Censorship in Italy

Censorship in Italy applies to all media and print media. Many of the laws regulating freedom of the press in the modern Italian Republic come from the liberal reform promulgated by Giovanni Giolitti in 1912, which also established universal suffrage for all male citizens of the Kingdom of Italy. Many of these liberal laws were repealed by the Mussolini government already during the first years of government (think of the "ultra-fascist" laws of 1926).

In Italy, freedom of the press is guaranteed by the Constitution of 1948. This freedom was specifically established in response to the censorship which occurred during the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini (1922–1943). Censorship continues to be an issue of debate in the modern era. In 2015, Freedom House classified the Italian press as "partly free",^[1] while in the report of the same year Reporters Without Borders placed Italy in 73rd place in the world for freedom of the press.^[2]

^ "Freedom of the Press 2009". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ "Details about Italy". Reporters Without Borders. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[1] "Freedom of the Press 2009". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

[2] "Details about Italy". Reporters Without Borders. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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