November 12, 2021 3:07 PM

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Myanmar Military Court gives US journalist 11 years in jail for breaching immigration law

<span style="color: #222222;">A Myanmar Military Court has sentenced US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in jail. Fenster was found guilty of breaching immigration law, unlawful association, and encouraging dissent against the military. Earlier, this week, he was slapped with two additional charges of sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. His trial on the new charges will begin on the 16th of November.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' His sentencing today comes months after a Japanese freelance journalist Yuki Kitazumi was arrested in Myanmar and charged with spreading fake news.</span>

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