After nearly six months in jail in military-ruled\u00a0Myanmar, Michigan journalist Danny Fenster was freed Monday.
After nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, Michigan’s Danny Fenster was freed Monday. Fenster, the managing editor of online magazine Frontier Myanmar, was sentenced to 11 years of hard labor Friday but had his release negotiated by former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson. Fenster was convicted of spreading false or inflammatory information, contacting illegal organizations and violating visa regulations. « We are OVERJOYED that Danny has been released and is on his way home — we cannot wait to hold him in our arms, » the family said in a statement on Facebook. « We are tremendously grateful to all the people who have helped secure his release, especially Ambassador Richardson, as well as our friends, family and the public who have expressed their support and stood by our sides as we endured these long and difficult months. » Fenster has been held in Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, located in Southeast Asia, since his arrest at Yangon International Airport on May 24. With Richardson, Fenster flew out of Myanmar to Qatar Monday.
