After nearly 6 months in jail in Myanmar, US journalist released and on his way home

American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar and was facing a sentence of 11 years of hard labour, was released on Monday. He is on his way back to the US.

American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar and was facing a sentence of 11 years of hard labour, was freed Monday and is on his way home. We welcome the release of U.S. journalist Danny Fenster from prison in Burma. We continue to call for the release of others who remain unjustly imprisoned in Burma. https://t.co/2DCxm8j83i

Fenster was handed over to former US diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped negotiate the release, and the two flew out of the Southeast Asian country together. Hours later, they landed in Doha, Qatar.