DANNY FENSTER

The American journalist was held captive in Myanmar for almost six months. He told 60 Minutes what his days were like inside the infamous lockup known for holding political prisoners.

The vast majority of Americans wrongfully imprisoned abroad today are not held by terrorist groups, but by foreign governments. Lesley Stahl reports.

The vast majority of Americans wrongfully imprisoned abroad today are not held by terrorist groups, but by foreign governments. Lesley Stahl reports.

The effort to free Danny Fenster, a journalist imprisoned by Myanmar’s junta, shows a new threat to U.S. citizens worldwide.

An American journalist who was recently freed after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar helped light one of eight Hanukkah candles during a holiday celebration in downtown Detroit.

American journalist Danny Fenster, freed after nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, says he feels “incredibly fortunate” to be back home in suburban Detroit.

Danny Fenster had been in detention since his arrest at Yangon International Airport on May 24.

American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, has arrived in the United States.

Danny Fenster was released after being sentenced to 11 years hard labor for allegedly spreading false information and violating visa regulations.

Rittenhouse, 18, is charged with killing two men and wounding a third in at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

American journalist Danny Fenster is on his way home from military-ruled Myanmar.

A lawyer said the court found Danny Fenster guilty of spreading false information, contacting illegal organizations and violating visa regulations.

A lawyer said the court found Danny Fenster guilty of spreading false information, contacting illegal organizations and violating visa regulations.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty on several charges, including incitement for allegedly spreading false information.

He was convicted of charges including incitement and faces other charges that could bring a life sentence. Fenster is the only foreign journalist convicted of a serious crime since a military coup in May.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labor.

The new charges come on top of other accusations Danny Fenster has faced since his arrest in May, during a military coup, and they mean he could now face a life sentence.

Testimony by prosecution witnesses in the case of a U.S. journalist detained in Myanmar for more than five months has established that official records did not accurately reflect where he was employed.

The lawyer for an American journalist detained almost five months in military-ruled Myanmar says he is being prosecuted for an offense allegedly carried out by a news service for which he had stopped working more than half-a-year previously

The lawyer for an American journalist detained almost five months in military-ruled Myanmar says he is being prosecuted for an offense allegedly carried out by a news service for which he had stopped working more than half-a-year previously.

The lawyer for a U.S. journalist who has spent more than four months in pretrial detention in military-ruled Myanmar says his client has been charged with a second criminal offense.

A spokesman for Myanmar’s military-installed government says a U.S. journalist detained four months ago had been arrested for actions incompatible with his profession

The parents and brother of an American journalist who has been detained in Myanmar for 100 days are vowing to never stop working to secure his release.

Record numbers of people are dying as the nation's healthcare system has all but collapsed. Virus-stricken residents of Yangon have resorted to flying flags outside their homes indicating pleas for medicine and food.

An American journalist being held in prison in Myanmar told his lawyer Thursday that he believes he has caught COVID-19, but prison authorities deny he is infected. Danny Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport on May 24 as he was trying to board a flight to go to the Detroit area in the United States to see his family. Fenster has been charged with incitement for which he could be sentenced to up to three years’ imprisonment.

More than a month ago, on May 24, a 37-year-old journalist from the U.S. was detained and thrown in jail, without access to a lawyer or even granted a phone call.

A court in Myanmar extended the detention of American journalist Danny Fenster for another two weeks, while the U.S. State Department urged that it be granted consular access to him.

A court in Myanmar has released U.S. journalist Nathan Maung, who was arrested three months ago while working for a local online news agency

The southeast Asian country once known as Burma is embroiled in a deadly internal conflict and an assault on democracy.

A U.S. State Department official is calling for the immediate release of two American journalists who were arrested by Myanmar’s military junta.

U.S. journalist Danny Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport before he could board a plane to Kuala Lumpur.

Danny Fenster, an editor for Frontier Myanmar, was detained at the airport.

An American journalist working for a news magazine in Myanmar was detained Monday by the authorities there, his employers said. Frontier Myanmar, which publishes in both English and Burmese and also online, said on Twitter that Danny Fenster, its managing editor, was detained at Yangon International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It said the magazine did not know why Fenster was detained and had not been able to contact him, but it understood that he had been taken to Insein Prison in Yangon, which over decades has housed thousands of political prisoners.