1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wdxChhHJxq"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-bosnia-and-herzegovina/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-bosnia-and-herzegovina/embed/#?secret=wdxChhHJxq" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Bosnia and Herzegovina” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="wdxChhHJxq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Bosnia and Herzegovina's lively media reported on numerous corruption and political scandals in 2002, from bomb threats against the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Sarajevo, to the government's involvement in weapons sales to Iraq. The astonishing number of scandals reflected fragile government institutions and the existence of two ministates within the country: Republika Srpska and…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_threat-13.gif