No joke: cartoons, sedition & free speech in Malaysia

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:00

When: Tuesday 10 November, 6-8pm
Where: Macquarie Room, Parliament of NSW
6 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Malaysia's award-winning cartoonist Zunar will be drawing and discussing Malaysian politics, its current billion-dollar corruption crisis, art and censorship. Currently facing 43 years in prison on 9 charges of "sedition" over his outspoken criticism of Malaysia's Najib government, Zunar's five cartoon books are banned for allegedly carrying content “detrimental to public order” and thousands of copies have been confiscated by police. Zunar's fight for the freedom of expression in Malaysia was recognised with this year's Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists, and his winning the Hellman-Hammett 2015 award from Human Rights Watch. Copies of the banned books will be available at the event, hosted by MP for Balmain Jamie Parker and MP for Newtown Jenny Leong, in conjunction with Sydney Bersih and Global Bersih. Please come early as there is a security process to get through Parliament House.

More of Zunar's work can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/w2QhvMkstKw
https://youtu.be/FCnuq94cErM