US journalist Danny Fenster’s 11-year sentence demonstrates plight of press in Myanmar

American journalist Danny Fenster, managing editor of of online news site Frontier Myanmar, was handed an 11-year jail sentence by a court in Myanmar during a closed-door hearing last Friday. He was sentenced to three years for incitement for allegedly spreading false information, three years for contacting illegal organisations, and five years for violating Myanmar’s visa rules. The sentences were the maximum penalties for the charges. Fenster also faces two additional charges, one under section 50a of Myanmar’s counterterrorism law, and a charge of sedition under section 124a. If convicted, …

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