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04Mei
Zunar awarded “2016 Cartooning For Peace Award”
Caption: 1. Zunar recieving the award from Kofi Annan at the Palais Eynard, Geneva. 2. Zunar explain to Kofi Annan about his cartoon at the exhibition at Lac Leman. Also present are Geneva Mayor, Mr Guillaume Barazzone (right) and cartoonist Plantu Zunar awarded "2016 Cartooning For Peace Award" I...
09Apr
“Freedom” T-Shirt by Zunar @ RM26
Freedom T-Shirt by Zunar Zunar is the first full-time cartoonist to receive CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award. While the attack on the staff of Charlie Hebdo in Paris in January 2015 showed the risks some cartoonists face in reprisal for their work, the legal harassment Zunar...
02Apr
Talk by Zunar at ART FOR GRABS: Have a balloon!
How does one keep his sense of humour in the face of 9 sedition charges? Come see for yourself as Zunar invites us to laugh with him. Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar’s works are not allowed in newspapers. The government tried to ban his books of cartoons,...
13Mac
Zunar’s case is now fixed for further mention on 7th April 2016 at 9 am
Zunar's case is now fixed for further mention on 7th April 2016 at 9 am pending the decision of N.Surendran's (Zunar's lawyer) reference to the High Court. The decision in N.Surendran's case is fixed to be delivered on 14th April. The 3 points/questions referred to the High...
12Feb
Update from Court: Zunar’s nine sedition charges to be heard on March 9, 2016
Zunar’s sedition charges are set to be heard on March 9, 2016 by the Sessions Court. However, the date is just for case management. Currently the charges are pending decision by the High Court on a separate case challenging the constitutionality of the Sedition Act....
10Feb
Short film on Zunar airs in France
A short film on Zunar's struggle to fight injustice and corruption through his cartoons was recently aired on French television. The five-minute short film titled, "9/43: Zunar, héraut de la liberté d’expression en Malaisie" translates to "9/43: Zunar, messenger of freedom of expression in Malaysia". The title...
28Jan
ZUNAR’S TRIAL POSTPONED TO MARCH 9, 2016
Zunar’s trial on his nine-sedition charges has again been postponed to March 9 by the Sessions Court yesterday. The postponement was due to the pending decision by the High Court on the constitutionality of the Sedition Act by lawyer N. Surendran who filed an application...
21Jan
ZUNAR JOINS EDWARD SNOWDEN TO DISCUSS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
ZUNAR JOINS EDWARD SNOWDEN TO DISCUSS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION By Sukhbir Cheema Political cartoonist Zunar is set to join renowned whistle-blower and cyber security expert, Edward Snowden as a panellist for an upcoming forum on freedom of expression. The three-day forum titled, "Freedom of Expression in a...
20Jan
WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHES ZUNAR OPINION PIECE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHES ZUNAR OPINION PIECE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION By Sukhbir Cheema Washington Post Sunday 3 Jan 2016 Zunar started off 2016 with a bang by having his opinion piece published in a major American newspaper on New Year's day. The Washington Post, founded in 1877, is one...
04Jan
The Malaysian government has no sense of humor — and that’s dangerous
By Zunar January 1 Zunar is the pen name for the Malaysian political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque. I’m a cartoonist in a country where cartooning can be a crime. Under my pen name, Zunar, I expose corruption and abuses of power by the Malaysian government....
08Dis
