On Friday, Danny Fenster was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment by a military court in Myanmar. He had been convicted of incitement and spreading false or inflammatory material.

Fenster, managing editor for Frontier Myanmar’s online magazine, was also found guilty, according to Than Zaw Aung.

Fenster has been held since May. Fenster is still being held in detention since May. He faces additional charges from a separate court, for violating the antiterrorism statute and one that covers treason or sedition.

Fenster was about to fly to Detroit, the United States for his family when he was stopped at Yangon International Airport.

Since February when the army overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, he is the only foreign journalist to have been convicted for a serious offense.

Military-installed authorities have cracked down on freedom of press, closing nearly all media outlets, arresting around 100 journalists and keeping 30 in prison. Some closed outlets continue to operate without licenses, while their employees avoid arrest.

There were widespread peaceful protests against the army’s takeover, which were met with violence. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, more than 1200 civilians were killed and approximately 10,000 people were arrested. U.N. experts, as well as other observers, fear that the emerging insurgency could turn into civil war.

Fenster faces the next obstacle with two other charges which his lawyer stated Monday that had been brought in Yangon.

Than Zaw Aung claimed that the latest charges fall under section 10 of the Counterterrorism Act and can lead to a life sentence. In cases that involve opposition groups it considers to be terrorist, the military-installed government said it will enforce the law.

Treason and sedition are the other charges under the penal codes. They carry a sentence of 7 to 20 years imprisonment.

Hearings for the initial three charges were held in Yangon’s Insein Prison. Fenster is currently being detained. The public and press were not allowed to see them. Fenster’s lawyer has provided accounts of the proceedings.