Editing Freedom of the press (section)

====Italy====
{{See also|Censorship in Italy}}
[[File:Statuto_Albertino_Avviso.jpg|thumb|305x305px|The Statute was adopted as the constitution of the Kingdom of Italy, granting freedom of the press]]
After the [[Italian unification]] in 1861, the [[Albertine Statute]] of 1848 was adopted as the constitution of the [[Kingdom of Italy]]. The Statute granted the freedom of the press with some restrictions in case of abuses and in religious matters, as stated in Article 28:<ref>{{cite web|title=Lo Statuto Albertino|url=http://www.quirinale.it/allegati_statici/costituzione/Statutoalbertino.pdf|publisher=The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816025611/http://www.quirinale.it/allegati_statici/costituzione/Statutoalbertino.pdf|archive-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|The press shall be free, but the law may suppress abuses of this freedom. However, Bibles, catechisms, liturgical and prayer books shall not be printed without the prior permission of the Bishop.}}

After the [[Italian constitutional referendum, 1946|abolition of the monarchy]] in 1946 and the [[repeal|abrogation]] of the Statute in 1948, the [[Constitution of Italy|Constitution]] of the [[Republic of Italy]] guarantees the freedom of the press, as stated in Article 21, Paragraphs 2 and 3:<ref>{{cite web|title=The Italian Constitution |url=http://www.quirinale.it/page/costituzione|publisher=The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127152449/http://www.quirinale.it/qrnw/costituzione/pdf/costituzione_inglese.pdf |archive-date=2016-11-27}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|The press may not be subjected to any authorisation or censorship. Seizure may be permitted only by judicial order stating the reason and only for offences expressly determined by the law on the press or in case of violation of the obligation to identify the persons responsible for such offences.}}

The Constitution allows the [[Warrant (law)|warrantless]] [[confiscation]] of [[periodicals]] in cases of absolute urgency, when the [[Judiciary of Italy|Judiciary]] cannot timely intervene, on the condition that a [[Judicial review|judicial validation]] must be obtained within 24 hours. Article 21 also gives restrictions against those publications considered offensive by [[public morality]], as stated in Paragraph 6:

{{Blockquote|Publications, performances, and other exhibits offensive to public morality shall be prohibited. Measures of preventive and repressive measure against such violations shall be established by law.}}