Criticism for journalists freed by North Korea

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Correspondent Jason Strother says South Koreans are welcoming Pyongyang’s release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. But he reports that some human rights activists in the South are concerned that the work of Laura Ling, Euna Lee and some other reporters may have jeopardized the safety of North Korean refugees.

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