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- Journalist for the cable station Current TVReporters Without Borders: Two American Journalists Arrested While Filming at the Chinese Border (March 19, 2009)
- Has previously worked as an editor of films, Web sites and TV seriesFilm & Video Editor: Compositor: Euna Lee
- Holds a bachelor of fine arts in Film and BroadcastingFilm & Video Editor: Compositor: Euna Lee
- Lee and Current TV journalist Laura Ling were detained by North Korean forces on March 17, 2009Reporters Without Borders: Two American Journalists Arrested While Filming at the Chinese Border (March 19, 2009)
- Were reporting close to the border between China and North KoreaReporters Without Borders: Two American Journalists Arrested While Filming at the Chinese Border (March 19, 2009)
- North Korean sources have said the two illegally crossed the border into North KoreaReporters Without Borders: Two American Journalists Arrested While Filming at the Chinese Border (March 19, 2009)
- According to South Korean reports, the two were on the Chinese side of the border when they were detainedReporters Without Borders: Two American Journalists Arrested While Filming at the Chinese Border (March 19, 2009)
- North Korean trial for Lee and Ling started on June 4, 2009
- Sentenced to 12 years of hard labor on June 8
- Released on August 4, 2009
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Euna Lee is a Korean-American journalist who was sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea with her associate, Laura Ling, for illegal entry and "hostile acts." Their sentence of "12 years of reform through labor"—announced by the regime on June 8, 2009—was lifted on August 4, 2009 after former president Bill Clinton pleaded for their release in-person.
Lee and and Ling were detained by North Korean soldiers on March 17, 2009 while reporting close to the border of China and North Korea for the American cable station Current TV.Reporters Without Borders: Two American Journalists Arrested While Filming at the Chinese Border (March 19, 2009) According to North Korea, the pair had refused to quit filming.Reuters: North Korea to put U.S. journalists on trial in June (May 13, 2009) BBC: US reporters face N Korea trial (March 31, 2009) ABC News: Trial for U.S. Journalists Detained in North Korea (March 31, 2009)
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Lee and Ling were detained on March 17, 2009, by North Korean forces, according to reports. The U.S. State Department confirmed that they were working together with the Chinese government on the case, but did not immediately confirm the names of the reporters. Two other members of the film crew managed to escape, according to reports.CNN: North Korea detains 2 American journalists (March 19, 2009) The journalists were interviewing North Korean refugees in China. It has not been confirmed on which side of the border the reporters were at the time they were arrested.The New York Times: North Korea Said to Detain U.S. Reporters (March 19, 2009)
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Any news on Laura Ling and Euna Lee? 1 AnswerAccording to the latest report by CNN, they will be tried in a North Korean court on June 4. The information was obtained from Pyongyang's official news agency ... read more -
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Has Laura ling and Euna Lee been released yet. 1 AnswerThey are still being detained. Latest information by the Wall Street Journal indicates that no US journalists contact are allowed for both. read more
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@andrealexy en un privado ayer toque con jumi lee ahora este fin a trujillo jajajajajaja voy a pedir tu mano d euna vez
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feels sad for Laura Ling & Euna Lee and their families.
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@Hrethgir: lol! Hard to see many ppl rushing to go to N Korea so soon… Issues with Laura Ling & Euna Lee still fresh on my mind
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RT @katdev: if you get the chance, read about @freethehikers. maybe if enough ppl know about them, there'll be a happy ending like Euna Lee, Laura Ling.
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RT @katdev: if you get the chance, read about @freethehikers. maybe if enough ppl know about them, there'll be a happy ending like Euna Lee, Laura Ling.
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