(ENG & BM) Amnesty International
Eng: Cartoonist Zunar has been chosen by Amnesty International as the first Malaysian for their biggest annual international campaign, ‘Write for Rights (#W4R) 2015′. Please visit the page and watch the video to sign petition to Prime Minister of Malaysia to drop charges against Zunar….
(Eng & BM) Zunar: Court on Book Banning: Message to Malaysian Government: Stop Cartoon-O-Phobia policy, challenge me “cartoon by cartoon” instead
English Message to Malaysian Government: Stop Cartoon-O-Phobia policy, challenge me “cartoon by cartoon” instead Even though we know that Malaysian judiciary system is not independent, I am relieved to see few good judges still exist. I welcome the Federal Court judgement on 11 Nov2015 to…
Malaysia: Drop charges against cartoonist for tweets
Malaysian authorities must immediately drop politically motivated charges against one of the country’s best-known cartoonists, who could face a long prison sentence for a series of tweets, Amnesty International said ahead of his hearing, which is starting on 6 November. Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known…
Malaysian cartoonist charged with sedition
Malaysian authorities have charged a prominent cartoonist with sedition over his criticism of the jailing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, known as Zunar, faces court action over tweets he sent about the widely condemned ruling. Zunar said the nine charges – one…
Update from Court: Zunar filed challenge to nine sedition charges
Note form Zunar: Update on my case: I filed challenge to nine sedition charges Today 6 November 2015, my case was called up for case management. But I instead filed an application at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur to challenge the nine charges under…
Zunar: Cartoonist arrives in Britain as he faces 43 years in Malaysian prison for ‘sedition’
Malaysia’s Sedition Act was introduced by the colonial British government in 1948 Less than a year after the Charlie Hebdo murders led to worldwide protests for freedom of expression, a cartoonist in Malaysia is facing a possible 43 years in prison after being accused of “sedition”….
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…
Police starts investigation on my latest book, “Sapuman – Man of Steal”
English Police starts investigation on my latest book, “Sapuman – Man of Steal” A sales assistant who operates online sales of my latest book “Sapuman – Man of Steal” on the website zunar.my has been called for a police investigation in Dang Wangi, next Monday…
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…
CNN Indonesia
CNN Indonesia 4 July 2015 Ditahan Mengkritik Pemerintah, Kartunis Malaysia: Ini Risiko Oleh: Ranny Virginia Utami Kesembilan tuduhan ini, menurut Zunar, adalah salah satu bentuk tindakan pemerintah untuk merepresi dirinya. Ia yakin, dirinya tidak mungkin lolos dari sembilan tuduhan tersebut, namun ia percaya bahwa dirinya…
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post 12 July 2015 Malaysia’s cartoonist Zunar vows not to pull punches over embattled leader Najib Razak Zunar, facing decades in jail for sedition, has become a symbol of Malaysia’s crackdown on dissent under embattled PM Najib Razak By: Beh Lih Yi…
PETITION: Amnesty International launch Urgent Action campaign for cartoonist Zunar
“Malaysian political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, also known as “Zunar”, is facing nine charges under the draconian Sedition Act for tweets criticizing the judiciary. A court hearing is set for 7 July. If convicted of all nine charges he faces up to 43 years in prison.”…
