Korean-American Marks One Year in Detention

U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae is marking one year of detention in North Korea. The Korean-American missionary, detained last November 3, was later convicted of state subversion and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. The 45-year-old Christian missionary was detained after entering North Korea as a tour operator. His family says he has diabetes and is in ill health. Five other U.S. citizens detained since 2009 were eventually allowed to leave North Korea following visits by prominent ...

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