Posts Tagged ‘Laura Ling’

Freed journalists leave North Korea

August 5th, 2009

Current TV journalists Laura Ling, and Euna Lee have returned to the United States after former US president Bill Clinton secured their release from a North Korean jail on a visit to Pyongyang. Read more here

US and family concern for jailed reporters

June 10th, 2009

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the government was “pursuing every possible approach”  over the two US journalists held in North Korea as their families have pleaded with the authorities there to set the pair free. Read more here

North Korea jails US journalists

June 8th, 2009

A court in North Korea has sentenced Euna Lee and Laura Ling, two US journalists to 12 years according to state media. Read more here

Trial of journalists begins in North Korea

June 4th, 2009

Euna Lee and Laura Ling, the two US journalists arrested in North Korea earlier in March this year, are reported to have gone on trial in North Korea for charges of committing “hostile acts”. The US has dismissed the charges as “baseless”. Read more here

Families of journalists arrested in North Korea speak out

June 1st, 2009

The families of American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who go on trial this week, for what North Korea calls “hostile acts” have decided to speak out and are scheduled to appear on NBC and CNN later today. Read more here

North Korea to try reporters in June

May 14th, 2009

Two US journalists arrested in North Korea near its border with China in March are set to face trial on June 4. Read more here

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