]> 2026-05-01T19:59:30+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Tonga 0 en Article 7 of Tonga’s [[Probable year:: 1875]] Constitution protects press freedom: “It shall be lawful for all people to speak write and print their opinions and no law shall ever be enacted to restrict this liberty. There shall be freedom of speech and of the press for ever but nothing in this clause shall be held to outweigh the law of slander or the laws for the protection of the King and the Royal Family" (Constitute Project, “Tonga’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1875]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2013]]” ). 1875 2013 2405889.5 2456293.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2022-12-28T22:19:02Z 2459942.4298843 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Tonga Page name 102 en Page name