Privacy Rights/History/Country sources/Bahrain

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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

Bahrain

Articles 25 & 26 of the 1973 Bahrain Constitution protect privacy in the home and all types of communication. Article 25 states: "Places of residence shall be inviolable. They may not be entered or searched without the permission of their occupants except in the circumstances and manner specified by the law." Article 26 states: "Freedom of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications and the secrecy thereof shall be guaranteed. No communications shall be censored nor the contents thereof revealed except in cases of necessity prescribed by the law and in accordance with the procedures and guarantees stated therein."

References:

“Bahrain Old Constitution (1973).” International Constitutional Law Project: https://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/ba01000_.html