Is blasphemy illegal in Romania?
No blasphemy law
Romania has no active blasphemy law, though some artworks have been fined for perceived blasphemy.
Romania is one of 10 countries classified “No blasphemy law” for blasphemy — 18% 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
- Montenegro
- Criminal offense Montenegro prohibits blasphemy through its criminal code with prison sentences.
- Greece
- Criminal offense Greece repealed its blasphemy laws in 2019, ending criminal penalties for blasphemy.
- Poland
- Criminal offense Poland criminalizes insulting religious feelings with fines or imprisonment up to 2 years.
- Austria
- Criminal offense Austria criminalizes blasphemy with fines or up to six months imprisonment, upheld by the European Court of Human Rights.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy punishes public blasphemy with fines rather than imprisonment.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Germany criminalizes religious defamation that disturbs public peace, as seen in the 2006 toilet paper case.
Other laws in Romania
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Legal / protected speech
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.