Flag desecration (Ajax)

This is a list of national policies in the world regarding flag desecration. Flag desecration is the intentional act of publicly destroying or damaging a flag, and is not to be confused with the disposal and retiring of flags according to a national flag protocol. Acts of flag desecration are typically done as a form of political protest against the polity which flies the flag in question. Some nations may ban particular methods or uses for flag desecration, while others may ban the practice entirely; where possible, the specifics of national policy have been outlined.

Flag desecration laws by country

  All flag desecration is prohibited
  National flag desecration is prohibited, but desecrating a foreign flag is legal
  Desecrating a foreign flag is prohibited, but national flag desecration is legal
  Desecrating both the national flag and foreign flags is legal
  No known flag regulations or no data

Nation	Status	Details
Alanahr	All flag desecration is prohibited	Flag desecration is limited under anti-sectarian laws, specifically the sections that prohibit incitement or acts of hate against nationalities. These protections can extend from foreign national flags to foreign regional flags however it does not protect any flag from desecration, just flags of recognised states.
Dzhuvenestan	National flag desecration is prohibited, but desecrating a foreign flag is legal	Destruction of the flag of Dzhuvenestan is illegal and punishable by arrest. Flags of nations in conflict with Dzhuvenestan are frequently burnt in patriotic demonstrations.
Gristol-Serkonos	National flag desecration is prohibited, but desecrating a foreign flag is legal	Destruction, removal, or desecration of national emblems installed by a public authority (i.e., the Gristo-Serkonan flag, the grand seal, the constituent country, crown land, or municipal flags and coats of arms) is punishable by a monetary penalty or imprisonment of up to three years according to the Gristo-Serkonan federal penal code. The destruction or desecration of privately owned flags or coats of arms is legal.
Kayahallpa	National flag desecration is prohibited, but desecrating a foreign flag is legal	Desecration of the Kayahallpan flag has always been illegal and typically carries a harsh sentence, due to its status as a "...representation of the Sakbeist Revolution and the spirit of the nation". Flags of foreign nations are not protected and have sometimes been burned at government-organized demonstrations.
Mniohuta	Desecrating both the national flag and foreign flags is legal	Flag desecration is considered legal under freedom of expression, though burning objects in public spaces is generally considered illegal unless a permit from a nested council is secured.
Orun Redisus	Desecrating both the national flag and foreign flags is legal	Flag desecration is technically considered legal under freedom of expression but is contextually illegal since starting random fires in urban areas is not legal.
Ottonia	Legal status of flag desecration is ambiguous.	There is no explicit, on-the-books legislation prohibiting flag desecration or destruction in the FOR. Due to the construction of the New Foundation Constitution, this is understood to constitute a de facto civil right as part of more explicit constitutional guarantees of free speech. That said, arrests have been made of people burning flags for disorderly conduct, vandalism, and attempts to incite hate crimes where the behavior of flag desecration was treated as part of the larger complex of illegal behavior and attempts to explicitly codify flag desecration as a protected form of free speech have generally failed. In practice, this creates a situation in which the desecration of flags is de jure legal and has never been explicitly prosecuted on its own, but de facto can be prosecuted as a part of vandalistic or disorderly behaviors, resulting in an overall ambiguous legal status.
Pulacan	Desecrating a foreign flag is prohibited, but national flag desecration is legal	Flag desecration is considered legal on paper, but law enforcement agencies frequently crack down on the burning and desecration of foreign flags. Flags of AON member countries, especially Pulau Keramat's, are the most frequent targets of both desecration and crackdowns on said desecration.
Pulau Keramat	Desecrating both the national flag and foreign flag is legal, within limits	Flag desecration is considered legal under the freedom of expression, but limitations are placed on it on to correspond with health and safety standards. Therefore, flag-burners may face fines if their actions are undertaken in unsafe manners, such as within closed environments, or in areas with signage marking high combustibility concern.
Sante Reze	Desecrating both the national flag and foreign flags is legal	Flags do not hold any special status in Sante Reze. Arson remains illegal however, and legal remedies may still be sought for any property damage or personal injury caused by any flag burning done.
Talahara	Desecrating both the national flag and foreign flags is legal	Flag desecration is a recognized form of political protest, protected as freedom of expression. The Black Banner of Talahara has no special status or regulations regarding its treatment. While burning is permissible for protest or disposal of a flag, communal laws may prohibit open burning in certain circumstances.
Tyreseia	Desecrating both the national flag and foreign flags is legal	Flag desecration is an exceedingly common practice in Tyreseia. The practice sees use everywhere from political protests to sports games. Controversy was generated when the flag of the Mutul was burnt during the 85th Mulawil Halab, or Pitz World Court.
Yisrael	All flag desecration is prohibited	Flag desecration is illegal under national law as an "assault on national heritage and pride"; attempts by critics to overturn the law through the courts have proven futile, with the Sanhedrin ruling in a landmark 2021 case involving the coordinated burning of Yisraeli national and royal household flags by anti-Crown protestors in early 2020 that flag-burning is not an form of protected speech as in some other nations' legal tradition but an expression of contempt of one's own nation and thus beyond the pale. Though incidents were rare, in the post-Yarden 1970s the Government of Yisrael extended the ban on flag-burning to international flags, particularly Sydalon's. Most flag-burning legal cases involved Yisraeli Christians who were Sydalene nationalists who burned the national flag at protests or during riots. There are no notable legal cases of record involving burning foreign flags.