Is blasphemy illegal in El Salvador?
Criminal offense
El Salvador punishes insulting religion with 1–3 years in prison, or up to 8 years for more serious cases.
El Salvador 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
- United States
- Criminal offense Blasphemy was historically criminalized in the U.S., though the Supreme Court ruled in 1952 that censorship laws cannot punish sacrilegious content.
- Brazil
- Criminal offense Brazil punishes public vilification of religious acts or objects with one month to one year in prison or a fine.
- Canada
- Criminal offense Blasphemy was illegal in Canada until it was repealed in 2018.
- Iceland
- No blasphemy law Iceland repealed its blasphemy law in 2015.
- Mauritania
- Death penalty possible Moritania's Penal Code prescribes death penalty for apostasy, a form of blasphemy.
- Ireland
- No blasphemy law The blasphemy offence was removed by referendum in 2018 and repealed in 2020.
Other laws in El Salvador
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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