Monthly Archives: October 2015

Zunar (Zulkiflee Sm Anwar Ulhaque) is a Malaysian political cartoonist who has been repeatedly targeted by authorities on account of his work. His personal slogan is, “How Can I be Neutral, Even My Pen Has a Stand”. His aims are to expose corruption, abuse of power and human rights violations in Malaysia through his art. Zunar is currently facing 9 charges under the archaic Sedition Act 1948 for comments he tweeted in relation to the political persecution and conviction of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim in February this year. If found guilty he faces  43 years imprisonment. He is due to stand trial on the 6th of November 2015. read more