 Censorship shall be impermissible;
Neither the state nor particular individuals shall have the right to monopolise mass media or means of dissemination of information;
The exercise of the rights enumerated in the first and second paragraphs of the present Article may be restricted by law on such conditions which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of ensuring state security, territorial integrity or public safety, for preventing of crime, for the protection of the right and dignity of others, for prevention of the disclosure of the information acknowledged as confidential or for ensuring the independence and impartiality of justice.The "Law on Freedom of Speech and Expression" (2004) recognises and protects the right to freedom of expression as an inherent and supreme human value and forbids censorship.It guarantees the rights of Georgia residents as well as media institutions (newspapers, publishers, and the Public Broadcaster).