Which one of the following was the first country to enact a Law - Freedom of the Press Act - as early…
Sweden was the first country in the world to enact statutory freedom of information and press freedom through its Freedom of the Press Act (Tryckfrihetsförordningen) of…
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Which one of the following was the first country to enact a Law - Freedom of the Press Act - as early as in 1766 ?
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Sweden was the first country in the world to enact statutory freedom of information and press freedom through its Freedom of the Press Act (Tryckfrihetsförordningen) of 1766, which established the constitutional principle of public access to official government documents (Offentlighetsprincipen).
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