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Myanmar Court Sentences American Journalist Danny Fenster To 11 Years In Jail
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar Court Sentences American Journalist Danny Fenster To 11 Years In Jail

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced detained U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty on several charges, including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information. Fenster, the managing editor of the online magazine Frontier Myanmar, was also found guilty of contacting illegal organizations and violating visa …

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Myanmar court hears final arguments in case of US journalist
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar court hears final arguments in case of US journalist

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar on Wednesday heard closing arguments in the case of Danny Fenster, a U.S. journalist jailed in Myanmar for more than five months on charges of breaking security laws, his lawyer said. Fenster is the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, an online news magazine based in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. A charge of violating visa …

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Myanmar charges US journalist with ‘terrorism’ and sedition
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar charges US journalist with ‘terrorism’ and sedition

Al Jazeera  

Latest charges are in addition to the three Danny Fenster already faces, and could see him jailed for life. Danny Fenster, who was arrested as he was leaving the country in May, was hit with the two new charges under the Counter-Terrorism Act and Myanmar’s Penal Code, his lawyer Than Zaw Aung said on Wednesday. The new charges against Fenster, …

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Former US ambassador Bill Richardson heads to Myanmar
3 years, 1 month ago

Former US ambassador Bill Richardson heads to Myanmar

Associated Press  

Former U.S. ambassador and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Myanmar on a private humanitarian mission that will focus on pandemic support, his spokesperson said Sunday. Richardson said his center has a long history of supporting the people of Myanmar, but he didn’t mention the coup in his trip announcement or detail who he planned to meet …

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Myanmar official defends detention of U.S. journalist
3 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar official defends detention of U.S. journalist

LA Times  

In this 2018, photo, U.S. journalist Danny Fenster works out of his van, which he turned into a home/office in Detroit. Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun did not elaborate in his response at a news conference to a question about Danny Fenster, who is awaiting trial on a charge of incitement, also called sedition. Zaw Min Tun denied …

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Lawyer says US journalist in Myanmar jail seems disheartened
3 years, 3 months ago

Lawyer says US journalist in Myanmar jail seems disheartened

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — U.S. journalist Danny Fenster, imprisoned in Myanmar for almost four months while awaiting trial, appeared disheartened during a court hearing Monday, his lawyer said. Lawyer Than Zaw Aung said Fenster seemed demoralized when he spoke with him in a video conference during Monday’s court hearing, his first opportunity to do so in more than a month. “We are …

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Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The spokesperson for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party died Tuesday after being infected with the coronavirus in prison, his lawyer said. The death of Nyan Win, 79, came as Myanmar is reeling from soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths that are badly straining the country’s medical infrastructure, already weakened when many state medical …

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Myanmar court extends pretrial detention of US journalist
3 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar court extends pretrial detention of US journalist

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar on Thursday extended the pretrial detention of Danny Fenster, a U.S. journalist employed by an online news magazine in the military-led Southeast Asian nation who was arrested in May on an incitement charge that carries a penalty of up to three years’ imprisonment. “The Myanmar junta’s continued detention of journalist Danny Fenster is outrageous …

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Danny Fenster appears in Myanmar court after missing in detention,
3 years, 6 months ago

Danny Fenster appears in Myanmar court after missing in detention,

CNN  

CNN — Danny Fenster, a US journalist who was detained in Myanmar over three weeks ago, has appeared at a court in Yangon according to Frontier Myanmar, the news publication Fenster works for as managing editor. Fenster, who on Thursday appeared at a special court in Yangon’s Insein prison, has been charged under section 505a of Myanmar’s penal code, which …

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US Calls on Myanmar to Free Detained American Journalist
3 years, 6 months ago

US Calls on Myanmar to Free Detained American Journalist

News 18  

The United States on Friday called on Myanmar’s military regime to release the American editor of a news outlet based in the coup-hit country who was detained earlier this week as he attempted to board a flight. “We are deeply concerned over the detention of US citizen Daniel Fenster, who was working as a journalist, in Burma,” a State Department …

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Myanmar detains American journalist for local news magazine
3 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar detains American journalist for local news magazine

Al Jazeera  

Frontier managing editor Danny Fenster was picked up at the airport in Yangon as he was preparing to fly to Malaysia. Journalism is not a crime https://t.co/Iec96caaAk — Andrew Nachemson May 24, 2021 Myanmar news site says American editor detained “We do not know why Danny was detained and have not been able to contact him,” Frontier Myanmar said. “This …

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American journalist working for Myanmar magazine detained
3 years, 6 months ago

American journalist working for Myanmar magazine detained

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An American journalist working for a news magazine in Myanmar was detained Monday by the authorities there, his employers said. Frontier Myanmar, which publishes in both English and Burmese and also online, said on Twitter that Danny Fenster, its managing editor, was detained at Yangon International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur, …

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