Freedom Of The Press In Spain
The freedom of the press in Spain, a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy, is guaranteed in section 20 of its constitution written in 1978, after the 1975 end of the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. Spain was ranked at 29th place in the World Press Freedom Index in 2017. Spanish Constitution The Spanish Constitution of 1978, Spanish Constitution, during its national referendum on December 6 of 1978, guaranteed the freedom of press in section 20 by stating the following: * "The following rights are recognized and protected: the right to freely express and spread thoughts, ideas and opinions through words, in writing or by any other means of reproduction"; * "The right to freely communicate or receive truthful information by any means of dissemination whatsoever. The law shall regulate the right to the clause of conscience and professional secrecy in the exercise of these freedoms". These changes contrast with General Franco'Fueroestablished in 1945, t ...
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