Is flag burning illegal in North Macedonia?

Criminal offense

Desecration of national and international flags is banned under criminal code, though enforcement is questionable.

North Macedonia 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

Bulgaria
Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Bulgaria with imprisonment terms of up to 2 years.
Croatia
Criminal offense Desecrating national flags is a felony in Croatia with up to one year imprisonment.
Romania
Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is no longer a criminal offense in Romania.
Hungary
Criminal offense Desecration of the Hungarian national flag is illegal.
Slovenia
Criminal offense Desecrating national symbols in Slovenia is a criminal offense punishable by up to one year imprisonment.
Italy
Criminal offense Desecrating any national flag is illegal and punishable by fines or imprisonment.

Other laws in North Macedonia

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No specific law
Conversion Therapy
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