27-10-2022, 12:20 PM
A human rights advocate is slamming two Kiwi travel influencers after they became stuck in Iran despite being warned it was unsafe to travel to the country.
Human rights advocate Samira Taghavi told AM on Thursday the couple's actions were "absolutely reckless" and "self-entitled" in the current environment.
"There was a warning in terms of a travel ban to Iran since 2020 and there were clear warnings you should not come to Iran as a tourist and use drones," Taghavi told AM.
Taghavi said the couple's actions have resulted in the Government taking a softer stance on what is happening in Iran.
"They have put themselves at risk and in the past four months that stopped our Government here for a variety of reasons to condemn unequivocally what was happening in Iran whilst they were focussing on these two New Zealand Europeans," she said.
And the thing is that when they are safe and sound whats the betting they will ride this to the hilt and make as much money out of it as they can by playing the poor victims.
Human rights advocate Samira Taghavi told AM on Thursday the couple's actions were "absolutely reckless" and "self-entitled" in the current environment.
"There was a warning in terms of a travel ban to Iran since 2020 and there were clear warnings you should not come to Iran as a tourist and use drones," Taghavi told AM.
Taghavi said the couple's actions have resulted in the Government taking a softer stance on what is happening in Iran.
"They have put themselves at risk and in the past four months that stopped our Government here for a variety of reasons to condemn unequivocally what was happening in Iran whilst they were focussing on these two New Zealand Europeans," she said.
And the thing is that when they are safe and sound whats the betting they will ride this to the hilt and make as much money out of it as they can by playing the poor victims.
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