Is blasphemy illegal in Romania?
No blasphemy law
Romania has no active blasphemy laws, though civil fines for religious intolerance exist.
Romania 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
- 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.
- Poland
- Criminal offense Poland criminalizes insulting religious feelings with fines or imprisonment up to two years.
- Austria
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by fine or imprisonment.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy decriminalized blasphemy in 1999, leaving only administrative fines for public blasphemy.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Defamation of religious convictions is a criminal offense punishable by fine or prison.
Other laws in Romania
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Legal / protected speech
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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