# Claim 732

The U.S. State Department's human rights report says Serbia's government abolished the Law on Public Information, which Milosevic had used to silence independent media, in October 2000.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The U.S. State Department's human rights report says Serbia's government abolished the Law on Public Information, which Milosevic had used to silence independent media, in October 2000.
- Field: status
- Value: law abolished October 2000
- About: [incident 1998-serbia-public-information-act-fines](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1998-serbia-public-information-act-fines)
- Source: Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18401.htm
- Publisher: U.S. Department of State
- Method: official statement
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 2002

## Quotation from the source

> In October 2000, the Government abolished the Law on Public Information, which former President Milosevic used to silence the independent media during the Kosovo crisis.

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