Publicly insulting the Polish state or nation is a crime punishable by up to three years in prison.
Insult Laws
Woman convicted of insulting Polish president and school pupils on trial for same crime
They were all charged after being heard saying “f**k Duda”.
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Polish LGBT activists indicted for crime of offending religious feeling with rainbow Virgin Mary image
If convicted, the three women could face two years in prison.
Poland’s “insult laws” and the threat to free speech
Daniel Tilles
Daniel Tilles analyses Poland’s unusually zealous enforcement of “insult laws” and how they are unequally enforced, creating a threat to free speech.
