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Brits detained in Iran receive 10-year prison sentence, family says (www.bbc.com)

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[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People travel there and enjoy it. Iranian people seem very hospitable

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 24 points 1 day ago

Oh I don't doubt the people are cool.

I just can't understand tourism to extreme authoritarian states. I can't personally justify the risk, which is entirely my thing and I shouldn't project.