Lisa Ling’s Sister Going To Court In North Korea

Ugh, it’s getting ugly in North Korea. Lisa Ling’s sister Laura Ling is currently jailed in the communist country, and it looks like she will officially be tried for “illegal entry” and “hostile acts.”

Along with fellow journalist Euna Lee, Ling will be tried for “already confirmed suspicions,” reports a Korean news agency  (government run, natch). Both work for Current TV, and were captured on the North Korea-China border. They were filming a documentary at the time.

Ling has acknowledged that her job entails some danger, telling a group of TV critics earlier this year: “We go to a lot of dangerous places. But we don’t do it for the danger and the drama. We do it because these stories are important and they need to be told.”  [Photo: GettyImages]

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