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Bosnian Serb Laws Spark Fears of Ethnic Strife

3/1/2025

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In a bold move, Bosnian Serb lawmakers enacted laws that curtail central judicial power following President Milorad Dodik's one-year prison sentence and six-year political ban. Dodik decries the ruling as an assault on Serbs, raising fears of renewed ethnic strife in a nation still healing from its brutal 1992-1995 war.

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In a bold move, Bosnian Serb lawmakers enacted laws that curtail central judicial power following President Milorad Dodik's one-year prison sentence and six-year political ban. Dodik decries the ruling as an assault on Serbs, raising fears of renewed ethnic strife in a nation still healing from its brutal 1992-1995 war.