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 Military-ruled Myanmar has charged an American journalist with sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, his lawyer says.

Danny Fenster, 37, who was managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, was detained at Yangon international airport in May.

Dozens of local journalists have been detained since a coup in February.

Mr Fenster's trial on these charges is scheduled to begin on 16 November.

He is already on trial for allegedly encouraging dissent against the military, unlawful association and breaching immigration law.

But the new charges are the most serious, carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. It is not clear what Mr Fenster is accused of doing.

"He has become quite thin," his lawyer, Than Zaw Aung, told the AFP news agency.

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Thousands of people were detained during bloody demonstrations earlier this year after military leaders seized power.

At least 1,178 people were killed and 7,355 arrested, charged or sentenced during a crackdown on dissent that followed Aung San Suu Kyi being ousted from power, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

The military has since clamped down on the country's independent media, arresting dozens of journalists.

The military government released hundreds of political prisoners last month but Mr Fenster was not among them.

The United States has urged Myanmar's junta to free Mr Fenster immediately.

"The profoundly unjust nature of Danny's detention is plain for all the world to see," a State Department spokesperson told AFP.

"The regime should take the prudent step of releasing him now... His continued detention is unacceptable. Journalism is not a crime."

His brother Bryan Fenster said in a message to Reuters: "We are as heartbroken about these charges as we have been about the other charges brought against Danny."

Frontier Myanmar is an English-language news magazine and website based in Yangon, which describes itself as independent and has covered the military coup extensively.

Mr Fenster, who worked for Frontier Myanmar for around a year, was arrested as he was about to fly out of the country to see his family in May. He has been held in Yangon's notorious Insein prison since.

Myanmar yang dikuasai militer telah mendakwa seorang jurnalis Amerika dengan penghasutan dan terorisme, yang membawa hukuman maksimum penjara seumur hidup, kata pengacaranya.

Danny Fenster, 37, yang merupakan redaktur pelaksana Frontier Myanmar, ditahan di bandara internasional Yangon pada Mei.

Puluhan jurnalis lokal telah ditahan sejak kudeta pada Februari.

Sidang Mr Fenster atas tuduhan ini dijadwalkan akan dimulai pada 16 November.

Dia sudah diadili karena diduga mendorong perbedaan pendapat terhadap militer, asosiasi yang melanggar hukum dan melanggar undang-undang imigrasi.

Tapi dakwaan baru adalah yang paling serius, dengan ancaman hukuman penjara seumur hidup. Tidak jelas apa yang dituduhkan oleh Fenster.

"Dia menjadi sangat kurus," kata pengacaranya, Than Zaw Aung, kepada kantor berita AFP.

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Ribuan orang ditahan selama demonstrasi berdarah awal tahun ini setelah para pemimpin militer merebut kekuasaan.

Setidaknya 1.178 orang tewas dan 7.355 ditangkap, didakwa atau dijatuhi hukuman selama tindakan keras terhadap perbedaan pendapat yang mengikuti Aung San Suu Kyi digulingkan dari kekuasaan, menurut Asosiasi Bantuan untuk Tahanan Politik.

Militer sejak itu menekan media independen negara itu, menangkap puluhan wartawan.

Pemerintah militer membebaskan ratusan tahanan politik bulan lalu tetapi Fenster tidak termasuk di antara mereka.

Amerika Serikat telah mendesak junta Myanmar untuk segera membebaskan Fenster.

"Sifat yang sangat tidak adil dari penahanan Danny jelas terlihat di seluruh dunia," kata juru bicara Departemen Luar Negeri kepada AFP.

"Rezim harus mengambil langkah bijaksana untuk membebaskannya sekarang... Penahanan lanjutannya tidak dapat diterima. Jurnalisme bukanlah kejahatan."

Saudaranya Bryan Fenster mengatakan dalam sebuah pesan kepada Reuters: "Kami sama sedihnya dengan tuduhan ini seperti halnya tuduhan lain yang diajukan terhadap Danny."

Frontier Myanmar adalah majalah dan situs berita berbahasa Inggris yang berbasis di Yangon, yang menggambarkan dirinya sebagai independen dan telah meliput kudeta militer secara luas.

Fenster, yang bekerja untuk Frontier Myanmar selama sekitar satu tahun, ditangkap saat dia akan terbang ke luar negeri untuk menemui keluarganya pada bulan Mei. Dia telah ditahan di penjara Insein Yangon yang terkenal sejak itu.