US journalist Danny Fenster has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in a Myanmar military court.
Mr Fenster, who worked as an editor for a now banned independent news site Myanmar Now prior to the military coup in February which was critical of the military junta, is facing court on new charges tomorrow.
Mr Fenster, along with dozens of local journalists were detained after the coup and given harsh punishments which critics say could possibly be an attempt to force the US to soften its hardline stance against the regime and relax sanctions.