Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Austria
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Austria
Article 13 of Austria’s 1867 “Basic Law on the General Rights of Nationals in the Kingdoms and Länder represented in the Council of the Realm” states that “Everyone has the right within the limits of the law freely to express his opinion by word of mouth and in writing, print, or pictorial representation. The Press may be neither subjected to censorship nor restricted by the licensing System. Administrative postal distribution vetoes do not apply to inland publication” (Basic Law of 21 December 1867) .
References:
1867 Basic Law: https://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/au03000_.html