Is blasphemy illegal in Mauritania?
Death penalty possible
Apostasy, defined as an act of indecency toward Islam, carries the death penalty.
Mauritania is one of 5 countries classified “Death penalty possible” for blasphemy — 9% 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
- Algeria
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by up to five years of imprisonment and a fine.
- Nigeria
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense under the Criminal Code and Sharia law in some states.
- Spain
- Fines / civil penalties Spain's blasphemy law was removed, leaving only civil penalties for vilifying religious feelings.
- Malta
- No blasphemy law Malta repealed its laws against vilification of religion in 2016, removing blasphemy offenses.
- France
- No blasphemy law The remaining blasphemy law in Alsace-Moselle was repealed in 2016, leaving no active blasphemy laws.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy decriminalized blasphemy in 1999, leaving only administrative fines for public blasphemy.
Other laws in Mauritania
- Apostasy Laws
- Death penalty possible
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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