Just not on current..
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a42149dc.html
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/laura-ling-euna-lee-and-north-korea/
My guess is most friends had no idea why they were even there. Not one word came from current.
http://womensmediacenter.com/ex/081009.html
More info. is coming to light regarding human trafficing. North Korean women are told they can find work in China. Once they cross the border however they are regarded as illegals and have no options but to do as they are told or they will be turned over to North Korea where they will be facing prison.
Also found this…
Current TV reporters Mitchell Koss, Euna Lee and Laura Ling consulted with Durihana’s Rev. Chun Ki-won in planning their ill-fated trip to the China-North Korea border March 17 that resulted in the arrests and imprisonment of Lee and Ling for 141 days in the DPRK capital. Chun has said he introduced the Current TV team to a guide Kim Seung-cheol, who reportedly accompanied the Americans onto North Korean soil on Mar. 17 but managed, along with Koss, to elude border guards.
Koss, Lee and Ling traveled to the region in early March to interview North Korean defectors for a story on the trafficking of refugee women into prostitution…
here…
Their story was about human trafficking.
Here they are coming home…
A very happy moment for all. A very happy moment indeed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8186752.stm
It makes me think of all the women sold who are leaving their friends and family. My guess is both were so touched by these women’s suffering and heartache they felt compelled to do something.
The current debate, trolls and all..
I have no idea how these other links below this line are getting attached but I will find out and delete them. Must be something wordpress is doing and while it upsets me, I have not had time to deal with it. Totally disregard these addtional links they mean nothing to the ongoing story details I am attempting to piece together.
