Zunar has been arrested several times in the past few years and charged with sedition for his cartoons that criticize government policies, abuse of power by the ruling coalition that has dominated Malaysia’s politics since the 1950s, and curtailment of civil liberties. 
Zunar ameshakamatwa mara kadhaa miaka michache iliyopita na akashtakiwa kwa uchochezi wa vibonzo vyake vilivyokuwa vikizikosoa sera za serikali, matumizi mabaya madaraka kwa serikali ya mseto ambayo imeshikilia siasa za Malaysia tangu 1950 na kukatiza haki na uhuru wa raia.