Is blasphemy illegal in Italy?
Fines / civil penalties
Italy punishes public blasphemy with fines rather than imprisonment.
Italy is one of 1 country classified “Fines / civil penalties” for blasphemy — 2% 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
- Austria
- Criminal offense Austria criminalizes blasphemy with fines or up to six months imprisonment, upheld by the European Court of Human Rights.
- Switzerland
- Criminal offense Switzerland criminalizes public insult or mockery of religious convictions with monetary penalties.
- Montenegro
- Criminal offense Montenegro prohibits blasphemy through its criminal code with prison sentences.
- Malta
- Criminal offense Malta repealed its blasphemy laws in 2016.
- France
- No blasphemy law France abolished blasphemy laws in 1881, though religious insult remains punishable under other provisions.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Germany criminalizes religious defamation that disturbs public peace, as seen in the 2006 toilet paper case.
Other laws in Italy
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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