Press freedom in Asia

Cartoon from the World press freedom cartoon competition, selected for an exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand.

Zunar (Zulkiflee Sm Anwar Ulhaque) is a political cartoonist from Malaysia. With the slogan, “How Can I be Neutral, Even My Pen Has a Stand”, he exposes corruption and abuse of power committed by the government of Malaysia through his art. Under the previous Malaysian government, Zunar was charged under the archaic Sedition Act and faced a possible 43 years imprisonment. His cartoon comments on the current state of media freedom in Asia.