Word: visas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lugar's limited plan for sanctions reflects his cool-headed pragmatism: he calls for rescinding the landing rights of South African Airways, closing visa offices in U.S. consulates throughout South Africa, and freezing bank assets of South Africans who have begun to transfer their savings to the U.S. in anticipation of a flight from a civil war in their country. The Senator theorizes that through such measures the U.S. could say to the troubled nation's white elite, "You're going to have to deal with your own problems in South Africa and get some talks started there...
...also the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma: this is the "Burmese way to socialism." In order to work out such a complex destiny, its leaders basically closed the country from its independence after World War II until, in the seventies, a 24-hour tourist visa was instituted. Now tourists are allowed in for seven days--the longest, busiest week of your life...
...hurry. But a Soviet military intelligence analyst who wanted to defect to the West recently was almost not allowed to. When this official approached the gates of the U.S. embassy in Tunis, he attempted to make himself understood to the Marine guard. The befuddled guard pointed toward the visa section. The official dutifully took his place at the end of a lengthy queue of Tunisians submitting their visa applications. Soon, he became jumpy; the KGB might already be on his tail. He approached the officer in charge, who promptly ushered the upstart back to the end of line. The frustrated...
SECURITY. To give the police more power to combat terrorism, the National Assembly has recently adopted measures that created a special antiterrorist unit and allowed random identity checks and detention of suspects for up to four days without charges. Security legislation passed last week tightened visa requirements. Police also gained the power to bar foreigners at the border and expel immigrants suspected of criminal associations...
Shcharansky first gained attention when he was denied a visa to join his wife in leaving the Soviet Union in 1974. Shcharansky was arrested in 1977, following vocal criticism of the Soviet justice system, and was convicted the following year of spying...