Resumen de Bosnia-Herzegovina: : New RS Act on public peace and order treats social networks as public space
On 5 February 2015, Narodna skupština Republike Srpske (the National Assembly of Republika Srpska - RS), one of the two entities comprising the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, passed a controversial new Act on Public Peace and Security. This happened despite numerous warnings from the opposition, human rights activists and watchdogs, media, NGOs and foreign embassies of the devastating effects it might have for freedom of speech on the Internet. The proposed provisions had been denounced for criminalising social media by allowing the authorities to fine or even imprison people who post offensive content on social networks.
