"In May 2013, a North Korean court sentenced Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen, to 15 years of hard labor for committing ""hostile acts"" against the state. North Korea claimed Bae was part of a Christian plot to overthrow the regime. In a short interview with CNN in September 2014, Bae said he is working eight hours a day, six days a week at a labor camp. ""Right now what I can say to my friends and family is, continue to pray for me,"" he said. After months in detention, he and fellow American detainee Matthew Todd Miller were <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/08/world/asia/us-north-korea-detainees-released/index.html"" target=""_blank"">released in November</a>."
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