]> 2026-05-04T12:43:54+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Chile 0 en Chile originally protected freedom of the press under Article XXIII of its [[Probable year:: 1812]] Provisional Constitutional Regulations: “The press will enjoy a legal liberty; and so that it does not generate a damaging [nociva] license concerning religion, customs and [the] honor of the citizens and of the country, regulations [reglas] will be prescribed by the Government and Senate.” Today, Chapter III, Article 19 of Chile’s [[Probable year:: 1980]] Constitution protects press freedom: “Freedom to express opinions and to inform, without prior censorship, in any form and by any means, notwithstanding the liability for crimes and abuses committed in the exercise of these freedoms, in accordance with the law, which shall be of qualified quorum. In no case may the law establish a state monopoly over the mass media.” (Constitute Project, “Chile's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1980]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2021]]” ). References: "Provisional Constitutional Regulation, 26/27 October 1812," Provisional Constitutional Regulation, 26/27 October 1812 (1812): 1-10: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzcl0108&id=9&men_tab=srchresults 1980 Chile Constitution with revisions up to 2021: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Chile_2021 1812 1980 2021 2382878.5 2444239.5 2459215.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-05-16T23:31:51Z 2460447.4804514 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Chile Page name 102 en Page name