criminal-law
Is illegal to sympathise with terrorist organisations?
<p>Is there a state with rule of law that punish <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sympathize" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sympathize</a><sup>[1]</sup> with criminal organizations and/or terrorists, and if yes what is the most punitive one?</p>
<p>[1]: With the word &quot;sympathize&quot; is meant to say</p>
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<li>Define sympathize as &quot;to support and agree with someone or something&quot; as defined in the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sympathize" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cambridge dictionary</a>.</li>
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<p>No existing government purports to prohibit inwardly holding a particular belief. Some governments prohibit the expression of particular beliefs. For example, in Germany, <a href="https://Strafgesetzbuch%2086a" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Strafgesetzbuch §86a</a> prohibits use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, which includes the Nazi party. Indonesia has (or had) a law prohibiting the expression of sympathy with the Communist party. The further restriction to a &quot;state of right&quot; does not have any impact at least in the modern world, in that North Korean or Zimbabwean law does not grant special freedoms of expression to the head of state or any other individual. It all comes down to overt actions, and many countries have laws restricting the expression of certain viewpoints.</p>
