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CATEGORY: Malaysia
Interpol must clarify its involvement in the arrest warrant issued against British journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown
Fourteen organisations join call amid fears reporter may be arrested in Spain following threats by the Malaysian government
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar cleared of sedition charges
After a legal battle active since 3 April 2015, Zunar’s nine sedition charges were dropped on Monday 30 July 2018
Cartoonist Zunar holding Malaysia’s government accountable on free expression
Nine banned books. Nine charges of sedition carrying the maximum penalty of 43 years imprisonment. Countless attacks, raids and arrests. These were the consequences of Malaysian cartoonist Zunar’s cartoons and tweets decrying government scandals.
Malaysia: Cartoonist arrested for second time in three weeks
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, aka Zunar, was arrested on Saturday 17 December during a fund-raising event to recoup losses related to the seizure of 20 of his artworks.
Malaysia: Cartoonist Zunar arrested on charges of sedition
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, aka Zunar, was arrested on 26 November under the Sedition Act for his cartoons which are deemed insulting to the country’s prime minister Najib Razak.
Malaysia: Cartoonist Zunar attacked by “pro-government thugs”
Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, aka Zunar, a Malaysian political cartoonist, continues to face harassment from the government and its supporters due to his work.
Malaysia imposes travel ban on award-winning cartoonist
Award-winning Malaysian cartoonist Zunar, who faces up to 43 years imprisonment for tweeting his cartoons criticising his country’s leaders reported on 17 October that he has had a travel ban imposed blocking him from travelling outside the country.
Zunar wins Cartooning for Peace Prize: “Talent is not a gift but a responsibility”
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, aka Zunar, has won the 2016 Cartooning for Peace Prize. The award was presented at a ceremony at the Palais Eynard in Geneva
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
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
