Is blasphemy illegal in Austria?
Criminal offense
Austria criminalizes blasphemy with fines or up to six months imprisonment, upheld by the European Court of Human Rights.
Austria is one of 40 countries classified “Criminal offense” for blasphemy — 70% of the 57 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Switzerland
- Criminal offense Switzerland criminalizes public insult or mockery of religious convictions with monetary penalties.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Germany criminalizes religious defamation that disturbs public peace, as seen in the 2006 toilet paper case.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy punishes public blasphemy with fines rather than imprisonment.
- Poland
- Criminal offense Poland criminalizes insulting religious feelings with fines or imprisonment up to 2 years.
- Montenegro
- Criminal offense Montenegro prohibits blasphemy through its criminal code with prison sentences.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law Netherlands abolished its blasphemy law in the 1960s.
Other laws in Austria
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
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