US Citizen Danny Fenster Released by Myanmar: The Rest of the Story…

Danny Fenster, an American arrested in Myanmar, is being depicted as a “political prisoner” by the Western media and Western governments.

In reality, Fenster was working for US government funded opposition media and interfering in Myanmar’s internal political affairs up to and including backing an opposition now using armed violence to advance its political agenda.

References:

Reuters – U.S. journalist freed in Myanmar, says he is healthy and happy:
https://www.reuters.com/world/america…

NYT – An American Journalist Sits in Prison as Myanmar Suppresses Dissent:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/wo…

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – official website:
https://aappb.org/

US National Endowment for Democracy – AAPP founder Ko Bo Kyi, NED Fellow:
https://www.ned.org/fellows/ko-bo-kyi/

AP – Former job is key in case against US journalist in Myanmar:
https://apnews.com/article/business-m…

Myanmar Now – MYANMAR NOW’S STATEMENT ON THE DETENTION OF DANNY FENSTER:
https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/myanma…

Columbia Journalism Review – Myanmar’s Other Reporters:
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/my…

US National Endowment for Democracy – Burma 2020:
https://www.ned.org/region/asia/burma…

National Unity Government’s official website – Zin Mar Aung, Minister of Foreign Affairs profile:
https://mofa.nugmyanmar.org/union-min…

US NED – Zin Mar Aung, NED Fellow:
https://www.ned.org/fellows/ms-zin-ma…