1.0European Western Balkanshttps://europeanwesternbalkans.comEWBhttps://europeanwesternbalkans.com/author/ewb/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Q3AWiTjXrx"><a href="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2023/08/29/eu-rs-entity-law-on-defamation-against-bosnias-european-path/">EU: RS entity law on defamation against Bosnia’s European path</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2023/08/29/eu-rs-entity-law-on-defamation-against-bosnias-european-path/embed/#?secret=Q3AWiTjXrx" width="600" height="338" title="“EU: RS entity law on defamation against Bosnia’s European path” — European Western Balkans" data-secret="Q3AWiTjXrx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nsrsbanjaluka.jpg1024768SARAJEVO – The European Union has deplored the enforcement of amendments to the criminal code of the Republika Srpska entity, which reintroduces criminal penalties for defamation. An EU spokesperson said on Monday, as the legislation came into force in the Bosnian Serb entity, that these law changes impose “unnecessary and disproportionate restrictions on independent media […]