North Korea : ` ` detailed explanation '' of why women were arrested , convicted . In a joint statement June 8 , the journalists ' families said they were `` shocked and devastated '' by the trial and sentence and urged Pyongyang `` to show compassion and grant Laura and Euna clemency and allow them to return home to their families . '' N. China : Journalists intended to ` ` isolate and destroy the socialist system '' . ##n , Chen Ling sentenced to 12 years of hard labor . Journalists were working for Al Gore 's Current TV when arrested .
North Korea : ` ` detailed explanation '' of why women were arrested , convicted . N. China : Journalists intended to ` ` isolate and destroy the socialist system '' . ##n , Chen Ling sentenced to 12 years of hard labor . Journalists were working for Al Gore 's Current TV when arrested .