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		<property:Contents rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">Article 20(1) of the 1964 Malawi Constitution referred to freedom of expression generally, and specified the"freedom to communicate ideas and information without interference (whether the communication to be the public generally or to any person or class of persons.)"

Article 36 of Malawi’s [[Probable year:: 1994]]  Constitution protects press freedom: “The press shall have the right to report and publish freely, within Malawi and abroad, and to be accorded the fullest possible facilities for access to public information" (Constitute Project, “Malawi’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1994]]” ).

References:

“Constitution of Malawi.” Citizenship Rights Africa. http://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Malawi-Constitution-1964.pdf

1994 Malawi Constitution: https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mlw136089.pdf</property:Contents>
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