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Norwegian journalists harassed by Russian police over content of Sochi reporting

Forbes reports that police in southern Russia allegedly detained, harassed, and threatened to jail two journalists reporting stories critical of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. According to Human Rights Watch, two reporters from Norway’s TV2 — the country’s official Olympics broadcaster — were harassed by Russian police over the course of a three-day reporting trip to Sochi between October 31 and November 2. Read article

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Two members of American tour group harassed by Indian police constable

According to the Times of India, two foreign women who were part of a 36-member group from US, were taken aback when two persons knocked at their doors and allegedly outraged their modesty in a 5-star hotel in the city. The police have arrested the two persons which included a constable of Delhi Police while […]

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India: Russian couple harassed by local travelers at tourist cave

According to gulfnews.com, in yet another incident of harassment of women tourists at the famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves in Aurangabad, a Russian couple was photographed, harassed and abused until police intervened. Local police arrested 11 men who were among a group of 250 tourists who had arrived in four busloads from the Indore district […]

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Egyptian woman harassed by man in elevator in Saudi Arabia

According to khaleejtimes.com, a tourist, who allegedly asked a woman he had just met in a lift to have paid sex with him, has been charged in the Court of First Instance with molestation and encouraging someone to take up prostitution. The 38-year-old Saudi Arabian man is believed to have taken advantage that the Egyptian […]

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United Kingdom: Foreign tourists racially abused in Chichester

According to chichester.co.uk, police are appealing for witnesses after a group of holidaymakers were racially abused in Chichester. The victims were walking in East Street outside the city’s Marks and Spencer store between 6pm and 7pm on Saturday (September 14), when they were racially abused by a man as they passed him. The offender made […]

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Japanese woman molested on flight to India

Globaltimes.cn reports that police in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata arrested in the early hours of Friday a 60-year- old man for allegedly molesting a Japanese woman mid-air on board a flight from Thailand, a senior police official said. “The accused was arrested by the police at Kolkata’s international airport around 1 a.m. (local […]

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Popular tourist area in India is also a hotbed for harassment of female tourists

Deccanchronicle.com reports that the old city area, during Ramzan, is a favourite spot for tourists and many locals for its haleem and shopping. But apart from haleem, it also has quite a good number of sexual harassment cases to offer. Women visitors to Charminar complain that harassment of women is not considered a serious offence […]

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Popular tourist site in Kenya tainted by rampant crime and suicides

According to standardmedia.co.ke, the famous Thompson Falls is deemed to be one of the main tourists attraction sites in Lakipia County. But this jewel, which was discovered by Scottish explorer Joseph Thompson in 1883, is now acquiring a dubious reputation of being a hide-out for criminals. An increasing number of visitors to the site have […]

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Russian tourist narrowly escapes attempted rape in India

According to indiatoday.com, a Russian woman tourist staying in a hotel here escaped a rape bid by an employee, who earlier shot a video clip of her while she was sleeping, police said Friday. The accused has been arrested. The incident occurred at a hotel near Kaushambi metro station under Indirapuram police station early Friday […]

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Thailand: Two Indian tourists scammed, threatened by jet ski renters

According to pattaya-funtown.com, two Indian students on holiday in Pattaya filed a complaint with tourist police on Wednesday, stating they had been “forced by a group of 5-6 jet ski operators” on Pattaya beach to pay 1,400 US dollars for allegedly causing minor damages to jet skis they had rented earlier in the day. Pattaya […]

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