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South Korea’s art community expresses concerns about new museum director
The Korean art community has released a statement requesting that The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)
Malaysia: Drop charges against Lena Hendry
Lena Hendry has been prosecuted for her involvement in a private screening of a documentary during a human rights event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2013
Japanese government cancels visit from UN free speech representative
The UN’s principal global monitor of freedom of expression, David Kaye, was due to visit Japan between 1 and 8 December
Zunar awarded International Press Freedom Award
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar has won the International Press Freedom Award 2015 from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Malaysia: Zunar mounts constitutional challenge to Sedition Act
The artist and his lawyers filed applications to have their cases referred to the high court, mounting a constitutional challenge
Samira Shackle: Little comfort for Bangladesh’s secular bloggers
Facing the double threat of extremist violence and state repression, Bangladeshi bloggers daring to speak up for secular values are fighting for their lives
Zunar: “I will never stop. It is my right as a citizen to express my view”
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, aka Zunar, is currently in the UK to raise awareness ahead of his court case in his home country at the start of next month.
Malaysian cartoonist facing 43 years in prison
Ahead of a trial on nine charges under Malaysia’s colonial-era Sedition Act, cartoonist Zunar will be in the UK to take part in several events and an exhibition
Chinese state visit: Five times China has proven it doesn’t value free speech
With UK-China relations warming, the President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will pay a state visit to the UK