The Islamic Republic has arrested a number of foreign tourists who took pictures from ongoing protests in Iran.
The president of the Iranian Tourist Guides Association said on Monday that those detained were taking pictures “out of curiosity”.
Mohsen Hadji Said expresses regret This approach by the Islamic Republic states that “not all tourists seen in the wrong places are necessarily spies.”
He made the comments at a meeting of several lawmakers with tourism activists in Tehran on Sunday.
“Those responsible for providing security within the country should be told that the safety of tourists and their international impact is important,” Haji Saeed said, adding that the issue is essential for tourism. “We need to help turn the tide,” lawmakers said. It has been generated against Iran in other countries in recent months.”
These statements were made because the government has not released information that tourists have been arrested during recent protests.
Iran’s Ministry of Information announced Detention of nine non-Iranian citizens Arrests were made on September 30 from Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. The ministry called anti-government demonstrations in Iran “riots.”
The impact of the protests on Iran’s tourism industry was one of the topics raised at the conference, according to the ISNA News Agency.
