However, the Monegasque Penal Code prohibits public denunciations of the ruling family, a provision that the media respect in practice. Several periodicals are published. Foreign newspapers and magazines circulate freely, including French journals that specifically cover news in the Principality. Foreign radio and television are received without restriction. Stations that broadcast from the Principality operate in accordance with French and Italian regulations.
Academic freedom is respected.
The Constitution provides citizens with the rights of peaceful assembly and association. Outdoor meetings require police authorization, which is not withheld for political or arbitrary reasons. Formal associations must be registered and authorized by the government. Freedom of Religion Roman Catholicism is the state religion. The law provides for the free practice of all religions, and the Government respects this right in practice.