11Okt
Zunar’s press and non-press statements
11Okt
Zunar’s Brief Biodata
ZUNAR Zunar (Zulkiflee Sm Anwar Ulhaque) is a political cartoonist from Malaysia. With slogan, "How Can I be Neutral, Even My Pen Has a Stand", he exposes corruption and abuse of power committed by the government of Malaysia through his art. Zunar is now facing nine charges...
09Okt
Sedition Act: Federal Court ruling disappointing, politically motivated
(Eng & BM) Zunar, statement: Sedition Act: Federal Court ruling disappointing, politically motivated Sedition Act: Federal Court ruling disappointing, politically motivated The ‘approval’ of the Sedition Act by the Federal Court is totally disappointing, unacceptable and undemocratic. On 5th of October, the Federal Court, challenged by law...
16Sep
Zunar received 2015 International Press Freedom Awards
Zunar recieved 2015 International Press Freedom Awards Announcement 2015 International Press Freedom Awards by Committee to Protect Journalists Zunar is the first cartoonist to receive the honour detail here: https://cpj.org/awards/2015/zulkiflee-anwar-ulhaque-zunar-malaysia.php The personal slogan of Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, a Malaysian cartoonist who is better known by his penname “Zunar,”...
11Sep
(Eng & BM) Zunar: Announcing my new cartoon book, “Sapuman – Man of Steal”
Announcing my new cartoon book, "Sapuman - Man of Steal" I HEREBY announce the publication of my new cartoon book -"Sapuman - Man of Steal." The 126-page cartoon book consists of more than 150 cartoons mainly focusing on 1MDB scandal, billion-Ringgit donation to Prime Minister's personal...
24Ogo
Zunar receives Hellman Hammett award for 2015
Zunar receives Hellman Hammett award for 2015 Statement of Phil Robertson, Deputy director of the Asia division of Human Rights Watch. 18 August 2015, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia I WANT to thank you very much for coming here today to join us for the announcement of this important award...
18Jul
Petition
Petition 18 July 2015 Amnesty International has launched a petition to PM Najib Razak to drop the sedition charges against Zunar cartoonist. Please sign it "Update 8/07/2015: Zunar's case had been adjourned until 9 September, 2015 pending a ruling from the Federal Court in a separate case that...
25Mei
IFEX members call for sedition charges to be dropped against Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee ‘Zunar’ Anwar Haque
The Malaysian government is cracking down on freedom of expression via the expansion and increased use of the Sedition Act (1948). In the past two years, the escalated use of the pre-colonial Act has seen government officials, opposition politicians and the media harassed and often...
25Mei
Malaysia: Drop charges against cartoonist Zunar
ARTICLE 19 has joined together with English PEN, Index on Censorship, Media Legal Defence Initiative, and PEN International to write to the Malaysian Prime Minister calling for the charges against cartoonist, Zunar, to be dropped. Cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque “Zunar”, faces a record-breaking nine charges under...
25Mei
When cartooning is a crime
On Wednesday 20 May, I will be going to court to face a record number of 9 simultaneous charges brought against me for doing what I love most and drawing cartoons of current events and personalities in the Malaysian government. If found guilty on all...
25Mei
Update on Zunar’s trial
Update on Zunar's trial The court today has adjourned my trial to another date - on 7th July 2015, pending on a decision by Federal Court in a separate case on the constitutionally of the Sedition Act. A law professor, Dr Azmi Sharom, who was charged under the...
13Mei
