North Korea has allowed three Americans detained in the communist state to be interviewed by CNN.
 
CNN released its interviews with Kenneth Bae, Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle held at a hotel in Pyongyang on Monday. CNN said each man was given five minutes for an interview.
 
Bae told CNN that he is working eight hours a day, six days a week at a labor camp. CNN said that despite what he called "hard labor," Bae said he has been treated "as humanely as possible."
 
Asked what he’d like to say to his family, Bae said he hopes his friends and family will continue to pray for him.
 
Sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for “anti-state crimes,” Bae has been detained in the North since November 2012.
 
Miller, meanwhile, implored the U.S. government for help during his interview. He was detained after being accused of tearing up his tourist visa and seeking asylum upon entry.
 
Fowle, on his part, said he has "no complaints" about his treatment. Fowle is an American tourist who is accused of leaving a Bible in a hotel where he was staying.
 
Some observers say that the North allowed the interviews to hint to Washington that it wants further dialogue, following a U.S. government official’s secret visit to the North last month.