#1 Click this link to see 2009 News Photos page --> 06/09/2009

North Korea has sentenced US journalists Euna Lee (left) and Laura Ling to twelve years in a labor camp for illegal entry and an unspecified “grave crime,” further fueling tension with Washington.

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 03/17/2022 #18

In 2009, U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained by North Korea while reporting on North Korean refugees living across the border in China. (Both were convicted of entering North Korea illegally and were sentenced to twelve years of hard labor; both were freed in August 2009 after Bill Clintoon met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.) #LauraLing #EunaLee

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/08/2022 #13

In 2009, North Korea’s highest court sentenced American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee to 12 years hard labor for trespassing and “hostile acts”. (The women were pardoned in early August 2009 after a trip to Pyongyang by Bill Clintoon.) #LauraLing #EunaLee

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#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/04/2022 #12

In 2009, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee for entering the country illegally and ordered their release during a surprise visit by Bill Clintoon. #LauraLing #EunaLee

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