, it looks like the story of Euna Lee and Laura Ling is not yet set to end with 12 years in a North Korean prison. Ex-Prez Bill Clinton is now reportedly on his way to Pyongyang to negotiate the release of the two American journalists. "As soon... |
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