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10 Jul 2009 16:17

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U.S., World: Is North Korea playing nice with those jailed journalists?

  • The good news: they’re not in prison labour camp yet. The two US journalists being held in North Korea, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, are still staying in a guest house in the county’s capital, according to University of Georgia political scientist Han Park. The bad news: North Korea still wants them, for now. source
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09 Jul 2009 19:47

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U.S., World: Phone call from US reporter imprisoned in North Korea a “relief”

  • It was a tremendous relief to hear Laura’s voice last night. It was only the first time I have heard her voice in weeks. That silence has been just so terrifying and deafening.
  • Lisa Ling • On hearing from her sister, American TV reporter Laura Ling, who is currently being detained in North Korea. Laura and her colleague Euna Lee were arrested March 17 near the China-North Korea border while researching a story. On June 8 they were sentenced to 12 years of “reform through labour.”  • source
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