Recent Updates On Situation Of Malaysian Cartoonist Zunar

The Malaysian cartoonist Zunar, who has been battling the Malaysian government over the banning of books and harassment received because of politically satirical cartoons, sent along a pair of updates as to his situation. The first is that he has recently been named as an Artist-In-Residence at the Art and Censorship Program offered by BilbaoArte/Fundacion BBK in Spain. It's a three-month program, Zunar will join 20 other artists in Spain from early October until the end of the December, and will take part in and design the poster for the VI Festival Against Censorship in November. In a statement, Zunar says the residency means the following for his situation.

"1. [The] Artist-in-Residence award is not only a recognition for me as an editorial cartoonist, but also for the struggle to fight censorship and suppression of expression in Malaysia.

"2. It gives me a new strength to produce more cartoons that focus on corruption, waste of public money and injustices by the Malaysian government.

"3. It is also a signal for the Malaysian government to stop all types of intimidation, threats and the use of criminal laws to silence me and other artists because the art community around the world is watching them.

"4. I would like to thank my fans, supporters, readers, friends and families who have been giving me the continued support for this achievement."

Zunar also notes that the Kuala Lumpur High Court will hear his suit against the Malaysian government over his September 2010 and a book seizure surrounding his book Cartoon-O-Phobia. The last round went against the cartoonist and his legal representation, seemingly without a full review of materials presented.
 
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