Subjecting Publications of Any Kind and Public Radiographic Broadcasts to Prior Censorship

Type

Decision

Number

194

Date of the text

30/08/1939

Official Gazette

published in 1939

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

9

What it provides

This decree subjects all published material, periodical or not, and public radio broadcasts to prior censorship, so nothing may be printed or broadcast without advance approval from the designated authority, and sets prison and fine penalties for violations.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1939. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.