Abstract

This publication is an attempt to summarize and structure historical data on the development of the right to freedom of information and its consolidation in the legislation of foreign countries and Kyrgyzstan

Keywords

constitutional guarantees; censorship; information rights; access to the information; freedom of speech; freedom of the press

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