Another Week, Another Bizarre And Unjustified Arrest Of Cartoonist Zunar By Malaysian Authorities

Free Malaysia has a succinct write-up on what went down that led to Zunar being arrested and questioned on Saturday, apparently for his participation in the nefarious-sounding event "Tea With Zunar."

I always wish for the best for that guy and barring some turn into actual harmful behavior rather than pretty matter-of-fact conducting one's life like an artist, I always will. You can invoke any number of principles related to civilized society that should have stopped this harassment but Zunar shouldn't even need a stand on principles. His stuff is critical but hardly out-of-bounds. If he were your uncle, he'd be the polite one on Facebook.

It's difficult, though, in the current mood all over the world brought by changing times and the consistency of the harassment not to be slightly terrified where this goes. No one gets to look away.
 
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