US journalist Danny Fenster released from prison in Myanmar

Fenster's employer says he is flying out of the country, days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail

The US journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in military-ruled Myanmar, just days after a closed court sentenced him to 11 years in jail for a series of charges including incitement and visa violations.

Fenster's employer, Frontier Myanmar, an independent outlet, said on Monday afternoon that he had been released and was on a flight out of the country. Fenster, 37, was arrested in May 2021 at Yangon international airport as he tried to fly back home to Michigan. He has spent five and a half months in prison.