Is blasphemy illegal in Spain?
Fines / civil penalties
Spain's blasphemy law was removed, leaving only civil penalties for vilifying religious feelings.
Spain is one of 4 countries classified “Fines / civil penalties” for blasphemy — 7% 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
- France
- No blasphemy law The remaining blasphemy law in Alsace-Moselle was repealed in 2016, leaving no active blasphemy laws.
- Switzerland
- Fines / civil penalties Switzerland criminalizes malicious insults to religious convictions with a monetary penalty.
- Algeria
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by up to five years of imprisonment and a fine.
- Italy
- Fines / civil penalties Italy decriminalized blasphemy in 1999, leaving only administrative fines for public blasphemy.
- Ireland
- No blasphemy law The blasphemy offence was removed by referendum in 2018 and repealed in 2020.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law The Dutch blasphemy law was formally abolished on 1 February 2014.
Other laws in Spain
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Banned
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