Articles by Mizzima News
Mizzima Media staff member, two other journalists sentenced
Under international legal standards, journalists should be allowed to have the freedom to do their work. Yet the changes brought in by the Myanmar junta directly target media that the regime considers an enemy.
Myanmar and the case for citizen journalists
Mizzima News notes that citizen journalists continue to play an important role in helping publicize what is happening in Myanmar, despite the risks they are facing for reporting about the atrocities of the military government.
Dozens of Myanmar CSOs call on UNHRC to investigate grave crimes in Myanmar
More than 100 local civil society organizations are asking members states and observers of the UN Human Rights Council to probe the atrocities of the military government in Myanmar.
Statement of Mizzima on the release of political prisoners
Thousands of political prisoners, including journalists, were released by Myanmar’s military government on the occasion of the Thadingyut festival. Below is the statement of Mizzima News.
Mizzima celebrates 23 years of media service
Mizzima founder and editor-in-chief Soe Myint looks back into the challenges they faced in the past 23 years and the impact of the February 2021 coup on their role as journalists working for an independent media.
Mizzima condemns jail sentence of journalist Ko Zaw Zaw
Myeik-based reporter Ko Zaw Zaw was sentenced to two years in prison for alleged misinformation. He was arrested two months ago while covering anti-coup protests in south Myanmar.
Yangon police disperse peace march in Burma
Nine people were arrested in a rally to raise awareness of the plight of internally displaced people in the country.
‘Blue Shirt Day’ as Burma remembers political prisoners
Dozens of political prisoners reportedly remain in jail