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US Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee Face Trial in North Korea
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by Rob Walker | May 14, 2009 at 06:01 am
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Two US journalists will be going to trial for illegal entry and 'hostile acts' in North Korea, the government announced today.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee — journalists for Al Gore's Current TV — were arrested on March 17 on the border between China and North Korea.
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The Central court in North Korea generally hands down a verdict at the end of a one-day hearing and has no chance to appeal. They face at least five years in a labor camp if they are found guilty.
The reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were arrested by the North Korean military on March 17 on the border between China and North Korea. They had been in China reporting on North Korean refugees for Current TV, a San Francisco-based media company founded by Al Gore, the former vice president.In announcing the trial date, the North’s state-run news agency, KCNA, gave no details on what charges they faced. But Pyongyang had earlier said that it found evidence of illegal entry and unspecified hostile acts.
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at 06:04 on May 14th, 2009
I hope the US exchanges them for some North Korean Prisoners.
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Jarrett Martineauat 13:58 on May 14th, 2009
Vigils will be held for Ling and Lee on May 21, 2009 in several U.S. cities —
New York City, Portland, Los Angeles, Orlando.
Learn more on the Facebook group that has been set up: Detained In North Korea : Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, please help.
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rama (not verified)at 00:27 on May 19th, 2009
plagarism