Home›Sources›US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: MalawiSourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: MalawiUS Department of State, 2023 annual report, read 2026-08-16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Malawi." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-malawi.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Malawi. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-malawiCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-us-department-of-state-2023-report-on-in, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Malawi}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-malawi}, note = {Accessed September 1, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe State Department's 2023 report on Malawi records that the penal code makes insulting the religion of another person a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year of imprisonment, alongside related offenses for disturbing religious assemblies and wounding religious feelings, and notes the monitoring group End Blasphemy Laws found no indication the provision has been enforced.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious FreedomPublisherWell-attestedUS Department of StateURLWell-attestedhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/malawi/Source TypeWell-attestedGovernment reportAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The United States' own State Department annual country report on religious freedom, the strongest available form for a fact about a country's blasphemy statute, hence the top tier.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithMalawi, Countries Well-attested This source names Malawi directly: "The State Department's 2023 report on Malawi records that the penal code makes insulting the religion of another person a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year of imprisonment, alongside related..."Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: MalawiUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedomtier 1Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested7CountriesMalawiSourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: MalawiHolds1SourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: MalawiGeneral References1CountriesMalawiComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year