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Nature 418, 4 (4 July 2002) | doi:10.1038/418004a

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Visitors to AIDS conference trapped in web of red tape

Declan Butler

A row over the availability of visas for visitors from developing nations is casting a shadow over the 14th International AIDS Conference, which opens in Barcelona on 7 July.Scientists and journalists from several countries, including India, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, say that they have had their visa applications blocked or delayed by local Spanish embassy officials.