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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NLD calls for release of Suu Kyi, other leaders

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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: EPA
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Myanmar's National League for Democracy party called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained leaders on Tuesday, describing the declaration of a state of emergency a day earlier as a "stain" on the military's history.

Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, was detained by the military in the early hours of Monday along with President Win Myint.

The army installed an ex-general as president and handed "legislative, judicial and executive powers" to army chief Min Aung Hlaing -- effectively returning the country to direct military rule after a 10-year experiment with democracy.

There has been no official news on Suu Kyi's whereabouts since the takeover although party sources have told AFP they believe she is currently under "house arrest" in the capital Naypyidaw.

On Tuesday, her party called for the release of all those detained since the coup.

"Release all detainees including the president (Win Myint) and the State Counsellor (Suu Kyi)," the party said in a document posted on its official Facebook page.

It also demanded the military "recognise the confirmed result of the 2020 general election".

"We see this as a stain on the history of the State and the Tatmadaw," it said, referring to the military by its Burmese name.

The NLD swept the November polls with a landslide with voters delivering a drubbing to military-linked parties.

Since then the military have alleged vote irregularities and demanded an investigation into voter lists.

The military justified Monday's coup on the grounds of the "failure of the free and fair electoral process".

It imposed a one-year state of emergency, after which it said it will hold elections before returning the country back to a civilian government.

It remains unclear how many NLD members and MPs are detained, but mobile communications have been severed with many party members since Monday.

Party sources say some 25 NLD MPs are currently confined to their resident dorms in Naypyidaw.

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