Journalist freed by Myanmar military dictatorship...

Danny Fenster: US journalist freed from Myanmar jail

US journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail by a military court on November 12 .

Fenster, who was managing editor of the English-language news site, had been convicted of breaching immigration law, unlawful association and encouraging dissent against the military rule.

He is one of dozens of journalists, and thousands of people overall, to be held since Myanmar's military took power in a coup in February 2021.

Myanmar's military leaders seized power in February after suffering a massive election defeat at the hands of the ruling National League of Democracy.

They said they had been forced into the move by widespread vote fraud, although the country's election commission said there was no evidence to support such claims.

Mass civilian protests rose up across the country, and were brutally suppressed by the military.

Since then, at least 1,265 people have been killed and 7,291 are under detention in a crackdown on dissent, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).