Articles by Mizzima News
Blogger faces lengthier possible jail term after prosecution alters charge
(Mizzima/IFEX) – Author and blogger Nay Phone Latt, who has been in custody for six months, is facing charges under the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, section 5(j), a switch from the previous charge filed against him under section 32(b) of the Video Act. “His case has been changed to section 5(j) of the Emergency Provisions […]
“Ecovision” reporters charged with “inciting hatred” of government, sent back to prison; imprisoned poet answers charges without legal counsel
(Mizzima/IFEX) – A reporter of a Rangoon-based weekly journal, “Ecovision”, has been charged with “committing crimes against public tranquility” and “inciting hatred against the government”. Ma Eint Khaing Oo of Ecovision was produced before the Tamwe Township Court in Rangoon Division for the first time on 24 June 2008 and charged under Section 505(b) and […]
Magazine editor forced by censorship board to resign following publication of poem about Depayin
(Mizzima/SEAPA/IFEX) – An editor of a monthly magazine in Burma has been forced to resign for publishing a poem about the historic town of Depayin in its June 2008 issue, Mizzima.com, a SEAPA partner, reports. Burma’s Censorship Board, which operates under the Ministry of Information, summoned and questioned the editor, Htay Aung, on 24 June. […]
Magazine journalist covering plight of cyclone victims held in police detention
(Mizzima/IFEX) – A woman journalist covering the plight of Cyclone Nargis victims seeking aid from international NGOs in Rangoon has been detained by for over two weeks, according to her publication. Eint Khaing Oo, 24, a journalist with the weekly journal “Ecovision”, was arrested on 10 June 2008 as she covered the story of cyclone […]
South Korean journalist deported, her photographs confiscated, following visit to opposition party office
(Mizzima/ SEAPA/IFEX) – A South Korean journalist was deported from Burma by the ruling military junta on 22 June 2008 for visiting the office of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD). Ms. Lee Yu Kyong, a freelance journalist from South Korea, was deported to Thailand. “At about 7:00 am, five policemen from Special Branch […]
Military authorities renew interrogations of detained blogger
(Mizzima/IFEX) – The Burmese military junta authorities are once again questioning blogger Ko Nay Phone Latt, who has been in custody for about five months. He was interrogated twice about his blog without being produced in court, soon after Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma and once more on 15 June 2008. “He was interrogated inside the […]
Youths arrested for protesting Aung San Suu Kyi’s continuing confinement released
(Mizzima/IFEX) – Fifteen youth members of the opposition political party, the National League for Democracy, arrested for marching to party leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s residence, were released from police investigation camps after two weeks in detention. The youths were arrested on 27 May 2008, the 18th anniversary of the day the party posted a […]
Authorities seize cameras to prevent circulation of cyclone images, heighten surveillance of media personnel
(Mizzima/IFEX) – Angered by film footage and photographs depicting the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis which have appeared in media outside of Burma, the junta is now undertaking to seize all still photography and video cameras being used by small-scale professionals, and even those that are privately owned by households. In particular, authorities have targeted small-scale, […]