Insult and defamation laws
Laws that make it a crime, not only a civil wrong, to damage a person's reputation, to insult a head of state or a monarch (known as lèse-majesté), or to publish information that a government declares false, including laws against "fake news". Convictions can bring fines or prison.
1 recorded incident in 1 country; the earliest in the record is dated February 10, 2026.
Incidents by country and year
India (1)
| Date | Incident | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2026 | India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026 | Narendra Modi | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |