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World Service,2 mins
'They placed my Twitter account under police surveillance'
The Cultural FrontlineAvailable for over a year
Malaysian artist Fahmi Reza has been charged with violating Malaysian media laws for depicting Prime Minister Najib Razak as a clown on social media. He explains why he thinks artists have a duty to tackle controversial subjects. (Photo: Fahmi Reza holding his cartoon of Prime Minister Najib Razak Credit: Jarni Blakkarly)
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