Free Speech in Greater Meridon

The regulations governing speech in Greater Meridon vary by state.

List

Country	Guarantee of Free Speech?	Censorship?	Online Speech	Criticism of Government	Defamation	Hate Speech	Incitement to Violence	Obscenity	Sedition	Blasphemy
Capisaria	Yes	Partial	Legal	Partial	Partial	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Legal
	The Capisarian Constitution guarantees the absolute right of free speech in private. In public, there are varying degrees restrictions across the country. The government in Treleini parts of the country does engage in more active censoring, however circumventing censorship is not illegal as per the national government. Openly advocating for a return to free market economic systems does carry a civil fine ranging in costs, and openly supporting the previous Federal Constitution and flying or displaying the flag of the Federal Republic of Capisaria for non-educational/historical purposes is a criminal offense.
Datch Union	Yes	No	Legal	Legal	Partial	Partial	Illegal	Legal	Partial	Legal
	The Datch Union has an extremely broad guarantee of free speech with only outright calls for violence illegal. Some forms of speech defamation, hate speech, and seditious speech are unprotected however, and may invite retaliation from private individuals.
Datchlia	Partial	No	Partial	Legal	Partial	Illegal	Illegal	Partial	Illegal	Legal
	Datchlia does not technically have a constitutional right to free speech, and has somewhat stricter speech than other nations. It is however somewhat freer than many other nations.
Diamante	Yes	No	Legal	Legal	Partial	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Partial
	The Diamnean Constitution guarantees the right of free speech in most cases. However, the Diamnean government does participate in some of the strictest restrictions on speech in the Verdean Archipelago, with sedition, obscenity, and some cases of blasphemy being illegal, as well as prohibitions on incitement to violence and libel.
Dorado	No	Yes	Legal	Partial	Partial	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Legal
	The Doradan Government, as a result of the ongoing conflict with rebels, has heavily restricted speech on the island. Most forms of speech that criticize the occupation, or that encourage hatred of, or violence against persons that suffered under the ethnonationalist government are forbidden.
Göke	No	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Legal	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Partial
	Göke has no right to free speech of any kind and though censorship is uncommon, it is neither unprecedented nor is it forbidden. Speech is usually free to a point, but is largely unprotected, and speech that proves a threat or embarrassment to certain government officials is strictly forbidden.
Illaria	Yes	No	Yes	Partial	Partial	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Partial	Partial
	Illaria has a right to free speech, but it is somewhat restricted. Though most speech including against most government officials is protected. Malignant defamation against the nobility and the monarch themselves is illegal carrying penalty of a fine, or a short prison term in the case of the monarchy.
Lesser Verde	Yes	No	Legal	Legal	Legal	Legal	Illegal	Legal	Partial	Legal
	Lesser Verde has the laxest laws regarding speech in the Verdean Archipelago. The state allows for people to speak in however fashion they approve so long as it does not directly incite violence.
Los Cuarzos	Yes	No	Legal	Legal	Legal	Partial	Illegal	Legal	Partial	Legal
	The Cuarzan government has guaranteed the right of free speech to all of its citizens, and has very few restrictions on speech, with the only illegal speech activities being calls for violence, and some forms of hate speech.
Plata	No	Partial	Partial	Legal	Partial	Illegal	Illegal	Partial	Illegal	Partial
	The Platan government does not guarantee the right to free speech, and while the Verdean-Platan agreement that helped re-establish order in Plata required the repeal of of some of the restrictions on speech, Plata maintains very strict speech restrictions, criminalizing sedition, incitements to violence, hate speech and many criticisms of the state.
Verde	Yes	No	Legal	Legal	Partial	Partial	Illegal	Yes	Yes	Yes
	The Verdean government guarantees the right of free speech via the Constitution, and maintains relatively loose standards on the restrictions it does maintain, though there are some protections against hate speech, and incitements to violence are illegal.
Walakia	No	Yes	No	Partial	Illegal	Illegal	Illegal	Partial	Illegal	Partial
	The Walakian government does not guarantee the right to free speech, and it maintains very strict speech restrictions, criminalizing sedition, incitements to violence, hate speech and many criticisms of the state.