Claim

Claim 912

The decree permitted restrictions on the rights to assembly, free speech and freedom of the press, and removed restraints on police investigations.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: The decree permitted restrictions on the rights to assembly, free speech and freedom of the press, and removed restraints on police investigations.
Field: action
Value: Decree suspended press freedom and removed police restraints
About: incident 1933-germany-reichstag-fire-decree-press-suspension
Source: Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of the People and the State
Publisher: Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of the People and the State
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current

Quotation from the source

The decree permitted the restriction of the right to assembly, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press, among other rights, and it removed all restraints on police investigations.