The UK government has updated its travel advice to Iraq.
In a recent update to a government portal – accessed via gov.uk – it says travel to Iraq may be restricted due to recent laws to crack down on the promotion of prostitution and also homosexual identity.
It still counts as “current” on 20 July.
The issues raised bring up our prior involvement in Iraq and also the matter of LGBT rights. It isn’t easy to coexist with such restrictive laws in certain states and it raises questions of liberty and also morality.
Also, according to general advice travel restrictions exclude Kurdistan but relate to all of Iraq. This is because of ongoing tensions such as terrorist activity in the region.
