Laura Ling

Tweet Release: Timeline of @LiberateLaura

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics


Karen Dalton-Beninato

As exuberance following the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea rules the trending topics on Twitter, I asked Richard Horgan for a statement on his e-activism through @LiberateLaura.

NKorea: ex-President Bill Clinton in Pyongyang

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 09.03.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise trip to North Korea on Tuesday amid an international standoff over the c...

These (Agonizing) Days

Gotham Chopra | Posted 08.26.2009 | World


Gotham Chopra

These days, I can't get too happy because deeply rooted in my consciousness is an agonizing despair over the unresolved fate of my friend Laura Ling and her colleague Euna Lee in North Korea.

North Korea Labor Camp Atrocities Revealed In New Report

Washington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


Images and accounts of the North Korean gulag become sharper, more harrowing and more accessible with each passing year....

Gov. Bill Richardson Rejects Laura Ling/Euna Lee Public Records Request

Dave Maass | Posted 08.18.2009 | Media


Dave Maass

I wanted to ascertain to what extent taxpayer resources were used to facilitate media appearances on non-New Mexican issues.

Euna Lee - Still a Mom in Captivity

Mallika Chopra | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


Mallika Chopra

Sitting in captivity halfway around the world, a mom is still a mom -- cordinating schedules, thinking about what's best for her child, and worrying that her husband will forget something!

Laura Ling, Euna Lee Held In North Korean Guest House: Report

AP | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media


SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea might release two convicted American journalists if the United States offers a gesture such as an official apol...

What Have You Done in the Last 114 Days?

Mallika Chopra | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics


Mallika Chopra

It has been 114 days since Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained in North Korea. 114 days of captivity in a foreign land, with almost no exposure to family or information.

Lisa Ling Hears From Sister Jailed In North Korea

CNN | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Lisa Ling received an unexpected call and got "tremendous relief" when her sister Laura - who has been detained in North Korea - was on the line Tuesd...

Michael Jackson and Kim Jong Il

Gotham Chopra | Posted 08.05.2009 | Entertainment


Gotham Chopra

If indeed Kim Jong Il ever was a fan of Michael Jackson, his pardoning of Laura Ling and Euna Lee and sending them home to their families would be a profound act of compassion, a true tribute to a man whose death has left the entire world in mourning.

Laura Ling, Euna Lee Just Two Of 33 Web Journalists In Foreign Jails Worldwide: Meet The Others

Business Insider | Nicholas Carlson|Jun. 18, 2009, 8:08 AM| | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media


Ling and Lee aren't the only Web journalist stuck in that type of foreign jail right now. Of the 125 journalists jailed worldwide, the Committee to P...

Laura Ling, Euna Lee Families Appeal To N. Korea

cnn.com | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Family members of two U.S. journalists imprisoned in North Korea said they are worried about the women's well-being and are pleading for their release...

After North Korea: Why Reporters Take Risks (VIDEO)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Josh Wolf was willing to spend 226 days in jail for his story. We visit him in San Francisco to talk to him about why reporters put themselves in dangerous situations.

Laura Ling And Euna Lee Illegally Crossed Into North Korea, Reports State Press

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — One video recorder, six tapes, a digital camera and a stone: North Korea laid out its evidence against two American journal...

Laura Ling: Journalists Dangers Often Go Unreported

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 07.15.2009 | New York


Steve Rosenbaum

The detention, conviction, and murder of journalists has reached almost epidemic proportions -- and rarely makes the front page.

In Hopes of the Return of Laura Ling and Euna Lee

Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.12.2009 | World


Deepak Chopra

Let's keep the following points in mind as we begin a conversation with the North Korean government for their return.

Saberi To Lee, Ling: 'You Are Not Alone'

CPJ Blog | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


Roxana Saberi, who was imprisoned in Iran for nearly four months, offers her thoughts on the detentions of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in...

Gore To North Korea? Obama May Send Ex-VP To Negotiate Journalists' Release

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


President Obama is considering sending former Vice President Al Gore to North Korea to negotiate the release of two American journalists from Current ...

Laura Ling, Euna Lee Families Plead WIth North Korea To Show Compassion

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — Prisoners spend long days toiling in rice paddies and factories. Survivors say beatings are frequent, hunger is constant an...

Laura Ling and Euna Lee -- A Foreign Policy Crisis

Gotham Chopra | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Gotham Chopra

President Obama has made clear his steadfast belief that smart diplomacy can be a panacea for almost all problems facing nations around the planet. It now appears his covenant will be tested.

Lee, Ling and North Korea: Are We Informed?

Farai Chideya | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Farai Chideya

Of all the questions that come to mind when looking at the case of Lee, Ling, and North Korea, the one troubling most people I know is: What do I do?

The Bush Hangover: Guantanamo Undercuts Our Protests of North Korea

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

The next time you see a Republican defend torture or Guantanamo, think of what is going on in North Korea now and what Lakhdar Boumediene went through.

Euna Lee, Laura Ling Face Possible Torture, Starvation In North Korean Labor Camp: Experts

Los Angeles Times | John M. Glionna | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Reporting from Seoul -- If North Korea carries out its controversial court verdict, two American TV journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor Mo...

Laura Ling, Euna Lee Sentence: Obama "Deeply Concerned" For Jailed Reporters

BBC NEWS | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


US President Barack Obama has said he is "deeply concerned" by North Korea's reported sentencing of two US journalists to 12 years' hard labour....

Laura Ling, Euna Lee, US Journalists, Sentenced To 12 Years In North Korea

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN and MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.08.2009 | Media


SEOUL, South Korea — The sentencing of two American journalists to 12 years' hard labor in North Korea sets the stage for possible negotiations ...