Rejected petition Defend the freedom to critique Islam – stop ‘Islamophobia’ blasphemy law

The government needs to protect free speech on Islam, not take it away.

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No other group is protected from criticism or even mockery of its beliefs – Muslims should not receive special treatment that amounts to an Islamic blasphemy law.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

The Government have said that they are not going to introduce blasphemy laws:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-12-18/debates/ba455fa1-fb15-4e1b-b4c9-884dfdaeb83e/CommonsChamber#contribution-83E4227E-B766-4980-9AFC-A77C90D20A59

It is therefore unclear what further action you would like the Government or Parliament to take.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 7 February 2025
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