Myanmar’s junta arrests an American journalist, as Trump awaits a coup at home
Eleven days ago, an American named Danny Fenster went to the international airport in Yangon, Myanmar. He was scheduled to fly to Malaysia, then on to Michigan to visit his family, whom he hadn’t seen in more than three years. He told his parents he was coming in July; his early arrival was meant to be a surprise. But Fenster didn’t make his flight instead, officials arrested him at the airport, then took him, apparently, to Insein prison, which rarely appears in foreign press reports without the adjective “notorious.” Myanmar has not stated a reason for his detention, but it’s most likely that his journalism was at issue. Fenster worked as a managing editor at
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Myanmar military court sentences journos to jail
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Burmese protesters and Taiwanese people hold portraits of the detained State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and flash their mobile flashlights during a protest outside the Taipei Liberty Square to commemorate the deaths in the military crackd. Image Source: IANS News
Nay Pyi Taw, June 3 : A court of the military junta in Myanmar has sentenced two journalists to two years in jail each after reporting on the anti-military protests.
The court in the southern city of Myeik found both reporters guilty of sedition based on a criminal law dating back to colonial times, dpa news agency reported on Thursday.