Aya Velázquez wrote that the cut had been made a long time ago in her opinion. She claimed that critical journalists were having their bank accounts canceled in droves and that criminal proceedings against government-critical journalists and authors were commonplace. Regional media authorities pressured journalists, demanded changes to articles, and threatened fines, she wrote. She also stated that house searches of publishers were nothing new: as examples, she mentioned Lars Winkelsdorf, concerning a weapon she described as fabricated, and author CJ Hopkins, whose book was the reason for the search. Additionally, she referred to the EU sanctions against Hüseyin Doğru, which she described as threatening to existence. Velázquez condemned the house search at DIE ZEIT, but stated that it was not a new turning point. It might be the moment when mainstream journalists finally recognized the situation, she wrote. #Journalismus #Pressefreiheit #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)