Insult of officials and the state

Insult of officials, as well including the head of state or foreign heads of state, the state itself or its symbols, is a crime in some countries.[1]

Law by jurisdiction

Country	Of public officials	Of the head of state	Of the state and its symbols	Of foreign heads of state	Criminal blasphemy/religious insult
Andorra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Austria	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Belarus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Belgium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	No	No	No	No	No
Bulgaria	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Canada	No	No	No	No	No[2]
Croatia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cyprus	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Czech Republic	No	No	Yes	No	No
Denmark	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Estonia	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Finland	No	No	No	No	Yes
France	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Georgia	No	No	No	No	No
Germany	Yes	Yes	Yes	No[3]	Yes
Greece	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hungary	No	No	Yes	No	No
Iceland	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ireland	No	No	No	No	No
Italy	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kazakhstan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kyrgyzstan	No	No	Yes	No	No
Latvia	No	No	Yes	No	No
Liechtenstein	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Lithuania	No	No	Yes	No	No
Luxembourg	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Malta	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Moldova	Yes	No	No	No	No
Monaco	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mongolia	Yes	No	No	No	No
Montenegro	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Netherlands	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Norway	Yes	No	No	No	No
Poland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portugal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Romania	No	No	No	No	No
Russia	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
San Marino	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Serbia	No	No	Yes	No	No
Slovakia	No	No	No	No	No
Slovenia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Spain	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sweden	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Switzerland	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Tajikistan	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Turkey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Turkmenistan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
United Kingdom	No	No	No	No	Varies internally[4]
Ukraine	No	No	Yes	No	No
United States	No	No	No	No	No
Vatican City	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

References

Mijatović, Dunja (2017), Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region, Organization for Cooperation and Security Europe, p. 5
"Canada repeals blasphemy law". British Columbia Humanist Association. 11 Dec 2018. Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.
Germany revokes lese majeste law
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

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[1] Mijatović, Dunja (2017), Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region, Organization for Cooperation and Security Europe, p. 5

[2] "Canada repeals blasphemy law". British Columbia Humanist Association. 11 Dec 2018. Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.

[3] Germany revokes lese majeste law

[4] Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008