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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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International officials, groups warn Bosnian Serbs new libel law is contrary to proclaimed EU path

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Top international representatives in Bosnia on Friday warned that a newly-approved law in the Serb-run entity, which makes libel a criminal offense, stands contrary to the Balkan nation's proclaimed European Union path.

“Changes to the Criminal Code of Republika Srpska that recriminalize defamation represent an attack on civil liberties characteristic of authoritarian regimes,” said the Office of High Representative, or OHR.

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