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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 Myint and State councilor Aung San Suu Kyi,” Eri Kaneko, associate spokesperson for Guterres, said o...