HC Deb 06 June 1956 vol 553 c59W
70. Mr. Padley

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what restrictions there now are limiting the right of free speech in Cyprus.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Freedom of speech is not generally restricted in Cyprus, apart from the provisions in the Criminal Code governing sedition and libel. Terrorism constitutes the greatest restriction to free speech in Cyprus. It has been necessary, in the interests of public security, to make Emergency Regulations dealing with censorship, the holding of meetings of more than five persons, certain control over publications prejudicial to the public safety, and the imposition of penalties for statements likely to cause alarm or despondency or be prejudicial to the public safety.

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