Is flag burning illegal in Egypt?
Criminal offense
Flag desecration has been illegal in Egypt since 2014 with fines up to 30,000 pounds.
Egypt is one of 53 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 79% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Israel
- Criminal offense Deliberately burning an Israeli flag is illegal and punishable by up to three years imprisonment.
- Turkey
- Criminal offense Turkey forbids burning any nation's flag with prison sentences ranging from 3 months to 3 years.
- Saudi Arabia
- Criminal offense Disrespecting the Saudi flag, considered blasphemy, is prohibited.
- Bulgaria
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Bulgaria with imprisonment terms of up to 2 years.
- North Macedonia
- Criminal offense Desecration of national and international flags is banned under criminal code, though enforcement is questionable.
- Armenia
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Armenia with imprisonment terms of up to 1 year.
Other laws in Egypt
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.