danny fenster, an american who edited an english language magazine in myanmar, spent six months in theison before he was also released. but activists say 9,000 burmese are still political prisoners, with 46 journalists among them, including han thar nyein, who worked with newshour during myanmar's 2015 elections. there had been hope he would be released in another amnesty a few weeks ago, but the gates of thprison did not open even as families waited outside. so far, aung san suu kyi has been sentenced to six years, with more charges being heard that could keep her imprisoned for the rest of her life. ko aung kyaw made the decision to flee his country with his wife and young daughter and his sister-in-law, who is also a journalist. but today they wait in exile in thailand, hoping for residency in australia. he has continued his reporting from afar. meanwhile, myanmar descends into civil war as its people dig in against the military junta. >> ( translated ): i think it will take at least twor three years, and at the very least there will be a lot of bloodshed, and once we win, it will n