Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Venezuela
What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Venezuela
Venezuela first protected press freedom under Article 181 of its 1811 Constitution: “The right of manifesting all ideas by means of the press, shall be free; but any person who may exercise the same, shall be answerable to the laws, if he attacks and disturbs by his opinions, the public tranquility, the belief, Christian morality, or the property, honour and good opinion of any citizen" (Rice University, "Venezuelan Declaration of Independence and Constitution").
Today, Article 57 of Venezuela’s 1999 Constitution protects press freedom: “Everyone has the right to express freely his or her thoughts, ideas or opinions orally, in writing or by any other form of expression, and to use for such purpose any means of communication and diffusion, and no censorship shall be established. Anyone making use of this right assumes full responsibility for everything expressed" (Constitute Project, Venezuela's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2009) .