Is blasphemy illegal in Yemen?
Death penalty possible
Blasphemy in Yemen can carry the death penalty under Islamic law, with some interpretations prescribing death for such offenses.
Yemen is one of 6 countries classified “Death penalty possible” for blasphemy — 11% 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
- Saudi Arabia
- Death penalty possible Saudi Arabia prescribes death penalty for blasphemy under Sharia law.
- Qatar
- Criminal offense Qatar punishes blasphemy with up to seven years imprisonment and fines for defaming Islam.
- United Arab Emirates
- Criminal offense UAE criminalizes blasphemy under Article 312 of the Penal Code with minimum one-year jail or fine.
- Kuwait
- Criminal offense Kuwait's cybercrime law punishes insulting religious figures with up to 12 months imprisonment and fines.
- Sudan
- Criminal offense Sudan criminalizes insulting religion with imprisonment, fines, and lashes under Section 125.
- Jordan
- Criminal offense Jordan's Penal Code criminalizes scorning prophets with up to three years imprisonment, and insulting religious feelings.
Other laws in Yemen
- Apostasy Laws
- Death penalty possible
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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