Activities and happenings around Zunar.

(Eng & BM) Announcing MO1 cartoon T-Shirt

Mengumumkan T Shirt kartun MO1. Oleh kerana menteri-menteri dan pihak penguatkuasaan seperti AG, SPRM, PDRM dan BANK NEGARA tidak tahu siapa Malaysian Official 1, saya rasa terpanggil untuk membuat T shirt supaya rakyat mengenali individu yang disebut dalam laporan Jabatan Kehakiman Amerika (DOJ). Seperti visual dalam T...

Zunar Wins ‘Cartooning For Peace’ Award

by KC Yap, May 7, 2016 He’s got 99 problems, but anonymity ain’t one of ‘em. As a notorious cartoon satirist, Zunar is the bane of local ruling elites. Courting enmity for his lampooning of Malaysian politicking, he’s also become somewhat of a hero to regular citizenry....

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...

“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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...