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Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by lignuist on Saturday November 09, 2013 @07:19PM (#6704311)
Yet two other countries on my personal No Fly List.

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[x] UK (can force people to hand over passwords)

[x] US (probability that they reject people at the border/airport for ridiculous reasons)

[x] Qatar (exit visa required)

[x] Saudi Arabia (exit visa required)

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Even if I'm not sure if those exit visas also apply to short term visitors. Better safe than sorry.

Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by ksrm on Saturday November 09, 2013 @08:02PM (#6704511)
>[x] UK (can force people to hand over passwords)

Might want to add all these to your little list then:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law

Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by lignuist on Sunday November 10, 2013 @04:59AM (#6705920)
Unfortunately the list gets longer and longer these days.
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by objclxt on Saturday November 09, 2013 @07:30PM (#6704347)
I don't think Saudi will miss your custom - unless you're a Muslim (visiting for Hajj) or coming in on business you're going to find it near impossible to get into Saudi anyway. The only country it is harder to get tourist visas for is probably North Korea.

> UK (can force people to hand over passwords)

You are aware that most, if not all countries can force you to hand over your passport? If you are arrested and bailed the government don't really want you trying to flee the country. Even if you're not arrested many courts can compel you to surrender your passport (for example, in a child custody case). Some countries will also make you surrender your passport if you're entering certain disputed territories (Chinese citizens, for example, must give up their passport when entering Taiwan).

Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by jzwinck on Saturday November 09, 2013 @08:03PM (#6704515)
He said passwords, not passport. The latter is just one tiny document (but, ID theft is scary). The former is explicitly so they can unlock all your secrets.
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by zalew on Saturday November 09, 2013 @08:46PM (#6704680)
> The only country it is harder to get tourist visas for is probably North Korea.

and Turkmenistan.

Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by pallingaround on Saturday November 09, 2013 @07:31PM (#6704353)
Fun fact: Saudi Arabia didn't outright outlaw slavery until 1965. (No, not 1865' 1965)

Things take time in that part of the world

Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by jzwinck on Saturday November 09, 2013 @08:05PM (#6704524)
Fun fact: the US didn't provide full equal rights for its gay citizens until sometime after 2013.
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by eropple on Saturday November 09, 2013 @08:27PM (#6704615)
While I am firmly in favor of gay rights (and my political donations are largely directed towards those causes) there is a significant difference in degree here and the comparison is insulting to both.
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by pallingaround on Saturday November 09, 2013 @09:29PM (#6704841)
+50
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by tsotha on Saturday November 09, 2013 @10:41PM (#6705052)
Where would you rather be gay - the US or Saudi Arabia?
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by mikeash on Saturday November 09, 2013 @08:53PM (#6704711)
How many countries did so earlier?
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by pallingaround on Saturday November 09, 2013 @09:42PM (#6704882)
After some wiki-research, I found that my facts on this were dead wrong.

It turns out that progressive Saudi Arabia was far more forward-thinking when it comes to the abolition of slavery than I had imagined, they abolished slavery in 1962 not 1965...

But to answer your question, A LOT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery_timeline#1...

(But also, ahem...http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html)

All smart assery aside, even today you are in big trouble as a Filipino or Eastern European maid or nanny if you choose or are tricked into setting up shop in Saudi Arabia

Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by mikeash on Saturday November 09, 2013 @10:47PM (#6705073)
I was asking about equal rights for homosexuals, not slavery. As far as I know, very few countries qualify today.
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by pallingaround on Saturday November 09, 2013 @09:44PM (#6704890)
I'm guessing this is an attempt to be provocative or sassy or something, but let's get real here dude/dudette
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by turar on Saturday November 09, 2013 @10:42PM (#6705054)
US abolished legalized racial discrimination just one year earlier.
Re:Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers by ciupicri on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:48PM (#6705274)
What do you mean by legalized racial discrimination?