Claim 163

Only in 1933 did Salazar's government openly establish formal censorship, in the same year a new constitution guaranteed freedom of expression of thought in any form.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Only in 1933 did Salazar's government openly establish formal censorship, in the same year a new constitution guaranteed freedom of expression of thought in any form.
Field: stated_justification
Value: 1933 constitution guaranteed expression
About: incident 1933-portugal-salazar-formal-censorship
Source: Press Censorship in Spain & Portugal
Publisher: Index on Censorship (SAGE Publishing)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1972

Quotation from the source

freedom of expression of thought in any form whatsoever