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Japan distances itself from report its envoy helped free US reporter
Fenster, 37, the managing editor of magazine Frontier Myanmar, was freed on Monday three days after being sentenced to 11 years.
Tue Nov 16 2021
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US journalist jailed for 11 years in army-ruled Myanmar
Fenster was arrested while trying to leave the country in May and has since been held in Yangon's Insein prison.
Sat Nov 13 2021
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Myanmar military arrests more journalists
Reporters Without Borders said the pair were being held incommunicado.
Sun Aug 22 2021
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Myanmar news site says American editor detained
Danny Fenster was detained at the main international gateway in Yangon while preparing to fly to Malaysia.
Tue May 25 2021