North Korea sets trial date for detained U.S. journalists

North Korea said on Thursday that two American journalists arrested near the border with China will be put on trial early next month.

Euna Lee and Laura Ling, reporters for Current TV, were reporting on North Korean refugees living in China when they were arrested in March. They were accused of illegal entry and unspecified hostile acts and could face up to 10 years in prison.

This case is one among many stories of journalist detentions, including the recent detainment of Roxanna Saberi in Iran and the holding of journalists by other countries including the U.S.

Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, provides a closer look at the plight of journalists around the world. Simon discusses the most dangerous places for journalists and gives his thoughts on the effect the Internet has had on press freedoms.

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[brandonrourk]

If people cross the USA boarder illegally they go to prison and then they are deported. But if they did something illegal they do go to prison. So why should another country be any different.

Also a lot of families what their loves want out of USA

prison and back in their country.

A journalist doing a report on N.K. doesn't know they cross the boarder.....please

[woundedxheartz]

I don't think they really knew their "life was on the line". You are a heartless person to say "let them rot in a korean prison" because no one deserves that.

[TheNORTHKOREA]

VIDEO of NORTH KOREA !!!!

[5yearplan1]

woundedxheartz

We Americans are always snooping in other people's business. They should have kept their asses in the U.S. and covered stories here, then this wouldn't have happened to them. So selfish of both those dumb girls. Especially the one that has a child. Whatever happened to family first? They were just trying to make a name for themselves and their jobs only sent them over there because they thought these journalist could not be detected. Let them stay there!

[5yearplan1]

RichardRiddick78

Why should we care about these journalist in North Korea. They shouldn't been over there in the first place. Why would they let their job talk them into going over there to get a story, that is stupid. You never put your life on the line for a stinkin job. Let them rot in the North Korean prison. Why should we care.

[RichardRiddick78]

North Korea has made enough trouble. Give them the choice -- release the girls, then we will talk. dont realease the girls -- blow them off the map. I am sick of their president. this is a dirty terrorist like move. how dare he take our citizens hostage for negotiating purposes! release the girls or invade -- thats what i would do if i were president!