Fahmi Reza is a self-taught graphic designer and visual activist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As a politically active designer and satirist, Fahmi has been openly critical of the Malaysian government through his art and activism, and has been arrested, charged, banned and sentenced to jail for his work. Since last year, he has been arrested 3 times under Malaysia's sedition and communication laws, and investigated by the police 8 different times for posting political graphics and artwork that is critical of the government on his social media. For the past 20 years he has produced hundreds of political graphics, and has designed advocacy materials and posters for various human rights NGOs and community based organisations. He is committed to combining art, activism and politics to explore the role of art and design in movements for social change. He is currently awaiting trial, where he faces up to two years in prison under Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Act for his political graphic satire.