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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Five 8888-day anniversary protesters released

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Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:12 Mizzima News

(Mizzima) - Five young people who were imprisoned for staging a protest against rising commodity prices on  the anniversary of the 8888 uprising were released on Monday, February 7, according to the Rakhine branch of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).

Buthidaung Prison is 80 miles north of Sittwe, the capital
of Arakan State. Photo : Narinjara
The five are Ni Ni May Myint, Maung Maung Thet, Chit Maung Maung, Moe Naing Soe and Than Lwin. They staged a protest directed at the military junta on August 8, 2008, the anniversary of the 8888 uprising.

They were each sentenced to two and half years imprisonment.

‘All five of them were released on the same day. They have served their full term’, said the Rakhine State branch youth wing secretary, Thein Hlaing.

They were charged under section 143 (unlawful assembly) and section 505(b) (causing disaffection to the State) of the Penal Code.

Thein Hlaing told Mizzima that they were first held in Thandwe (Sandoway) Prison, but they were later transferred to Buthidaung Prison after they held a ‘U Ottama Day’ ceremony inside the prison.

There were a total 18 political prisoners in Buthidaung Prison and now that number has fell to  13.

There are a total of 2,189 political prisoners still behind bars across the country, the Thai-based AAPP said.

After her release from house arrest, Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said that she would prioritize her work to achieve the release of all political prisoners.

The NLD has a social outreach program which involves volunteers who help prisoners and their familiy members in a one-on-one situation.

The ruling junta denies the existence of political prisoners in Burma, claiming they are guilty of violating the criminal penal code. International governments and the UN have regularly called for the release of all political prisoners, but the junta ignores the pleas.

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