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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452 Burmese prisoners to be released in amnesty

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Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:28 Mizzima News

The Burmese government announced on Thursday morning that it would release 452 prisoners as a token of goodwill and a gesture of friendship toward neighboring countries.

It was not immediately apparent how many of the 452 would be political dissidents, but previous amnesties have included a number of political prisoners.

Speaking to Mizzima on Thursday morning, Tate Naing of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners- Burma (AAPP) said that he had not been informed of any political dissident who had been told he or she would be released in the amnesty.

Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy, estimates that at least 330 political dissidents are still in prison in Burma.

The last major amnesty of political prisoners came in September when dozens of dissidents were among more than 500 inmates pardoned.

The presidential amnesty comes days ahead of a visit to Burma by US President Barack Obama, and will undoubtedly be seen by many observers as another attempt by Naypyitaw to woo the US and Western governments which have recently eased sanctions on the former military-run pariah state.

According to a statement by the President’s Office on November 15: “The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has granted amnesty for 452 prisoners including foreigners from various prisons in accord with Section 204 (a) of the constitution and Section 401 (i) of Code of Criminal Procedure as of 15 November, 2012, for establishing stability of the State and eternal peace, on humanitarian grounds, for turning them into citizens who do their bits in nation building tasks realizing sympathy and goodwill of the State and for prolonging friendship with neighboring countries.

“The government will extradite the foreign prisoners,” it added.

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