Is flag burning illegal in Saudi Arabia?
Criminal offense
Desecrating the national flag is considered blasphemy and is strictly prohibited.
Saudi Arabia 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
- United Arab Emirates
- Criminal offense Desecrating the UAE flag or flags of other countries is illegal in the UAE.
- Israel
- Criminal offense Deliberately burning the Israeli flag is a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison.
- Egypt
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is illegal and punishable by a fine.
- Iran
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is a crime in Iran.
- Turkey
- Criminal offense Burning the flag of any nation, including Turkey, is strictly forbidden in Turkey.
- Ethiopia
- Criminal offense Defacing the national flag is prohibited under the Federal Flag Proclamation.
Other laws in Saudi Arabia
- Blasphemy Laws
- Death penalty possible
- Apostasy Laws
- Death penalty possible
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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