]> 2026-05-04T12:44:10+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Maldives 0 en Articles 13 and 14 of the 1969 Constitution of the Republic of Maldives as Amended to 1975 are relevant to freedom of the press. Article 13 describes the right to freedom of expression: "Every person has freedom of speech and expression of thought, orally and in writing, so long as the express provisions of Shariath and the law are not contravened." Article 14 is also relevant to freedom of the press: "There exists freedom of acquiring knowledge and imparting it to others in a manner that does not contravene Shariath or law." Article 28 of Maldives’ [[Probable year:: 2008]] Constitution offers a more direct defense of freedom of the press: “Everyone has the right to freedom of the press, and other means of communication, including the right to espouse, disseminate and publish news, information, views and ideas. No person shall be compelled to disclose the source of any information that is espoused, disseminated or published by that person" (Constitute Project, “Maldives’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2008]]” ). References: 1969 Constitution of the Republic of Maldives As Amended to 1975: Peaslee Amos J.; Xydis, Dorothy Peaslee. Constitutions of Nation. The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff.: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/ctituson0002&id=723# 2008 Maldives Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Maldives_2008 2008 2454466.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-04-01T03:56:49Z 2460401.664456 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Maldives Page name 102 en Page name