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
Myanmar Military Intensifies Crackdown on Journalists With Newly Revised Law
The military court recently sentenced two journalists under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code, just days after a US editor was arrested at the Yangon airport.
Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a flash mob protest in Yangon, Myanmar June 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Stringer
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New Delhi: Continuing with its crackdown on free press since it assumed power in a coup on February 1, the military court of Myanmar has sentenced two reporters under a draconian law that was recently revised to make it difficult for journalists to publish reports on anti-junta protests.
YANGON: A Myanmar journalist who live-streamed his detention by junta forces was jailed for two years on Wednesday, his employers said, as the military continues its crackdown on critical.