Is flag burning illegal in Iran?
Criminal offense
Desecration of the national flag is a crime in Iran.
Iran is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Azerbaijan
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is penalized in Azerbaijan.
- Armenia
- Criminal offense Insulting the national flag is a criminal offense in Armenia.
- United Arab Emirates
- Criminal offense Desecrating the UAE flag or flags of other countries is illegal in the UAE.
- Uzbekistan
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is a criminal offense punishable by fines, community service, or correctional labor.
- Saudi Arabia
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is considered blasphemy and is strictly prohibited.
- Turkey
- Criminal offense Burning the flag of any nation, including Turkey, is strictly forbidden in Turkey.
Other laws in Iran
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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