Is blasphemy illegal in Austria?
Criminal offense
Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by fine or imprisonment.
Austria is one of 30 countries classified “Criminal offense” for blasphemy — 56% of the 54 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Switzerland
- Fines / civil penalties Switzerland criminalizes malicious insults to religious convictions with a monetary penalty.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Defamation of religious convictions is a criminal offense punishable by fine or prison.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy decriminalized blasphemy in 1999, leaving only administrative fines for public blasphemy.
- Poland
- Criminal offense Poland criminalizes insulting religious feelings with fines or imprisonment up to two years.
- Montenegro
- Criminal offense Montenegro's criminal code prohibits mockery of religious symbols, which can be interpreted as blasphemy.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law The Dutch blasphemy law was formally abolished on 1 February 2014.
Other laws in Austria
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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