Is blasphemy illegal in Montenegro?
Criminal offense
Montenegro's criminal code prohibits mockery of religious symbols, which can be interpreted as blasphemy.
Montenegro 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
- Greece
- No blasphemy law The new Criminal Code effective July 2019 removed blasphemy offenses, ending the ban.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy decriminalized blasphemy in 1999, leaving only administrative fines for public blasphemy.
- Romania
- No blasphemy law Romania has no active blasphemy laws, though civil fines for religious intolerance exist.
- Austria
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by fine or imprisonment.
- Malta
- No blasphemy law Malta repealed its laws against vilification of religion in 2016, removing blasphemy offenses.
- Switzerland
- Fines / civil penalties Switzerland criminalizes malicious insults to religious convictions with a monetary penalty.
Other laws in Montenegro
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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