Insult of officials and the state

This is a list providing an overview of whether states around the world criminalize the insult of the head of state or foreign heads of state, the state itself or its symbols.

For an explanation of the related concept of insulting the monarch or head of state, a crime in many countries, see Lèse-majesté.

Law by jurisdiction

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