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This is a list providing an overview of whether states around the world criminalize the insult of the [[head of state]] or foreign heads of state, the state itself or its symbols.
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<em>For an explanation of the related concept of insulting the monarch or head of state, a crime in many countries, see [[Lèse-majesté]].</em>
'''Insult of officials''', as well including the [[Head of state|head of state]] or foreign heads of state, the state itself or its symbols, is a crime in some countries.<ref>Mijatović, Dunja (2017), Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region, Organization for Cooperation and Security Europe, p. 5</ref>


== Law by jurisdiction ==
== Law by jurisdiction ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Country !! Of public officials !! Of the head of state !! Of the state and its symbols !! Of foreign heads of state !! Criminal blasphemy/religious insult
! Country !! Of public officials !! Of the head of state !! Of the state and its symbols !! Of foreign heads of state
|-
|-
|[[Andorra]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Andorra]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EUR1236842021ENGLISH.pdf}}</ref> || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Austria]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Austria]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Belarus]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Belarus]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Belgium]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Belgium]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Bulgaria]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Bulgaria]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Canada]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bchumanist.ca/canada_repeals_blasphemy_law |title=Canada repeals blasphemy law|work=British Columbia Humanist Association|date=11 Dec 2018 |accessdate=12 Dec 2018}}</ref>
|[[Canada]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Croatia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Croatia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Cyprus]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Cyprus]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Czech Republic]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Czech Republic]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Denmark]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-25 |title=European countries where insulting the head of state can land you in prison |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/european-countries-where-insulting-head-of-state-can-land-prison-belgium-denmark-france-germany/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Denmark]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Estonia]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Estonia]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}|| {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Finland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Finland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[France]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[France]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Germany]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/germany-revokes-lese-majeste-law/a-39094800 Germany revokes lese majeste law]</ref> || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Germany]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/germany-revokes-lese-majeste-law/a-39094800 Germany revokes lese majeste law]</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Greece]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Greece]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Hungary]]||{{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Hungary]]||{{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Iceland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Iceland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Italy]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Italy]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Kazakhstan]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Kazakhstan]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Kyrgyzstan]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Kyrgyzstan]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Latvia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Latvia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Liechtenstein]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Liechtenstein]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Lithuania]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Lithuania]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Luxembourg]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Luxembourg]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Malta]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Malta]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Moldova]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Moldova]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Monaco]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Monaco]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Mongolia]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Mongolia]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Montenegro]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Montenegro]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Netherlands]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Netherlands]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Norway]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Norway]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Poland]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Poland]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}<ref>Article 133: "Whoever insults the Nation or the Republic of Poland in public shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years."</ref> || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Portugal]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Portugal]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Romania]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Romania]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}|| {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Russia]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Russia]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[San Marino]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[San Marino]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Serbia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Serbia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Slovakia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Slovakia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Slovenia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Slovenia]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Spain]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Spain]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Sweden]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Sweden]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Switzerland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Switzerland]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Tajikistan]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Tajikistan]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Turkey]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|[[Turkey]]|| {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}}
|-
|-
|[[Turkmenistan]]|| {{no|Yes}} || {{no|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Turkmenistan]]|| {{no|Yes}} || {{no|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[United Kingdom]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Maybe|Varies internally}}<ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/contents Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008]</ref>
|[[United Kingdom]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}<ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/contents Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008]</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Ukraine]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Ukraine]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[United States]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[United States]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|[[Vatican City]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}} || {{Yes|No}}
|[[Vatican City]]|| {{Yes|No}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{No|Yes}} || {{Yes|No}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
<ref>https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/b/8/303181.pdf Mijatović, Dunja (2017), Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region, Organization for Cooperation and Security Europe, p. 5</ref>


[[Category:Crime]]
[[Category:Crime]]

Latest revision as of 08:17, 21 July 2024

This is a list providing an overview of whether states around the world criminalize the insult of the head of state or foreign heads of state, the state itself or its symbols.

For an explanation of the related concept of insulting the monarch or head of state, a crime in many countries, see Lèse-majesté.

Law by jurisdiction

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Country Of public officials Of the head of state Of the state and its symbols Of foreign heads of state
Andorra Yes Yes[1] Yes Yes
Austria No No Yes No
Belarus Yes Yes Yes Yes
Belgium Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina No No No No
Bulgaria Yes No Yes No
Canada No No No No
Croatia No Yes Yes Yes
Cyprus No No Yes Yes
Czech Republic No No Yes No
Denmark Yes Yes[2] No No
Estonia Yes No Yes No
Finland No No No No
France Yes No Yes No
Georgia No No No No
Germany Yes Yes Yes No[3]
Greece No Yes Yes Yes
Hungary No No Yes No
Iceland No Yes Yes Yes
Ireland No No No No
Italy Yes Yes Yes No
Kazakhstan Yes Yes Yes No
Kyrgyzstan No No Yes No
Latvia No No Yes No
Liechtenstein No No Yes No
Lithuania No No Yes No
Luxembourg Yes No Yes No
Malta Yes Yes Yes No
Moldova Yes No No No
Monaco Yes Yes Yes No
Mongolia Yes No No No
Montenegro No No Yes No
Netherlands Yes Yes Yes Yes
Norway Yes No No No
Poland Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes
Portugal Yes Yes Yes Yes
Romania No No No No
Russia Yes No Yes No
San Marino Yes Yes Yes Yes
Serbia No No Yes No
Slovakia No No No No
Slovenia No Yes Yes Yes
Spain No Yes Yes No
Sweden No Yes No Yes
Switzerland No No No Yes
Tajikistan Yes Yes No No
Turkey Yes Yes Yes Yes
Turkmenistan Yes Yes Yes No
United Kingdom No No No No[5]
Ukraine No No Yes No
United States No No No No
Vatican City No Yes Yes No

References

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  1. ^ https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EUR1236842021ENGLISH.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "European countries where insulting the head of state can land you in prison". POLITICO. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  3. ^ Germany revokes lese majeste law
  4. ^ Article 133: "Whoever insults the Nation or the Republic of Poland in public shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years."
  5. ^ Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
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  1. ^ https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/b/8/303181.pdf Mijatović, Dunja (2017), Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region, Organization for Cooperation and Security Europe, p. 5
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