Topic: Euna Lee
All Content
-
Did detained American's Christianity scare North Korean regime?
North Korea's sentencing of a detained American to 15 years hard labor could be an attention-getting ploy. But Kenneth Bae is a devout Christian, and 'the regime is scared to death of Christianity.'
-
All eyes on Kim Jong-un after North Korea gives 15 years' hard labor to US citizen
North Korea says US citizen Kenneth Bae was conspiring to overthrow the regime. But analysts say the North is likely to use him as a new bargaining chip.
-
A quiet envoy to the hermit kingdom of North Korea
A Korean-American scholar named Kun A. 'Tony' Namkung plays a significant behind-the-scenes role in exchanges between the US and North Korea.
-
What does Google want with North Korea? (+video)
Google chairman Eric Schmidt, known for his advocacy of Internet freedom, could travel as early as next week to North Korea – a country almost entirely sealed off from online communications.
-
Why North Korea has arrested an American citizen
North Korea says Kenneth Bae, a tour operator from Washington state, has "committed a crime against North Korea" and has confessed his crime. Could Kenneth Bae be a new bargaining chip in sanctions talks?
-
Amanda Knox: What American parents can learn from her story
Amanda Knox, the hikers in Iran, the journalists in North Korea – all cases where young Americans were caught up in a foreign legal system. Some points on how to handle such a crisis.
10/04/2011 07:52 pm -
North Korea set to indict US Christian accused of proselytizing
Jun Young-su, a member of a Christian church in California, was arrested in November, the latest in a series of Americans to be held by North Korea. Christian worship is banned in the North.
04/14/2011 05:43 pm -
Jimmy Carter: Can Obama trust him in North Korea talks?
Jimmy Carter gained a reputation as an independent actor when President Clinton sent him to North Korea in 1994. President Obama will hope Carter – on a mission to bring back a jailed American – does not stray into talks about North Korea's nuclear program.
08/25/2010 02:47 pm -
North Korea threatens more punishment for American prisoner
North Korea has threatened more punishment for an American prisoner who illegally entered the country.
06/24/2010 01:00 pm -
Who is the American slated to face trial in North Korea?
Details are emerging about Aijalon Mahli Gomes, the American who will face trial in North Korea after having crossed into the country 'illegally.' From Boston, he had been teaching English in South Korea.
03/23/2010 02:20 pm -
Opinion Detained US hikers in Iran: Help bring them home
Grass-roots efforts helped save the journalists in North Korea. It can help save the three American hikers detained in Iran.
12/29/2009 02:15 pm -
North Korea seeks international attention with uranium claim
The North, which wants one-on-one talks with the US, said it's open to dialogue and had entered the "completion phase" of developing highly enriched uranium.
09/04/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Journalists held in North Korea recount their capture
Laura Ling and Euna Lee said North Korean soldiers dragged them across the Chinese border. The statement also raises questions about whether their guide lured them into a trap.
09/02/2009 01:00 am -
Korea: Kim Dae-jung's funeral may spark North-South reconciliation
As tens of thousands gather in Seoul to mourn the death of the former president, his 'Sunshine policy' is breathing life into fresh North-South talks.
08/23/2009 01:00 am -
Clinton's North Korea trip spurs hope – and unease – in Asia
Bill Clinton spoke to Kim Jong-il about detained South Koreans and missing Japanese citizens. But N. Korea's neighbors are skeptical of any move away from six-party framework for dialogue.
08/06/2009 01:00 am -
Freed reporters got their wish: dialogue about N. Korea
Laura Ling and Euna Lee wanted to generate discussion about 'important issues.' By returning to the US today, they have.
08/06/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Bill brings reporters home from N. Korea. Hillary demurs on nuke talks.
'Dear Leader' Kim got his photo op. But will he get his way on bilateral nuclear talks?
08/05/2009 01:00 am -
Bill Clinton's 'rock star status' delivers in North Korea
The former president succeeded in securing the release of two American journalists partly because he brought Pyongyang the prestige it craves.
08/05/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Clinton 'rescue' in North Korea leaves Obama on the spot
By letting a former president hold talks with North Korea, the current president leaves a democratic ally, South Korea, in the cold.
08/05/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Clinton meets N. Korea's Kim Jong-il
The former president made a surprise visit to North Korea Tuesday to seek the release of two American journalists, but Pyongyang said he also held talks on wide-ranging issues.
08/04/2009 01:00 am -
Will nukes creep into Bill Clinton's North Korea agenda?
The former president was in Pyongyang Tuesday seeking the release of two American journalists. But talks could go beyond that.
08/04/2009 01:00 am -
N. Korea threatens strike after US-S. Korea summit
In South, decisive tone of 'joint vision' is seen as sending a strong message to the North.
06/17/2009 01:00 am -
North Korea may spare US journalists from hard labor
But the two women sentenced to 12 years in prison still face awful conditions. Their whereabouts since last week remain unknown.
06/11/2009 01:00 am -
Jailed journalists complicate Obama's approach to N. Korea
The administration wants to keep the journalists’ plight separate from any discussion of the North’s rogue nuclear program. But that will be difficult.
06/09/2009 01:00 am -
US weighs options to free journalists in North Korea
A tougher stance toward Pyongyang may complicate efforts to negotiate the release of the two women, who were sentenced Monday to 12 years of hard labor.
06/08/2009 01:00 am
Become part of the Monitor community