This End Blasphemy Laws page records that Sao Tome and Principe's Penal Code, as revised in 2012, punishes public mockery or offense over a person's beliefs or religious functions that disturbs the public peace (Article 264) and public mockery or vilification of an act of religious worship (Article 267), each with up to a year in prison or a fine, and notes that alleged blasphemy cases have been dismissed for insufficient evidence rather than pursued to conviction.
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URLhttps://end-blasphemy-laws.org/countries/africa-sub-saharan/sao-tome-and-principe/
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