US journalist Danny Fenster jailed for 11 years in Myanmar

Frontier magazine managing editor has been accused of a range of offences including incitement, sedition and ‘terrorism’.

Danny Fenster, a journalist at Myanmar’s Frontier magazine has been jailed for 11 years by a court in the military controlled country.

Fenster, who was detained at Yangon airport in May, was found guilty on three charges, his employer said in a statement.

Earlier this week he was also accused of additional charges including ‘terrorism’.

His trial has been closed to the press and the public, and details have been relayed only by his lawyer.

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