U.S. Journalists Sentenced to 12 Years in North Korean Prison

Two American journalists have been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea for an unspecified crime.
U.S. Journalists Sentenced to 12 Years in North Korean Prison
South Korean activists activists hold up pictures of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, detained by the authorities in North Korea, during a rally calling for their freedom in Seoul. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images
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South Korean activists activists hold up pictures of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, detained by the authorities in North Korea, during a rally calling for their freedom in Seoul. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)
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