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The names Laura Ling and Euna Lee are on everyone’s tongue as the news of their 12-year sentence of hard labor breaks.  In case you don’t know the entire story, the two women, both journalists, were arrested on the border of China and North Korea as they reported on the flight of North Korean refugees into China.  Today, they were given a 12 year sentence in a North Korean labor camp, the maximum sentence for the “crime” (i.e. illegal entry and hostility toward Korean people) they had committed. Since they were tried at the highest court, there is no appeal.  There is also no early release due to overcrowding or good behavior.

Even worse, all reports indicate that any time served in a North Korean labor camp is tantamount to a death sentence.

These two women are shining examples of what our generation strives to be – hard-working, independent, intelligent individuals who are passionate about the human condition.  We should not only keep these women in our thoughts, but also look to their bravery as an example of how to live our lives.  This can only underline the power and the preciousness of our right to free speech and fair trial (and all our rights we are free to enjoy in the United States).

All my best wishes go to these ladies.  Let’s hope someone with more power than I have can pull through and get them out of there.