Lana Bastašić: Censorship in Germany towards artists who show solidarity with the suffering of Palestinians

The writer said that she is not sorry that she "lost her career" in Germany, because she does not write because of her career

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Bastašić (archive), Photo: Jelena Kontić
Bastašić (archive), Photo: Jelena Kontić
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The writer Lana Bastašić stated that there is great censorship in Germany against artists who express solidarity with the suffering of the Palestinian people and added that the repression against participants in pro-Palestinian protests is also intensifying.

Lana Bastašić said last night, at a literary evening in the Student Cultural Center of Novi Sad, that she is not sorry that she "lost her career" in Germany, because she is not writing because of her career.

"It would be hypocritical for me to do this business without being interested in the fates of specific people," she said.

She added that Germany "went to the right in everything".

"It is terrible that the police are breaking into my friends' apartments these days and forbidding them to go to protests. When they ask the policemen why they are doing this, they say that they are only following orders. Unfortunately, it reminds us of some dark times," said Lana Bastašić. .

Due to her public condemnation of the crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, she was exposed to censorship in Germany, where she was temporarily staying on a literary scholarship.

"Anyone who stands in solidarity with the Palestinians is automatically suspected of being a tacit supporter of Hamas," wrote Lana Bastašić for the British Guardian last year.

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