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US journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to board flight home

US journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to board flight home Issued on: 25/05/2021 - 03:47 FILE PHOTO: A supporter of National League for Democracy (NLD) party holds a flag on the top of a boat as he takes part in a rally ahead of a November 8 general election, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Yangon river, Myanmar, October 28, 2020. © REUTERS / Shwe Paw Mya Tin 3 min An American editor of a Myanmar-based news outlet was detained by authorities in Yangon Monday as he attempted to board a flight out of the coup-hit country, his employers said. Advertising Read more United States citizen and managing editor of Frontier Myanmar Danny Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport, the outlet said in a statement on its verified Twitter account.

US journalist detained in Myanmar while boarding flight home

“Our priorities right now are to make sure he is safe and to provide him with whatever assistance he needs.” Myanmar has been in uproar since the military seized power in a coup on 1 February, with near-daily protests and a nationwide civil disobedience movement. More than 800 people have been killed by the military, according to a local monitoring group. The arrest comes as civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi voiced defiance Monday in her first court appearance since being detained in the coup, vowing her ousted political party would live on. Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Monday. Photograph: Myawaddy TV/AP

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