2009-04-24 18:37:35

US Journalists Charged With Espionage in N Korea


(24 Apr 09 - RV) In North Korea, two U.S. journalists have been charged with espionage following an investigation into allegations that they entered the country illegally and conducted what state-run media termed hostile acts.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, journalists working for San Francisco-based Current TV were arrested on March 17th  near the North Korean border while reporting on refugees living in China. The two journalists are facing up to a maximum of ten years in a labour camp.
We spoke to Vincent Brossel from Reporters Without Boarders about what how their arrests are affecting the already tense relationship between North Korea and the U.S. RealAudioMP3







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