]> 2026-05-04T12:44:08+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Egypt 0 en Article 15 of Egypt’s [[Probable year:: 1923]] Constitution initially protected freedom of the press: “The press shall be free within the limits of the law. Censorship of newspapers shall be prohibited. Warning, suspension or cancellation of papers via administrative means shall also be prohibited unless necessary for protecting social order” (Constitutionnet, “Royal Decree No. 42 of [[Probable year:: 1923]]” ). Today, Article 70 of the [[Probable year:: 2014]] Egyptian Constitution protects press freedom: “Freedom of press and printing, along with paper, visual, audio and digital distribution is guaranteed. Egyptians -- whether natural or legal persons, public or private -- have the right to own and issue newspapers and establish visual, audio and digital media outlets” (Constitute Project, “Egypt's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2014]]” ). References: “Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923: https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/1923_-_egyptian_constitution_english_1.pdf https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Egypt_2019?lang=en 1923 2014 2423420.5 2456658.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-04-29T00:41:57Z 2460429.5291319 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Egypt Page name 102 en Page name