Candlelight vigils were held throughout the South Korea coinciding with the beginning of the trial in North Korea of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. As most of you know, Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean Labor Camp.
North Korea has stated “they’re suspected of hostile acts” and has charged them with spying and illegally crossing the border.
There are many times when journalists get in danger in different countries. such as Iraq, Venezuela, Afghanistan, and North Korea. Journalists can be killed on duty if the person died as a result of a hostile action such as reprisal for his or her work, or crossfire while carrying out a dangerous assignment. According to the statistic from CPJ, Committee Protect Journalists, 139 journalists were killed in the last 7 years. 36 Photojournalists, 9 producer, 7 Technicians and 85 reporters. Baghdad Providence was the location with the most deaths.
For Journalists, there are many kinds of dangers, from the militias, terrorists and even from the government. Kaveh Golestan, Iranian freelance cameraman for the BBC said that there is always a feeling while you are on the street in Iraq that you will be killed. So wherever you go, you need to think straight and make sure you are with your troops and do not ever go to the restrict area. It may be one thing to get a great angle or shot, but it should never be at the cost of your life or another individual's life. As a journalist you are in the middle of danger, so the possibility of being killed is probably more than ordinary people.
My parents were at church on Saturday nights for the vigils. They said that they signed the petition to free Laura Ling and Euna Lee. I will sign the petition for them too. No lawyers, no appeals. My thoughts and prayers go out to these ladies and their loved ones. Please pray for their families and for their release.
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