IWMF Calls for Fair Trial, Release of Journalists in North Korea

The IWMF calls for a fair trial for and the unconditional release of American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who have been detained in North Korea since March 17.

The two women, reporters for the U.S.-based Current TV, were put on trial June 4 in Pyongyang’s top Central Court. They are charged with engaging in “hostile acts” and entering the country illegally. If convicted, they could face up to 15 years of hard labor.

The IWMF, along with Reporters Without Borders, petitioned for the reporters’ release. The combined signatures were delivered to the North Korea Mission to the United Nations on June 3.