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U.S. Journalist Faces Terrorism and Sedition Charges in Burma

HeadlineNov 10, 2021

The U.N. is urging Burma’s military to give the agency access to over 3 million people in need of life-saving humanitarian aid amid ongoing violence following the February 1 military coup, a growing economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

In other news from Burma, U.S. journalist Danny Fenster has been charged with terrorism and sedition. Fenster has been detained since May and is already on trial for three other charges, accused of instigating dissent against the military, visa breaches and unlawful association with an illegal group. The 37-year-old is the former managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, an independent online news outlet. His trial is being held at a military-run court inside prison, where members of the public, reporters and embassy officials are banned from entry.

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