Is flag burning illegal in the United Arab Emirates?
Criminal offense
Desecrating the UAE flag or flags of other countries is illegal in the UAE.
The United Arab Emirates 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
- Iran
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is a crime in Iran.
- Saudi Arabia
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is considered blasphemy and is strictly prohibited.
- 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.
- Israel
- Criminal offense Deliberately burning the Israeli flag is a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison.
- Uzbekistan
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is a criminal offense punishable by fines, community service, or correctional labor.
Other laws in United Arab Emirates
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Apostasy Laws
- Death penalty possible
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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