{"id":251844,"date":"2023-05-30T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/?p=251844"},"modified":"2023-05-30T13:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T11:55:29","slug":"swedish-freedom-of-press-ordinance-among-new-inscriptions-on-unescos-memory-of-the-world-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/swedish-freedom-of-press-ordinance-among-new-inscriptions-on-unescos-memory-of-the-world-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish freedom of press ordinance among new inscriptions on UNESCO\u2019s Memory of the World Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0 Swedish\u00a0 Freedom\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 Press\u00a0 Ordinance\u00a0 of\u00a0 1766 is among 64 documentary collections that have been added to UNESCO\u00b4s Memory of the World Register. The document is the\u00a0 world\u2019s\u00a0 first\u00a0 legislation\u00a0 guaranteeing\u00a0 free\u00a0 communication\u00a0 of\u00a0 information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Created by UNESCO in 1992, the Memory of the World Programme, now contains 494 listed collections. The aim of the programme is to prevent the irrevocable loss of documentary heritage \u2013 documents or collections of documents of significant and enduring value, whether on paper, audiovisual, digital or any other support. The programme aims to safeguard this heritage and make it more accessible to the general public.<\/p>\n

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The Swedish collection includes the minutes and preparatory documents that explain the creation of the law, and the political pamphlets that illustrate its immediate and radical effect. Photo: Wikipedia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On\u00a0 2\u00a0 December\u00a0 1766, the world\u2019s first government-sponsored declaration of freedom of the press saw the light of day\u00a0 in\u00a0 Sweden,\u00a0 which\u00a0 at\u00a0 that\u00a0 time\u00a0 also\u00a0 comprised\u00a0 Finland.\u00a0 For\u00a0 the\u00a0 first\u00a0 time\u00a0 the\u00a0 importance\u00a0 of freedom of expression, its compass and confines, was acknowledged in constitutional law. This\u00a0 collection\u00a0 includes\u00a0 two\u00a0 equally\u00a0 important parts: 1) the minutes and preparatory documents that explain the creation of the law, 2) the political pamphlets that illustrate its\u00a0\u00a0 immediate and radical effect.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Swedish entry, the complete works of the Sufi poet and philosopher Mawlana and the archives of the first meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement are among the 64 collections added this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Relaunch of inscriptions after six years\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay. Photo: UN Photo\/Loey Felipe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inscriptions on the Memory of the World Register had to be suspended in 2017 due to disagreements between States over the nomination process. An important collective effort has enabled the procedure to be redesigned and nominations were re-launched in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time since 2017, new documentary collections have been inscribed on the Memory of the World Register,\u201c says Audrey Azoulay, the UNESCO Director General. \u201cThis is a very positive signal. I welcome the enthusiasm and spirit of cooperation that has accompanied this process, with more than 20% of inscriptions submitted jointly by several countries.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0 Swedish\u00a0 Freedom\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 Press\u00a0 Ordinance\u00a0 of\u00a0 1766 is among 64 documentary collections that have been added to UNESCO\u00b4s Memory of the World Register. The document is the\u00a0 world\u2019s\u00a0 first\u00a0 legislation\u00a0 guaranteeing\u00a0 free\u00a0 communication\u00a0 of\u00a0 information. Created by UNESCO in 1992, the Memory of the World Programme, now contains 494 listed collections. The aim […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":251845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20052],"tags":[20058,242],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251844"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}