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Why Bosnia’s ban on genocide denial was a necessity
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Bosnia’s ban on genocide denial was a necessity

Al Jazeera  

On July 23, the Office of the High Representative, the top international body overseeing the implementation of the peace agreement that ended Bosnia’s war, criminalised the denial and glorification of genocide in the country. Republika Srpska parliament’s aggressive, united and unapologetic rejection of the legal changes introduced by Inzko demonstrated clearly why criminalisation of genocide denial was an urgent necessity …

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Bosnian Serbs threaten to block country's major institutions
3 years, 4 months ago

Bosnian Serbs threaten to block country's major institutions

The Hindu  

Bosnian Serb political representatives on July 26 announced that they would boycott decision-making institutions in the divided country. Branislav Borenovic, one of the opposition leaders the Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska in the north and east of the country, announced the planned boycott on July 26. Following a meeting of Bosnian Serb politicians, Borenovic announced that Serb representatives would boycott …

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Bosnian Serbs to boycott country’s central institutions
3 years, 4 months ago

Bosnian Serbs to boycott country’s central institutions

Al Jazeera  

Serb representatives to block all major institutions in Bosnia for recent genocide denial ban imposed by UN high representative. Bosnian Serb representatives have announced a boycott of all major institutions in the divided country – effectively blocking them – outraged about the decision of a UN representative to ban genocide denial. Inzko imposed amendments to Bosnia’s criminal code to prohibit …

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Top international official in Bosnia bans denial of genocide
3 years, 5 months ago

Top international official in Bosnia bans denial of genocide

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The top international official in Bosnia on Friday outlawed denial of genocide in the Balkan country to counter attempts by Bosnia’s Serbs to deny the scope of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Europe’s only post-World War II genocide. “Hate speech, the glorification of war criminals and revisionism or outright denial of genocide and war crimes prevent societies …

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Bosnia’s peace envoy imposes ban on genocide denial
3 years, 5 months ago

Bosnia’s peace envoy imposes ban on genocide denial

Al Jazeera  

Valentin Inzko has set jail terms for anyone who ‘publicly condones, denies, grossly trivialises or tries to justify’ the genocide in Srebrenica or war crimes committed in Bosnia. Inzko set the jail terms for anyone who “publicly condones, denies, grossly trivialises or tries to justify” the genocide or war crimes committed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 international armed conflict. ‘Serbs must never …

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