Country overview of blasphemy and apostasy persecution.

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View information about current blasphemy laws and their histories by country.

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Name Afghanistan	Apostasy Punishments Death, Prison, Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Death, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Algeria	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Bahrain	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Bangladesh	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Pervasive
Name Egypt	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Pervasive
Name Gambia	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State Yes	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Indonesia	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Iran	Apostasy Punishments Death	Blasphemy Punishments Death, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Iraq	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Jordan	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Kuwait	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Lebanon	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Libya	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death, Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines, Death	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Malaysia	Apostasy Punishments Death, Civil Death, Fines, Prison	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Maldives	Apostasy Punishments Death, Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Death	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Pervasive
Name Mauritania	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death, Death	Blasphemy Punishments Death, Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Morocco	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Nigeria	Apostasy Punishments Death, Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Death, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Pervasive
Name Oman	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Pakistan	Apostasy Punishments Civil Death, Death	Blasphemy Punishments Death, Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Pervasive
Name Qatar	Apostasy Punishments Death	Blasphemy Punishments Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Saudi Arabia	Apostasy Punishments Death, Prison	Blasphemy Punishments Death, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Somalia	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Pervasive
Name Sudan	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Syria	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Pervasive
Name Tunisia	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Turkey	Apostasy Punishments N/A	Blasphemy Punishments Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name United Arab Emirates	Apostasy Punishments Fines, Prison	Blasphemy Punishments Prison, Fines	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare
Name Yemen	Apostasy Punishments Death, Civil Death	Blasphemy Punishments Fines, Prison	Separation of Mosque & State No	Vigilante Incidents Rare