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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Jan 29: Malaysian political cartoonist, Zunar is in town


Location: Cullen Room @ Busboys and Poets, 5th & K
date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
time: 7:30pm - 9pm
Cullen Room @ Busboys and Poets
Dialog with Zunar, the controversial Malaysian political cartoonist

Zunar is Malaysian political cartoonist. He uses his drawing pen as a weapon to fight state corruption and abuse of power.  He was arrested and detained under the Sedition Act, seven of his cartoon books had been banned by the government, his office has been raided twice, the printing factories are constantly raided and vendors are often warned not to sell his books. 

Zunar is the recipient of 2011 "Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award" by the Cartoonist Rights Network International, Washington.




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