Is blasphemy illegal in Spain?
Criminal offense
Spain criminalizes vilification of religious feelings, beliefs, or rituals, with recent prosecutions.
Spain 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
- France
- No blasphemy law France abolished blasphemy laws in 1881, though religious insult remains punishable under other provisions.
- Switzerland
- Criminal offense Switzerland criminalizes public insult or mockery of religious convictions with monetary penalties.
- Algeria
- Criminal offense Algeria's blasphemy laws carry up to 5 years imprisonment and fines, enforced through retaliatory legislation rather than Sharia.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy punishes public blasphemy with fines rather than imprisonment.
- Ireland
- No blasphemy law The blasphemy offence was removed by referendum in 2018 and repealed in 2020.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law Netherlands abolished its blasphemy law in the 1960s.
Other laws in Spain
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Banned
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