Zunar exhibit disrupted & cancelled

Zunar tweets us to say that his most recent public exhibit of cartoons in the Komtar Penang mall was disrupted by pro-government protestors earlier today:

@CRNetInt Zunar’s exhibition forced to closed due to attack by pro – govt aggressors pic.twitter.com/9N7HPFO29L

— Zunar Cartoonist (@zunarkartunis) November 25, 2016

The situation deteriorated to the point where police in riot gear were required to intervene:

FRU terpaksa dipanggil kerana pameran saya di Komtar tadi dikepung oleh sekumpulan kumpulan orang pic.twitter.com/vFHrkaRy9C

— Zunar Cartoonist (@zunarkartunis) November 25, 2016

In an interview with Free Malaysia Today he confirms that he has cancelled the show outright.

As readers of our blog know well, Zunar is currently prohibited from leaving Malaysia. A long time critic of Prime Minister Najib Razak, Zunar will formally challenge the legality of the state’s sedition act in January. If successful he will avoid a further trial for nine counts of sedition and a possible prison sentence of over forty years. Unable to travel elsewhere but determined to continue his cartooning career, speaking truth to power and facing a hostile regime, regrettable incidents like this one become more likely.

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