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American Journalists as Pawns in North Korea
Headlines | —Author: John Matthew Barlow North Korea on Monday sentenced two American journalists working for Al Gore's Current TV to 12 years of hard labour. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were arrested on 17 March whilst researching a story on the plight of North Korean refugees -- most notably women and children -- looking for food and shelter in China. They were charged with “committing hostilities against the Korean nation and illegal entry." Whether or not they actually did enter North Korea is another matter; the women were arrested along
—Filed On: Jun 10, 2009 at 13:49
Jun 10, 2009 at 13:49
—Index: geopolitics, journalism, media, security
geopolitics, journalism, media, security