]> 2026-05-01T15:18:59+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Sweden 0 en Sweden was the first nation to formally protect freedom of the press through the [[Probable year:: 1766]] Freedom of the Press Act: “The freedom of the press is understood to mean the right of every Swedish citizen to publish written matter, without prior hindrance by a public authority or other public body, and not to be prosecuted thereafter on grounds of its content other than before a lawful court, or punished therefor other than because the content contravenes an express provision of law, enacted to preserve public order without suppressing information to the public" (Hirschfeldt [[Probable year:: 2017]], p. 580). The Freedom of the Press Act is still included in Sweden’s [[Probable year:: 1974]] Constitution, and Article 1 of Chapter 2 extends further protections for press freedom across “sound radio, television and certain similar transmissions, as well as in films, video recordings, sound recordings and other technical recordings" (Constitute Project, “Sweden’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1974]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2012]]” ). 1766 1974 2012 2017 2366078.5 2442048.5 2455927.5 2457754.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2022-12-28T22:19:01Z 2459942.4298727 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Sweden Page name 102 en Page name