Doha: The State of Qatar has issued a revision for cybercrime legislation, targeting unauthorized publication or circulation on the internet of images and videos of individuals without their consent, knowledge, or in situations which are not legally declared.
The amended law No. (11) of 2025, was published in the official Gazette, Edition No. 20 of 2025, issued on August 4, 2025, and is approved by the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
The revision adds a new article, Article (8) (bis), to Law No. (14) of 2014 on combating Cybercrime.
According to the new provision, offenders will face imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, a fine of up to 100,000 Qatari Riyals, or both.
Article (8) (bis) states:
"Punishment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, and by a fine not exceeding (100,000) one hundred thousand Qatari Riyals, or by either of these two penalties, shall be inflicted upon anyone who infringes upon the privacy of individuals while they are in a public place, by publishing or circulating images or video clips of them without their consent or in circumstances not permitted by law, through information network or any other information technology."
The Article further states that the law is to be implemented and effective upon publication in the official Gazette.
