Articles by Mizzima News
Myanmar junta uses the term ‘misinformation’ as weapon
The government has accused independent media agencies of spreading “fake news” and misinformation about Myanmar’s political and economic situation.
Myanmar: Rapper Byuhar receives 20-year prison sentence for criticising blackouts
The rapper posted a video criticising the junta’s management of the power supply while comparing it with the leadership of the previous civilian government.
Yangon journalist sentenced to two years in prison by Myanmar junta
Journalist Ah Hla Lay Thuzar was arrested in September 2021 and charged with “causing fear, spreading false news and agitating crimes against a government employee”.
Independent Myanmar media object to junta representation at Dili Dialogue Forum
Independent media groups said the representative of the military government did not report about the suppression of media freedom in the country.
Female creatives under threat in Myanmar as film maker Ma Aeint goes to jail
Film maker Ma Aeint was sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour for allegedly giving money to an organization that opposes the February 2021 coup in Myanmar.
Mizzima press release: Expression of concern
Mizzima clarified that the seven Myanmar citizens who had taken refuge in the India-Myanmar border are not “untraceable” as reported in some news reports. They are employees of Mizzima who fled to India after the 2021 coup and were given protection by the UNHCR.
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.