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After nearly 6 months in jail in Myanmar, US journalist released and on his way home : Rashtra News American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar and was facing a sentence of 11 years of hard labour, was freed Monday and is on his way home. Fenster was

[UPDATE]: Well, that was quick. Fenster has been released, which hopefully indicates Myanmar's unelected government is discovering it's a bad idea to pick fights with most of the rest of the world. However, I'm sure it will continue to brutalize its own citizens because those advocating for their rights on a local level won't have…

The Metro Detroit native who was imprisoned for reporting about Myanmar has returned to the same work, but Danny Fenster is now working from the U.S.

Assault on Free Press in Burma 4 hours ago width No media source currently available 0:00 0:01:54 0:00 The United States welcomes the release of journalist Nathan Maung, a U.S. citizen arrested March 9 and imprisoned for months in Burma. Another U.S. citizen, journalist Daniel Fenster remains incarcerated. The U.S. has called for his immediate release. Share

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Myanmar’s military to release Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint now, a UN spokesperson said, a day after thousands of other detainees were freed five months since the coup. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army took power on February 1 and overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government. “We reiterate our call for the immediate release of all of those who are arbitrarily detained, and that includes President Win My...

UN military in Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi asked them to release the Political News Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Yangon on Thursday to mark the fifth month since the country staged a coup. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Myanmar military to release Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint now, a UN spokesman said after the coup five months after the release of thousands of other detainees. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army took power...

(Reuters) - U.S. citizen Nathan Maung has been released from detention in Myanmar and is due to fly out of the country on Tuesday, his lawyer Tin Zar Oo told Reuters.

U.S journalist Nathan Maung released from detention in Myanmar – lawyer By Syndicated Content Jun 14, 2021 | 3:09 AM (Reuters) – U.S. citizen Nathan Maung has been released from detention in Myanmar and is due to fly out of the country on Tuesday, his lawyer Tin Zar Oo told Reuters. A court dismissed the case against the editor at Kamayut Media after the plaintiff withdrew the lawsuit, Tin Zar Oo said on Monday. The United States had expressed concern over the detention of...

US journalist Nathan Maung released from detention in Myanmar: Lawyer Toggle share menu Advertisement US journalist Nathan Maung released from detention in Myanmar: Lawyer Hundreds have been killed since the February coup that overthrew Myanmars civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (File photo: AFP/STR) 14 Jun 2021 04:19PM (Updated: 14 Jun 2021 06:05PM) Share this content Bookmark YANGON: A United States journalist detained in Myanmar since March was released ...

Since the military seized power on February 1, more than 5,900 people have been detained by the junta's security forces, and a majority remain in detention, according to advocacy group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). Of those, at least 87 are journalists, with 51 still in detention, Reporting ASEAN documented.