DANNY FENSTER

Activists compared the military junta's arrest of Vicky Bowman to Russia's detention of Brittney Griner.

Vickie Bowman and her husband were detained for sending information to an activist group and others opposed to military rule, a senior military official said.

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Devin Scillian sat down with Metro Detroit native and journalist Danny Fenster, the writer who was jailed in military-controlled Myanmar for six months before being released last November.

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.

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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.

To mark the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, a giant Menorah was lit in downtown Detroit.

Detroit Police say they have two people in custody in connection to the sexual assault of a 63-year-old woman.

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.

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Huntington Woods native and journalist Danny Fenster, who was freed after spending nearly six months in jail in Myanmar, helped light one of eight Hanukkah candles during a holiday celebration in downtown Detroit.

With tonight being the first night of Hanukkah, organizers wanted to honor someone who never let go of their faith in an unpredictable situation. What better person than journalist Danny Fenster?

Paul Whelan’s parents recorded a Thanksgiving message from their son, who remains inside a Russian prison.

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, who was freed after nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, said he feels “incredibly fortunate" to be back home in suburban Detroit after his uncertain time behind bars.

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An American journalist who spent nearly six months imprisoned in Myanmar was finally freed and reunited with his family in New York on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. There’s nothing to be anxious about anymore,” Fenster told reporters after landing in New York. Fenster told reporters Monday that he was physically OK and had not been starved or beaten while in custody, according to AP. While detained, he had told his lawyer that he believed he had COVID-19, although prison authorities denied that. The Detroit native began working for Frontier Myanmar in 2020 and obtained his master’s degree in creative writing from Wayne State University.

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

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Michigan, especially Metro Detroit schools, are dealing with more COVID cases as we inch closer to the holidays.

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American journalist Danny Fenster, who was freed after nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, arrived Tuesday in the United States for an emotional reunion with his family.

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Danny Fenster spoke briefly Tuesday morning at a news conference with the former U.S. diplomat who helped free him from detention in Myanmar.

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

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The family of Huntington Woods journalist Danny Fenster is celebrating his freedom.

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

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Buddy Fenster, father of Danny Fenster speaks out after the journalist and Huntington Woods native was released from a Myanmar prison earlier today. Just last week Fenster was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Military court in Myanmar....

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On Monday, Nov. 15, Danny Fenster, a Detroit native, and journalist was freed after spending 176 days in a Myanmar prison. Here are reactions to his release from family, a U.S. representative, and others who have been following his case.

On Monday, Nov. 15, Danny Fenster, a Detroit native, and journalist was freed after spending 176 days in a Myanmar prison. Here are reactions to his release from family, a U.S. representative, and others who have been following his case.

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

An 11-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Michigan that killed four adults Saturday, according to police.

American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar military official and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who had been on a private humanitarian visit to the country.

In an abrupt reversal of fortune, metro Detroit native Danny Fenster, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison with hard labor in Myanmar on...

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.

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A military court in Myanmar has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, his lawyer said on Friday, Nov. 12.

After more than 172 days behind bars, Danny Fenster, a journalist from metro Detroit who has been detained in Myanmar following a bloody coup there,...

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

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

The lawyer for an American journalist jailed in Myanmar for more than five months says his client has been served with two new criminal charges, including one that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.

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.

A Myanmar court has rejected the bail application of Danny Fenster, an American journalist jailed for the past five months, and added a charge against him.

Journalist Danny Fenster is from Huntington Woods and the community has been supporting this family since he was detained in Myanmar as a political prisoner.

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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.

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.

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Tuesday (Aug. 31) marks the 100th day Huntington Woods native Danny Fenster has been held in a prison in Myanmar.

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.

“Extremely disappointing as a family,” Bryan Fenster said. “We’re scared. We’re very concerned COVID is bouncing all over this prison."

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Metro Detroit journalist Danny Fenster appeared in court on Thursday in Myanmar, where he has been detained since May.

The family of Danny Fenster has some new hope in the form of a phone call.

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.

Danny Fenster, the American journalist in Myanmar detained last month by authorities, made an appearance Thursday in a special court in the prison where he is being held, his employer said.

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.

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It's been nearly two weeks since Danny Fenster was detained by military in Myanmar.

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

With their son gone, Rose and Buddy have been doing all they can to at least raise awareness on Danny’s situation.

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With each passing day, there’s growing concern about the well-being of Danny Fenster, a Huntington Woods man who was detained in Myanmar where he has been working as a journalist.

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Danny Fenster is a Berkley High School graduate working as a journalist in war-torn Myanmar.