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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U.S. special representative to Burma meets with Suu Kyi

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Tuesday, 25 October 2011 20:33 Ko Pauk

New Delhi (Mizzima) – The U.S. Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma, Ambassador Derek Mitchell, met with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday during the last day of a two-day visit to Burma.

The 90-minute meeting was held in the home of the U.S. deputy ambassador in Rangoon, National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win told Mizzima.

“All I can disclose is it’s true that they held a meeting. I don’t have any other things to announce,” Nyan Win said.

Local and foreign journalists waited in front of Suu Kyi’s home to collect news about the meeting, but Mitchell and Suu Kyi did not issue any statements or make any comments.

Mitchell arrived in Burma the day after Suu Kyi told the Wall Street Journal that she wanted to see more political and social changes before she could support lifting Western economic sanctions against Burma.


US special envoy to Burma Ambassador Derek Mitchell met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in September 2011, in this file photo. Photo: Mizzima

Mitchell paid his first official visit to Burma in September as U.S. special representative and policy coordinator for Burma. He met government and NLD leaders and other political groups.

During his visit, newly released political prisoners sent a letter to Mitchell through the U.S. Embassy. The letter contained three points, “Sanchaung” Ko Ko Gyi, an 88-generation student, told Mizzima.

“We demanded three points; to release political prisoners as soon as possible; to stop the government’s military offensives in ethnic areas and announce a nationwide cease-fire and to hold an all-inclusive dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic representatives,” Ko Ko Gyi said.

Because of time restrictions, 55 out of the 234 political prisoners released on October 12 signed the letter.

Talking about their demands, Ko Ko Gyi said, “If Burma wants to solve the problems and wants to come out of its shell, it must fulfill the three demands. Without releasing political prisoners, political problems cannot be solved. That’s why we urged the government and the U.S. representative who presently has good communication with the government [to take actions].”

During his two-day visit, Mitchell also met with government officials, including foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin in Naypyitaw.

Earlier, observers said he might be carrying a message to put pressure on the Burmese government to speed up the release of political prisoners, and he was also expected to discuss the fighting in ethnic areas.

Ko Ko Gyi said that only seven 88-generation students, including him, were released out of 37 students in prison, in the latest amnesty.

According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), about 1,800 political prisoners remain in prisons, and 122 are in poor health.

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