AAJA Urges Swift Release of Detained Journalists
Related Links (Note: Information about the journalists and their location was incorrectly reported in some of the earlier stories.)
Star Bulletin (Mar 22): Reporting the news shouldn't be a crime by AAJA national president Sharon Pian Chan
KTVU (March 19):News report on Oakland's KTVU which includes an interview with AAJA executive director Ellen Endo
Petitions: Reporters Without Borders (RSF): Petition for the unconditional release of two American journalists, International Women's Media Foundation: IWMF Petition for Release of Two American Journalists in North Korea
New America Media: Where's the web 2.0 freedom of information (and Al Gore) for the journalists captured in North Korea?
SF Gate (April 2): NKorea says 2 US journalists will stand trial
AP (Mar 30): NKorea says 2 US journalists will stand trial
AP (Mar 25): Minister: Guide may have led Americans into NKorea
AFP (Mar 25): NKorea to treat detained journalists well: US
BBC (Mar 25): N Korea treats journalists 'well'
Reporters Without Borders (Mar 23): Two US journalists transferred to Pyongyang for questioning
AP (Mar 23): Report: NKorea suspects US journalists were spying
AP: (Mar 21, 01:35 PDT): NKorea says 2 US reporters detained, investigated
BBC: (Mar 21, 00:22 PDT): N Korea confirms reporters held
AP: (Mar 20): Detained reporters drawn to NKorean refugee story
NBC Bay Area: (Mar 20): SF-Based Journalists Held in N. Korea
CNS News: (Mar 20): U.S. Journalists Held by North Korea at Sensitive Time
United Press International (Mar 20): U.S. works to free journalists in N.Korea
Examiner.com (Mar 20): Detained reporters drawn to NKorean refugee story
Reporters Without Borders (Mar 19): Two American journalists arrested while filming at Chinese border
VOA News: (Mar 19): Asia Diplomats Cautious on North Korea Detention of US Journalists
ABC: (Mar 19): U.S. Journalists in North Korean Custody
KCRA: (Mar 19, 15:02 PDT): Carmichael Native, Sister Of Lisa Ling Detained In North Korea
KTVU: (Mar 19, 07:31 PDT): Current TV Journalists Detained In North Korea
CBS: (Mar 19, 04:00 PDT): North Korea Detains Two U.S. Journalists
USA Today (Mar 19, 04:00 PDT): Report: 2 U.S. journalists being held in N. Korea
AP (Mar 19, 00:37 PDT): 2 US journalists being held in NKorea: missionary
New York Times (Mar 18, 22:55 PDT): N. Korea Said to Detain 2 U.S. Reporters
BBC (Mar 18, 21:39 PDT): North Korea 'holds US reporters'
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March 20, 2009
The Asian American Journalists Association is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who are being detained in North Korea, and urgently requests that all sides take steps to ensure their swift release.
Journalists Ling and Lee, reporters for the San Francisco-based Current TV, were seized Tuesday along the Chinese-North Korean border where they had been working on a story about North Korean refugees, according to news reports. U.S. officials, who have expressed concern to North Korean officials about the reported detentions, were working with Chinese officials and were in contact with Swedish diplomats in North Korea. The U.S. does not have direct relations with North Korea, and Sweden acts as its representative.
Laura Ling is the sister of Lisa Ling, host of National Geographic Explorer, who has appeared at several AAJA events, both in her hometown of Sacramento and at national gatherings.
Our hearts go out to their families and friends as we join other organizations in calling for fair treatment of journalism professionals throughout the world.
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