R t Hon Amber Rudd MP Home Office 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF Amber Rudd Date:13/04/2017 The International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) called a demonstration outside the Home Office on Thursday 13th April to protest at the arrest of more than 30 Iraqi and Kurdish asylum seekers. We were …
Read More »Families of Iraqis threatened with deportation by Britain speak out
It appears to be in preparation for a deportation flight. While Britain is still at war in Iraq, it insists that it’s safe to deport refugees to a war zone. Samir Mohammad, who has been in Britain for 17 years, is one of them. He’s lived in Sheffield with his …
Read More »Demonstration against forcible deportation to Iraq
On Thursday 13th April, the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) held a picket in front of the Home Office in London. The protest was against the arrest and detention of 30 Iraqi and Kurdish asylum seekers. Those arrested have lived in the UK for as long as 17 years, and one …
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IFIR press release: Refugee to be deported as Britain set for first mass deportation to Iraq since 2011
10 April 2017 An Iraqi refugee is due to be deported this evening, as part of the first mass deportation to Iraq since 2011. Campaigners are condemning the action, and organising protests. Aras Ismail was taken from his cell this morning and informed that he would be deported later today. He …
Read More »Demonstration against mass deportation flight to Iraq Thursday 13th April
from 5pm -7pm at Home Office, 2 Marsham St, London, SW1P 4DF (Closest Tube stations: Westminster; St James Park; Pimlico. Closest Train stations: Victoria; Waterloo; Vauxhall) No deportations to Iraq!
Read More »IFIR press release: Iraqi asylum seekers refuse interviews by Iraqi embassy in detention centre
5April 2017 Twelve Iraqi asylum seekers in Colnbrook detention centre contacted IFIR this morning they said we were called by an immigration officer into an interview with three Iraqi officials and one UKBA official, but we refused to meet the Iraqi officials.
Read More »“Let us destroy the borders and make Europe once again a land embracing humanity and freedom”.
Dashty Jamal Secretary of IFIR spoke at opening rally of 18 March Demonstration “stand up Against Racism in London I would like to thank you all for coming here today to protest at the treatment of refugees. People whose only crime is to flee a war zone to look for …
Read More »Saturday 18 March Stand up Against Racism Demonstration’s across the UK
30,000 people joined the London Stand up Against Racism demonstration (thousands more marched in Glasgow and Cardiff) from Portland Place to Parliament square protesting about the UK government’s refusal to admit unaccompanied child refugees and Donald Trump’s Executive order stopping citizens of 7 countries entering America.
Read More »The Federation hosted a meeting to celebrate the work of Bahar Munzir
As part of their International Women’s day celebration the Federation hosted a seminar for Bahar Munzir, co-ordinator of the People Development Organisation and board member of the Kurdistan secular centre (KSC) on Wednesday 15 March at the Institute of Education, London.
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