US Commission lists Italy among of top 10 worst nations with blasphemy laws

The report, released on Wednesday, found that 71 of the world's 195 countries have blasphemy laws, with penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment and death.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Int'l desk
Source/Credit: Christian Times
By Jardine Malado| August 19, 2017

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed Italy among the top 10 worst-scoring nations with blasphemy laws.

Italy has been ranked at number seven in USCIRF's report on blasphemy laws around the world because of its legislation protecting the Roman Catholic Church.

Article 403 of Italy's criminal code states that offending adherents of Catholicism carry a punishment of up to two years imprisonment, while those who insult a minister of the Catholic Church can be subjected to a prison sentence of one to three years.
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