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
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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