US journalist Danny Fenster, who has been jailed for 11 years in Myanmar.
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A local court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to an 11-year jail term, in a major setback to U.S. efforts to get him released, according to a Reuters report.</p>
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Fenster, 37, managing editor of online magazine Frontier Myanmar, was found guilty of incitement and violations of immigration and unlawful associations laws, his magazine said, describing the sentences imposed as &quot;the harshest possible under the law&quot;.</p>
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&quot;There is absolutely no basis to convict Danny of these charges,&quot; said Thomas Kean, editor-in-chief of Frontier Myanmar.</p>
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Fenster was arrested while trying to leave the country in May and has since been held in Yangon&#39;s notorious Insein prison. His family has repeatedly called for his release.</p>
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Fenster&#39;s trial had not been made public and a spokesman for the junta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>
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Fenster is among several journalists who were detained in Myanmar after protests and strikes surged against the coup.</p>
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The United States has been pushing for Fenster&#39;s release. The US State Department had earlier said his detention was &quot;profoundly unjust&quot; and &quot;plain for the world to see&quot;, urging the junta to release him immediately.</p>
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