]> 2026-05-04T12:44:57+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Hungary 0 en Law 18 of 1848 asserted protection of freedom of the press. Hungary protected press freedom under Article 61 of its [[Probable year:: 1949]] Constitution: “The Republic of Hungary recognizes and respects the freedom of the press” (OHCHR, “Act XX of [[Probable year:: 1949]]” ). Article IX of the [[Probable year:: 2011]] Hungarian Constitution protects press freedom: “Hungary shall recognise and protect the freedom and diversity of the press, and shall ensure the conditions for free dissemination of information necessary for the formation of democratic public opinion” (Constitute Project, “Hungary's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2011]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2013]]” ). References: Hungary Loi 18 de 1848: F.R. Dareste; P. Dareste. Constitutions Modernes: Recueil des Constitutions en Vigueur dans les Divers Etats d'Europe, d'Amerique et du Monde Civilise (3). https://heinonline-org.mutex.gmu.edu/HOL/Page?handle=hein.cow/comorcv0001&collection=cow&index=cow/comorcv516&id=516# 1949 Hungary Constitution: English translation of the Hungarian original text of the Constitution of 1949 669 (2013) Chapter 8: Rights and Duties of Citizens https://heinonline-org.mutex.gmu.edu/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzhu0045&id=12&men_tab=srchresults “Hungary 2011 (Rev. 2016) Constitution.” Constitute. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Hungary_2016. 1949 2011 2013 2432917.5 2455562.5 2456293.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-09-01T03:31:48Z 2460554.6470833 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Hungary Page name 102 en Page name