Free Speech in Greater Meridon

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The regulations governing speech in Greater Meridon vary by state.

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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.