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"Declare that in the field of information and mass media they seek to achieve the following objectives: absence of censorship or any arbitrary controls or constraints on participants in the information process, on media content or on the transmission and dissemination of information."

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CoE (Committee of Ministers): Declaration on the Freedom of Expression and Information, para. II.b

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Declaration on the Freedom of Expression and Information

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Freedom of expression should not be limited by the imposition of prior censorship.
The right of the media to gather information, including from confidential sources without government interference, should be assured.