Whereabouts on Zunar’s Legal Issues

Statement from Zunar: I will challenge the travel ban

(ENGLISH AND BAHASA) I will challenge the travel ban Yesterday (17 Oct 2016 at 2pm), inbound to Singapore for a forum, I was stopped by the immigration officer at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. I was told by the officer that the instruction came from the police for...

Zunar Sedition Case Updates!

Installing a new judge, the Malaysian court sets 8th September 2016 for yet another mention for Zunar's sedition case.

Kenyataan Akhbar Zunar: Karikatur Hari Raya

Karikatur Hari Raya: Saya tawarkan kursus "Mari Ketawa" kepada NGO Baju Merah dan KPN ISU karikatur dalam media sosial Ahli Parlimen Taiping, Nga Kor Ming. Setelah saya membaca, didapati karikatur tersebut tidak mempunyai sebarang kesalahan dari segi etika, budaya atau undang-undang. Kartun harus dibaca dari dua aspek...

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...

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...

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...

Zunar’s Statement: Support from celebrated artists / activists boosted me

The fight through cartoons receives new level of morale booster when celebrated artists and activists around the world rally up for a show of support. American singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist Harry Belafonte explains why he is taking action for me. "All my life...

Malaysiakini Congratulates Zunar on International Press Freedom Award

September 16, 2015 Cartoonist Zunar, who has had several runs in with the government over his provocative cartoons on corruption and abuse of power, has won the prestigious International Press Freedom Award by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Zunar said the award was...