May 20, 2013
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Flag desecration is a term applied to the desecration of flags or flag protocol, a various set of acts that intentionally destroy, damage or mutilate a flag in public. Often, in case of a national flag, such action is intended to make a political point against a country or its policies. Some countries have laws forbidding methods of destruction or forbidding particular uses; such laws may distinguish between desecration of the country's own national flag and flags of other countries. Some countries have laws protecting the right to burn a flag as an expression of free speech.
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![Bahrainis rally against US support for Manama crackdown [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4417000/4417516/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=1d5877032b80343e1309ec03aacac54c)