Bae 's sister says family is ` ` really discouraged '' by his move back to a labor camp . ` ` I have not lost hope , '' Kenneth ' says in a conversation with a Swedish diplomat . But he warns that the physical labor will probably put him back in the hospital . North Korea has held Kenneth , a Korean - American , since November 2008 .
Bae 's sister says family is `` really discouraged '' by his move back to a labor camp . `` I have not lost hope , '' Kenneth Bae says in a conversation with a Swedish diplomat . But he warns that the physical labor will probably put him back in the hospital . North Korea has held Bae , a Korean-American , since November 2012 .