Euna Lee
Former North Korea Detainee | Human Rights & Diplomacy
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Euna Lee is a renowned journalist and human rights advocate. As a former correspondent for Current TV, she gained international attention when she was arrested and detained in North Korea in 2009, sparking a major diplomatic crisis.
Lee's harrowing experience navigating the North Korean justice system and her eventual release shed critical light on the country's human rights abuses. She now shares her story to inspire audiences and highlight the importance of global cooperation in defending human rights.
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What I learned as a prisoner in North Korea
In March 2009, North Korean soldiers captured journalist Euna Lee and her colleague Laura Ling while they were shooting a documentary on the border with China. The courts sentenced them to 12 years of hard labor, but American diplomats eventually negotiated their release. In this surprising, deeply human talk, Lee shares her experience living as the enemy in a detention center for 140 days -- and the tiny gestures of humanity from her guards that sustained her.
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