Articles by 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
Burma student protesters expelled for demanding larger education budget
This is the first case involving a student protest under the government headed by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Immediate action needed to end attacks on democracy in Cambodia
IFEX members join 55 NGOs in an open call to the international community to reconvene the Paris Peace Conference in light of its 26th anniversary and worsening attacks on democracy in Cambodia.
Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing
On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.
Signature campaign launched for release of journalists in Burma
A signature campaign was launched on 30 June 2017 for the immediate release of all Burmese journalists who were arrested and charged under section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.