]> 2026-05-01T15:17:43+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Mexico 0 en Article 50 and 171 of Mexico’s [[Probable year:: 1824]] Constitution protected press freedom: Article 50: “The exclusive faculties of the general Congress are the following… protect and regulate the political liberty of the press.” Article 171: “The Articles of this Constitution and the Constitutional Act which establishes the Liberty and Independence of the Mexican Nation, its Religion, form of Government, Liberty of the Press, and division of the Supreme Powers of the Federation, and of the States, can never be reformed" (Sons of Dewitt Colony, “The Constitution of the Mexican United States”). Today, Article 6 of Mexico’s [[Probable year:: 1917]] Constitution protects press freedom: “Every person shall be entitled to free access to plural and timely information, as well as to search for, receive and distribute information and ideas of any kind, through any means of expression. The State shall guarantee access to information and communication technology, access to the services of radio broadcast, telecommunications and broadband Internet. To that end, the State shall establish effective competition conditions for the provision of such services" (Constitute Project, “Mexico’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1917]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2015]]” ). 1824 1917 2015 2387261.5 2421229.5 2457023.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2022-12-28T22:18:49Z 2459942.4297338 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Mexico Page name 102 en Page name