Is pornography legal in Eritrea?
Illegal
Public distribution or trafficking in obscene material is illegal in Eritrea.
Eritrea is one of 61 countries classified “Illegal” for pornography — 86% of the 71 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- 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
- Djibouti
- Illegal Sale, manufacture, and distribution of all pornography is prohibited in Djibouti.
- Ethiopia
- Illegal Obscene publications are punishable by imprisonment or fine in Ethiopia.
- Sudan
- Illegal Sale, distribution, and possession of obscene materials is illegal in Sudan.
- Saudi Arabia
- Illegal Pornography is prohibited under Sharia Law in Saudi Arabia.
- South Sudan
- Illegal Sale, distribution, and possession of obscene materials is illegal in South Sudan.
- Kenya
- Illegal Traffic in obscene publications is illegal in Kenya.
Other laws in Eritrea
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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.