title: Insult of officials and the state
text: # 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 |
  