A blasphemy law is a law prohibiting blasphemy, which is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or...

20th century. Blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in Ireland in 2020. Scotland repealed its blasphemy laws in 2021. Many other...

Laws prohibiting blasphemy and blasphemous libel in the United Kingdom date back to the medieval times as common law and in some special cases as enacted...

penalty. According to various human rights organizations, Pakistan's blasphemy laws have been used to persecute religious minorities and settle personal...

religion is the doctrine of the Twelver Jaafari School. Iran's law against blasphemy derives from Sharia. Blasphemers are usually charged with "spreading...

The main blasphemy law in Egypt is Article 98(f) of the Egyptian Penal Code. It penalizes: "whoever exploits and uses the religion in advocating and propagating...

Blasphemy law in Indonesia (Indonesian: Undang-undang Penistaan Agama) is the legislation, presidential decrees, and ministerial directives that prohibit...

occupation. The penal code discourages blasphemy by a section that forbids "hurting religious sentiments." Other laws permit the government to confiscate...

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Blasphemy is not a criminal offence under Australian federal law, but the de jure situation varies at state and territory level; it is currently not enforced...

Malaysia curbs blasphemy and any insult to religion or to the religious by rigorous control of what people in that country can say or do. Government-funded...

In the 20th century, the United States began to invalidate laws against blasphemy which had been on the books since before the founding of the nation [citation...

persecution has taken many forms, including violence, discrimination, and blasphemy laws. The persecution of Christians in Pakistan is a result of a number of...

Egyptian laws, and Napoleonic codes. Islamic legal principles are applied in all courts—not just in Sharia courts. Under Sharia, blasphemy is an instance...

Lemon is a 1977 court case involving the blasphemy law in the United Kingdom. It was the last successful blasphemy trial in the UK. "The Love That Dares...

Republic of Algeria prohibits blasphemy against Islam by using legislation rather than by using Sharia. The penalty for blasphemy may be years of imprisonment...

Jordanians are Sunni Muslims. The kingdom prevents blasphemy against any religion by education, by laws, and by policies that discourage non-conformity....

justification for punishing blasphemy. The punishments are among the harshest in the world. Afghanistan uses its law against blasphemy to persecute religious...

sentenced to death for blasphemy and would have been the first person in Pakistan to be executed for blasphemy under the current law. Aasiya Noreen was born...

According to human rights groups, blasphemy laws in Pakistan are often exploited, even against Muslims, to settle personal rivalries or to persecute minorities...

religious minorities, resulting in the loss of dozens of lives. Pakistan's blasphemy laws illustrate one of the most extreme instances of this issue: Since 1990...

out of the common law system of English law, and so Irish jurisprudence on blasphemy largely reflected that of England. The common law offence of blasphemous...

assassinated former Governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer for speaking against the blasphemy law. He has often voiced his concerns against the Ahmadiyya community in...

with the common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel. All English common law offences were received into New Zealand law in 1840. In 1893...

founded in 2015, known to protest against any change to Pakistan's blasphemy law. Fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic and Persian, he was known for his speeches...

fornication, and types of blasphemy), and new punishments (of whipping, amputation, and stoning to death), were added to Pakistani law. Interest payments for...

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included the offence of blasphemous libel but omitted blasphemy. The common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel were abolished in England and...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) law against blasphemy is governed by article 312 of the United Arab Emirates Penal Code. According to Article 312 of the...

In April 2023, Pakistani YouTuber Muhammad Ali Mirza was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court. He was accused of mocking the Islamic prophet Muhammad...