Iran

Iran: Female Tourists Must Comply with Iran’s Islamic Dress Code

Date: May 2nd, 2007 |

Tourists and other foreigners are required to follow Iran’s Islamic dress code, meaning that women in public must cover their heads and conceal their figures or face criminal detention. Authorities handed out some 10,000 warnings in the last ten days of April in an annual pre-summer crackdown that Tehran’s deputy chief of police said would [read more]

Iran: 15-Day Visas Now Issued on Arrival

Date: January 17th, 2006 |

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In an attempt to increase tourism and perhaps mitigate its increasing pariah status in the international community, Iran will begin issuing 15-day tourist visas to all foreign nationals upon arrival, except Israelis, who are not welcome. The visas can be extended for another 15 days but visits of longer than a month require interior ministry [read more]

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Date: December 19th, 2001 |

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Student protests that followed a surprise police raid on a Tehran University dormitory have rattled hard-line leaders and may represent a groundswell of support for a more democratic society. Some 10,000 students gathered over the weekend of July 9-11 to protest the police action and to support moderate President Mohammad Khatami. Travel to Iran has [read more]

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Date: October 23rd, 2001 |

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Rival demonstrations on consecutive days to mark the 20th anniversary of the takeover of the American Embassy revealed a country struggling with itself over how to view the U.S. A demonstration organized by moderates expressed interest in dealing with the U.S. with “rationality,” while the protest organized by hard-liners was filled with the more familiar [read more]

Iran: Trying to Become Tourist Friendly

Date: January 31st, 2006 |

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Iran is fighting an uphill battle to improve its image as a tourist-friendly country. Officials recently announced plans to open tourist offices in seven countries (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia) but complained about the �bad press� it is receiving for its efforts to build nuclear capabilities that most of the international [read more]

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Date: December 9th, 2003 |

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Few American tourists are venturing to Iran, but Europeans and others have continued to travel there throughout the long years of Iran-U.S. tensions. Recently three tourists, two Germans and one Irish citizen, were kidnapped while cycling in southeastern Iran near the border with Pakistan in Sistan-Baluchistan province, an area known as a drug-smuggling route. They [read more]

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Date: November 1st, 2001 |

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In an effort to protect its developing tourism industry, the state tourism board is lobbying for a new law to deal harshly with any crimes against tourists. Legislation to this effect has been presented in parliament and is likely to become law. The impetus is two high-profile kidnappings of tourists since June, both of which [read more]