"Flag burning" redirects here. For burning of flags as a method of disposal, see Flag protocol. A map of countries with a flag desecration ban as of 2023 Flag desecration is the desecration of a flag, violation of flag protocol, or various acts that intentionally destroy, damage, or mutilate a flag in public. In the case of a national flag, such action is often intended to make a political point a
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