Publications may be removed from circulation if they violate legal provisions concerning morality or public security, but such cases are extremely rare. Television and national radio are government monopolies, but they present diverse points of view. A law passed in 1993 permits regional private radio stations, but implementation of the law was delayed due to legal challenges by unsuccessful applicants for licenses. After the Constitutional Court ordered the revision of radio frequencies and after complaints against the law were dropped in Styria and Salzburg, two stations opened. The new text of the law, with rewritten radio frequency rules, is expected to be passed in 1996.
Academic freedom is respected.
The law on the formation of associations states that permission to form an organization may be denied if it is apparent that the organization will pursue the illegal activities of a prohibited organization. While the Constitution incorporates the Treaty of St. Germain, which restricts this freedom to religions deemed compatible with public safety and morality, no religions have been banned or hampered, and practitioners of all faiths worship free of governmental interference. Thirteen organizations have qualified. Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation The Government does not restrict movement, including emigration. Citizens who leave the country have the right to return at any time.