Is blasphemy illegal in Malta?
No blasphemy law
Malta repealed its laws against vilification of religion in 2016, removing blasphemy offenses.
Malta is one of 12 countries classified “No blasphemy law” for blasphemy — 22% 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
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy decriminalized blasphemy in 1999, leaving only administrative fines for public blasphemy.
- Montenegro
- Criminal offense Montenegro's criminal code prohibits mockery of religious symbols, which can be interpreted as blasphemy.
- Greece
- No blasphemy law The new Criminal Code effective July 2019 removed blasphemy offenses, ending the ban.
- Algeria
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by up to five years of imprisonment and a fine.
- Austria
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by fine or imprisonment.
- Switzerland
- Fines / civil penalties Switzerland criminalizes malicious insults to religious convictions with a monetary penalty.
Other laws in Malta
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- Banned
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.