Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, has been informed by his attorney that he will be charged with sedition this Friday. Zunar’s response: “I would like to reiterate that the use of Sedition Act will not silence me. I will keep exposing the corruptions and wrong-doings of the BN government. “The ‘Fight Through Cartoons’ […]
Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, will be speaking at a United Nations forum on human rights next month. From this story in the Malay Mail Online, he’s hitting back at the Malaysian government that has harassed, confiscated his books and cartoons, and charged him on sedition for years. ?I will explain in detail… […]
Malaysian editorial cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, has been arrested in a government crackdown on dissent. The New York Times reports that Zunar, who has long been targeted and harassed by the government for his cartoons, was detained after Lunar posted the following cartoon on Twitter. Cartoon Zunar: PM Najib is the […]
The Wall Street Journal has profiled Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Lunar). They’ve also posted a video of him talking about how he draws his cartoons. My only comment about that is, can we pass a law that prohibits video producers from using that cheesy background music? Malaysian Cartoonist Shares His Secrets.
Those of us celebrating judicial victory last month over the sedition charges and a ban on his cartoons, Malaysian editorial cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar is being harassed again. Cartoonists Rights Network International reports that his assistants were arrested while selling his book at the Palace of Justice.
Malaysian authorities aren’t happy with an editorial cartoonist by Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, AKA Zunar, drew a cartoon that was posted on Michael Cavna’s Comic Riffs blog. The cartoon is critical to the Malaysian government’s slow response to the missing airline. From the Jakarta Post: Head of politics, security, and international affairs cluster, Professor Dr. Mohamed […]
Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaqur, better known as Zunar, did not take long to voice his displeasure with the recent ruling by a Malaysian court that said his 2010 arrest for sedition was lawful, but the continued confiscation of his cartoons was not. Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has the full statement released by Zunar. The fighting words […]
A Malaysian court has finally ruled in the lawsuit sought by cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Zunar) after being arrested under the country’s Sedition Act and Printing Presses and Public Act and his cartoon book collections seized. Human Rights Watch reports that the court has ruled that the arrest was lawful. However the court ruled […]
Malaysia cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque (AKA Zunar) says he has no intention of obeying the recent declaration by the Maylasian Election Commission banning caricatures from this year’s election. Zunar speaking to the Free Malaysia Today: “Cartoons are legal in Malaysia. Nobody said that cartoons are illegal…Who is the EC to decide whether [political cartoons] are […]
Sometimes you can’t make this stuff up. Malaysia’s Election Commission has announced that it is banning caricatures during the next general election. From Free Malaysia Today: According to a Bernama report, Wan Ahmad said that the 2011 Sarawak state election saw “too many” examples of “inappropriate” political caricatures. “The election is a serious matter and […]
Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known as the Malaysian cartoonist Zunar, will hold his first solo exhibit but it won’t be in his native country where he has been arrested and censored by the Malaysian government. His first exhibit will be in London. Mr. Zulkiflee has been detained, has had his office raided and books banned, […]
Lim Cheng Tju of Singapore took an opportunity to meet and interview Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ul Haque better known as Zunar about his struggles with free speech in his country. Here’s an excerpt from the first question skipping the how he got interested in cartooning response: Q: How did you get started drawing […]
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Zunar) has had his day in court and didn’t come away the winner. A Malaysian court has upheld the ban on two of his cartoon books that were banned and confiscated in 2010 on the grounds that they threatened public order. Mr Zulkifli said the judge did not specify […]
I’ve been following the challenges faced by Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque (better known as Zunar) of Malaysia who was arrested for sedition last year and his books were seized by the government the day before they could hit book shelves. The latest news is that he’s suing the government. Zulkiflee, who was also arrested during […]
The Cartoonists Rights Network International has awarded its Courage in Editorial Cartooning award to Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwarul Haque, better known as Zunar, according to Tom Spurgeon. A ceremony will be held on July 7 in Florida. Tom writes: Zunar plans to be in St. Petersburg, Florida for the event, and I believe is taking […]