Go, Read: Catching Up With Censored Malaysian Cartoonist Zunar

James Hookway has written a fine summary article for the on-line iteration of the Wall Street Journal on the grievous censorship situation featuring Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar, and the artist's expectations as to what can actually be won moving forward. The article does a good job in noting the hints of a possible backing away from the full-on press of such laws, while definitely acknowledging the wait-and-see necessity of saying what that might mean. There's also something played up in the piece that hasn't been the focus of Zunar pieces for a while, mine included: the fact that the Internet has been a safe haven for expression of the kind found in Zunar's cartoons, but that print is still extremely necessary when it comes to reaching the bulk of the Malaysian population.
 
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