Is blasphemy illegal in Kuwait?
Criminal offense
Kuwait's cybercrime law punishes insulting religious figures with up to 12 months imprisonment and fines.
Kuwait 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
- Qatar
- Criminal offense Qatar punishes blasphemy with up to seven years imprisonment and fines for defaming Islam.
- Saudi Arabia
- Death penalty possible Saudi Arabia prescribes death penalty for blasphemy under Sharia law.
- Iran
- Death penalty possible Iran's blasphemy laws under Sharia can carry the death penalty, with punishments for insulting Islam or the government.
- United Arab Emirates
- Criminal offense UAE criminalizes blasphemy under Article 312 of the Penal Code with minimum one-year jail or fine.
- Jordan
- Criminal offense Jordan's Penal Code criminalizes scorning prophets with up to three years imprisonment, and insulting religious feelings.
- Palestine
- Criminal offense Palestine criminalizes blasphemy under civil and military law, with cases like Al-Husseini's prosecution.
Other laws in Kuwait
- Apostasy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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