A leading journalistic voice who broke with the Castro regime, he gained wide recognition for his protests, was jailed as a dissident and went into exile.
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U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster Is Freed From Myanmar Prison
The release was a rare positive development in the country, which has been torn by violence since a February coup.
U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster Is Freed From Myanmar Prison
The release was a rare positive development in the country, which has been torn apart by violence since a February coup.
Danny Fenster, U.S. Journalist in Myanmar, Gets 11 Years in Jail
Danny Fenster was given the toughest possible sentence on three charges, in a signal that the country’s military rulers would not bow to international pressure.
American Journalist Held in Myanmar Faces 2 New Charges
Prosecutors filed charges of terrorism and sedition against the journalist Danny Fenster, who once worked at a hard-hitting news outlet hated by Myanmar’s governing military.
American Journalist Held in Myanmar Faces 2 New Charges
Prosecutors filed charges of terrorism and sedition against the journalist Danny Fenster, who once worked at a hard-hitting news outlet hated by Myanmar’s governing military.
U.S. Urges Release of Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Documented Covid
Zhang Zhan, who was imprisoned after exposing the failures of the government’s initial response to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, is near death, friends and family say.
U.S. Urges Release of Zhang Zhan, Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Documented Covid
Zhang Zhan, who was imprisoned after exposing the failures of the government’s initial response to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, is near death, friends and family say.
Veteran U.S. Diplomat Comes Under Criticism for a Trip to Myanmar
Bill Richardson, a former ambassador to the U.N., said that he had held “productive” talks with the general who led the February coup. Rights activists said he gave the junta an air of legitimacy.
Uyghurs Seek Emotional Help as Families in China Suffer
As Uyghurs grapple with the emotional trauma of their families suffering back in Xinjiang, some are overcoming a cultural stigma to seek out counseling.