Malaysian arts are associated with draconian laws, conservative attitudes Art and Culture News
George Town, Malaysia – The arrest of graphic artist and social activist Fahmi Reza has rekindled the debate over freedom of expression in the Southeast Asian nation over a satirical list of songs that amused her in a comment by the Queen of Malaysia.
Police arrested Fahmi in 2015 on an iconic caricature of clowns who celebrated Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Raza on April 23 on charges of insulting a royal queen named Dengki Ke. jealous? “) and illustrated with the image of the royal skin.
He was also accused of sharing “offensive and threatening content” for the list, which he uploaded to Spotify and Apple Music, offering songs like “Queen’s Jealousy” and Sex God Pistols’s “God Save the Queen”.