Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists, were recently sentenced to 12 years of prison in North Korea.
On March 17, 2009, Laura and Euna were shooting video along the China/North Korea border for a story they were working on about the trafficking of women in the region. They were stopped by North Korean border guards and arrested immediately thereafter. Both women were transported to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, where they remained under arrest until their trial.
A verdict in their closed trial was reached on June 8, and both Laura and Euna were sentenced to 12 years of reform through labor for illegal entry and grave crimes against the North Korean state.
Since the sentencing, the families have been able to receive calls on a few occasions. During the second call received on the evening of July 7, Laura and Euna reported that they are being treated fairly and are being seen by physicians. In the most recent call, they asked for continued support from our country and its citizens for their amnesty.
Urge the government of North Korea to grant amnesty to Laura Ling and Euna Lee!
We signed the “Help Release Laura Ling and Euna Lee” petition!
# 88,446:
2:39 pm PDT, Aug 14,Patricia Phelan, Rhode Island
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10:41 am PDT, Aug 14,Patryk Haracz, Poland
I can't believe that so little signatures are here, under this petition. I hope everything will end up well. Sending good thoughts from Poland.
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9:47 am PDT, Aug 14,Mick Abate, Texas
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9:30 am PDT, Aug 14,Heidi Dodson, South Carolina
LET MY PEOPLE GO!!!!
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7:34 am PDT, Aug 14,Kirstie Mitchell, United Kingdom
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11:37 pm PDT, Aug 13,Olga Ogneva, Russian Federation
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11:17 pm PDT, Aug 13,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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3:35 pm PDT, Aug 13,Lynda Nguyen, Colorado
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2:56 pm PDT, Aug 13,Terry West, West Virginia
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2:38 pm PDT, Aug 13,Jacklynn Apgar, Pennsylvania
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12:03 pm PDT, Aug 13,Name not displayed, Spain
I am very happy that the Korean government was so considered and understanding and human to forgive these girls. only criminal that kill other people should go to jail anyways , and also indirect criminals , the ones that send people to kill, like politicians and terrorists etc.
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11:44 am PDT, Aug 13,Tami Roberts, Alabama
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11:42 am PDT, Aug 13,Joanne Baker, New York
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11:03 am PDT, Aug 13,Heather Goebert, New York
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1:07 am PDT, Aug 13,Matthew Yang, New Zealand
Keep moving forward!
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9:52 pm PDT, Aug 12,Emilie Jehng, California
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6:32 pm PDT, Aug 12,Cindy Andersen, Illinois
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6:21 pm PDT, Aug 12,Name not displayed, Puerto Rico
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11:47 am PDT, Aug 12,Chasity Weber, California
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1:30 am PDT, Aug 12,Sean Estes, California
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3:25 pm PDT, Aug 11,Christina Brown, New Jersey
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8:03 am PDT, Aug 11,Mihai Traian Ioan, Romania
Stop doing stuff like that youd better control the trafficing of young wemen and not that of reporters.......These two ladies where at the border for a better cause.Hope they will return home safte
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5:40 am PDT, Aug 11,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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4:29 am PDT, Aug 11,Katelyn Fletcher, Georgia
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10:01 pm PDT, Aug 10,Katherine Nguyen, California
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5:19 pm PDT, Aug 10,William Bitzer, Maryland
Welcome Home Girls! God Bless you and thanks for all you do for Humanity!
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3:30 pm PDT, Aug 10,Mic Penalosa, Nevada
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1:58 pm PDT, Aug 10,Name not displayed, New York
MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY OF LAURA LING AND EUNA LEE AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT GOD WILL KEEP THEM BOTH SAFE IN GOOD SPIRITS AND WELL THROUGHOUT THIS ORDEAL, AND THAT GOD WILL ALSO CARRY THEM BOTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THIS VERY HARD TIME!
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7:10 am PDT, Aug 10,Name not displayed, France
with you;-)
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6:03 am PDT, Aug 10,Taryn Farber, New Jersey
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3:12 am PDT, Aug 10,Calugar Iulia larisa, Spain
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12:13 am PDT, Aug 10,Scott Morris, Massachusetts
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8:38 pm PDT, Aug 9,Meggie Tenser, Virginia
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4:44 pm PDT, Aug 9,Claudia Harden, Florida
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6:35 am PDT, Aug 9,Name not displayed, Canada
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3:51 am PDT, Aug 9,Zisis Pontikas, Greece
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10:08 pm PDT, Aug 8,Kat Oh, California
I THANK YOU ALONE JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOR FOR GETTING THESE TWO JOURNALISTS HOME SAFELY AND QUICKLY TO THEIR FAMILIES.******* ALL PRAISE TO YOU LORD GOD ALMIGHTY FOR THIS AND EVERY AMAZING GRACE GIVEN TO US IN OUR LIFETIME. YOU ARE AWESOME!!! AND THIS COUNTRY THANKS YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYERS AND FOR OPENING THE HEARTS OF EVERYONE AND MOVING THEM TO HELP BRING THEM HOME. PRAISE JESUS CHRIST FOR HIS GRACE THROUGH THIS MIRACLE OF THE SAFE RETURN OF THESE TWO WOMEN.*******>>> " FOR IT IS BY GOD'S GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED, THROUGH FAITH, AND THIS NOT FROM YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD NOT BY WORKS, SO THAT NO ONE CAN BOAST. FOR WE ARE GOD'S WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS TO DO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR US TO DO." EPHESIANS 2: 8-10 >>> PRAISE JESUS CHRIST FOR HE ALONE SAVED THESE TWO GIRLS SO THAT THEY CAN DO THE GOOD WORKS GOD HIMSELF PLANNED FOR THEM LONG AGO. GOD BLESS THESE TWO GIRLS AND THE WORK HE PLANNED IN THEM. IN JESUS CHRIST I PRAY - AND JESUS CHRIST I PRAISE! AMEN! -------- WELCOME BACK EUNA LEE AND LAURA LING!!!!!! WELCOME HOME, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN NORTH KOREA, AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. I KNOW GOD HAS PLANNED GOOD WORKS IN YOU BOTH IMPORTANT WORKS, STAY STRONG IN FAITH AND KNOW THAT THE WORK PLANNED IN YOU MAKES A DIFFERENCE. EVEN SHOWING THAT THOSE OF NORTH KOREA HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY GOD. HAVING GOD OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO LETTING YOU GO. THAT IS AMAZING! THAT IS A MIRACLE GOD HAS SHOWN ME AND I PRAISE HIM FOR THIS! MAY GOD KEEP BLESSING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, OPENING THE HEARTS OF NORTH KOREA, AND THE HEARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND DELIVERING ALL OF US FROM EVIL. *******MY PRAISE IS TO YOU LORD GOD ALMIGHTY CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
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7:20 pm PDT, Aug 8,Name not displayed, Nebraska
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7:53 am PDT, Aug 8,Laura Pescatori, Italy
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4:07 am PDT, Aug 8,Esben Jacobsen, Denmark
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2:17 am PDT, Aug 8,Name not displayed, Hawaii
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9:15 pm PDT, Aug 7,Mariz Eloisa D. Hechanova, Philippines
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists, were recently sentenced to 12 years of prison in North Korea.
