Mizzima awarded global JTI certificate for reliable news on Myanmar

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Mizzima Mizzima, one of Myanmar ’s most prominent news outlets and a press freedom advocate, obtained the Journalism Trust Initiative ( JTI ) certification from global audit firm Bureau Veritas , JTI says in a press statement 5 January.  Operating in clandestine mode within Myanmar and supported by an exiled team, Mizzima strives to fulfil its role as reliable source of news and information for the Myanmar public. “Your Journalism Trust Initiative certification affirms what audiences already know: that principled, transparent journalism matters. Congratulations on this achievement and on your continued contribution to informing citizens about Myanmar,” says Benjamin Sabbah , director of Journalism Trust Initiative “Myanmar’s ongoing conflict has created an intensely contested media landscape, where mis- and disinformation are increasingly deployed to reinforce state propaganda and the prevailing “official” narrative. Although Mizzima is already regarded as one of the most trusted ...
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Eight Burmese monks reportedly deported from Mae Sot

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Friday, 21 January 2011 21:12 Aung Myat Soe

Bangkok (Mizzima) – Police in Mae Sot, Thailand, and immigration officers reportedly arrested eight Burmese monks while they were on alms rounds in Mae Sot on Thursday and immediately disrobed and deported them back to Burma.

Police in Mae Sot could not confirm the arrest or deportation of the monks.

The eight monks were identified by friends as Ashin Nandiya, 21, who was visiting Mae Sot from the Omphyan refugee camp, Gurkha, 60, a monk from Taw Yat Monastery, Ashin Wimala, 56, Ashin Thu Seikta, 60, from Kyaunggyi Monastery, Ashin Pyinnya Thiha, 26, Nandita, 13, a novice from Wat Ahlan Monastery, Ashin Thumingla, 56, and Ashin Thumingla, 60.

The Tak Province chief administrative officer reportedly had them arrested and deported because they had no valid documents with them, according to sources.

‘They were arrested at the Mae Sot market while they were begging alms at about 6 in the morning. When they reached the police station, they were first sent to Wat Kyone Phon Monastery where the township monk abbot stayed. The abbot disrobed all of them’, said Ashin Nandiya, one of the monks who was arrested.

He told Mizzima that when the monks claimed they were from the refugee camp, they were asked to produce UN documents. When they could not produce the documents, they were disrobed and taken to jail.

Ashin Nandiya said that the monks were physically abused by the police.

When Mizzima contacted the Mae Sot police station on Thursday to inquire about the incident, a police officer on duty said that there were no such monks in their custody but there had been a few people making similar inquires.

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