The on-goings and whereabouts around me.

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’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 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...

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...

STATEMENT: (Eng & BM) ZUNAR receives International Press Freedom Awards

ZUNAR receives International Press Freedom Awards I am delighted to receives the "International Press Freedom Award 2015" from Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in New York this evening (24th November 2015). Legendary cartoonist, Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury) presented the prestigious award to me at the gala...

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...