Freedom of the press
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 19. In the US Constitution: 1st Amendment.
Note on this measure. CENSOR is graded: 1 = censorship prohibited, 2 = allowed in emergencies, 3 = not prohibited.
Does declaring it change anything?
Distribution of practiced scores, split by whether the constitution declares the right. If the two distributions look alike, the words on the page are not doing much work on their own.
Mean practiced score: 52% where declared, versus 55% where silent.
What the text actually says
Passages tagged with this topic, from the Constitute Project.
Amendment IAmendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which includes- freedom of the press and other media;
Country by country
| Country | Declared | Practiced |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 100% | 11% |
| Albania | 100% | 47% |
| Algeria | 100% | 30% |
| Angola | 100% | 38% |
| Argentina | 100% | 77% |
| Armenia | 100% | 50% |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 26% |
| Bahrain | 100% | 26% |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 30% |
| Belarus | 100% | 11% |
| Belgium | 100% | 87% |
| Benin | 100% | 57% |
| Bhutan | 100% | 61% |
| Bolivia | 100% | 51% |
| Brazil | 100% | 74% |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 63% |
| Cambodia | 100% | 26% |
| Cameroon | 100% | 42% |
| Canada | 100% | 88% |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 69% |
| Central African Republic | 100% | 47% |
| Chad | 100% | 32% |
| Chile | 100% | 71% |
| China | 100% | 16% |
| Colombia | 100% | 59% |
| Comoros | 100% | 52% |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 65% |
| Croatia | 100% | 59% |
| Cuba | 100% | 22% |
| Cyprus | 100% | 64% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100% | 43% |
| Denmark | 100% | 96% |
| Ecuador | 100% | 57% |
| Egypt | 100% | 25% |
| El Salvador | 100% | 24% |
| Eritrea | 100% | 7% |
| Estonia | 100% | 90% |
| Eswatini | 100% | 27% |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 34% |
| Fiji | 100% | 51% |
| Georgia | 100% | 65% |
| Ghana | 100% | 63% |
| Greece | 100% | 62% |
| Guatemala | 100% | 40% |
| Guinea | 100% | 50% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 100% | 39% |
| Haiti | 100% | 55% |
| Honduras | 100% | 65% |
| Hungary | 100% | 49% |
| Iceland | 100% | 76% |
| Iraq | 100% | 37% |
| Ireland | 100% | 85% |
| Italy | 100% | 70% |
| Jamaica | 100% | 73% |
| Japan | 100% | 67% |
| Jordan | 100% | 40% |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 38% |
| Kenya | 100% | 60% |
| Kosovo | 100% | 69% |
| Kuwait | 100% | 54% |