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His offices were raided. a family friend told cnn that the editor in chief of the media was tortured for two weeks after his arrest. the 44-year-old and his local producer was severely beaten around their heads, burned on their stomach, buttocks and thighs with cigarettes and made to kneel on ice while handed were handcuffed behind them. the committee to protect journalist described the abuse as unconscienceable. both danny and nathan are being held in the notorious insane prison, a monument to brutality. housing more than 10,000 prisoners of which hundreds are political prisoners. there are many, many people in that prison that are going through hell right now and they ve done nothing wrong. owen, we re not using his real name, was one of danny s close environment friends in myanmar. he left the country back in p ....
Realized their profession made them a target. there is no safe way of doing journalism. it is a job you do inside the country on extreme risk. it is extremely important one. i think for a long time in myanmar, being a foreign national is seen as a protection. not any more. miss you so much. i can t wait to get home and see you. reporter: when 37-year-old danny tried to board a flight to the united states just over a week ago, authorities arrested him. their efforts to squelch journalism, it kills life and kills freedom. it kills truth. i think they need to let him go immediately. he hasn t committed any crime there. he is the fourth national who has been arrested since the coup began. another u.s. journalist nathan mung was detained in march when ....
C c kuala lumpor, he was arrested. they need to let him go immediately. he has not committed any crime there. reporter: it s the fourth foreign mjournalist arrested since the coup began. now u.s. journalist nathan mung was also detained. a family friend told cnn that the editor and chief was tortured for two weeks after his arrest. the 44-year-old and his local producer were severely beaten, burnt on their stomach, buttocks and thighs with cigarettes and made to kneel on ice while their hands were handcuffed behind them. the committee to protect journalists has described the abuse as unconscionable. both danny and nathan are being ....
Arrested. danny s wife remains in myanmar while his family back in michigan work tirelessly to keep his detention in the headlines. hoping and praying that the u.s. government can negotiate their son s release. it s a total nightmare. it s a total feeling of no control. it s heart wrenching. i just want my son home no matter what it takes. reporter: we asked the u.s. state department about claims that nathan mung has been tortured but they refused to comment. he s now charged under the military s newly-adopted fake news law, which can carry a sentence of up to 3 years in prison. horrific video out of belarus. a political activist cut his own throat during a court hearing today, saying authorities told him that his families and neighbors would face prosecution if he did not falsely plead ....