Information on Refugee Issues

19 May2017 On Tuesday 16th May Awat Ahmad, a kurdish asylum seeker, lost his life at his work place for unknown reasons. The place of his death is still closed and Awat’s body is being kept at St.George’s hospital in London. Awat was 29 years old. According to his cousin, …

  See below details: 3 people on 9 May, 1 person 10 May, 2 people 26 May

Assan Yaba Assan from Mosul was not deported yesterday  Following IFIR’s appeal on the 5 May for people to call Turkish airlines demanding that they do not deport Assan.  Assan’s 6 May deportation ticket was cancelled.  IFIR would like to thank everyone who called Turkish airlines with special thanks to Corporate Watch and …

3May 2017 Qaranman Amin Iraqi Refugee from Kirkuk arrived in the UK 2003 (13 years) has been threatened with being forcibly deported tomorrow on Turkish air line flight .TK1972 from Heathrow TN2 at 18:00hrs. Mr Amin told IFIR “I have a 22 Month Daughter who is being looked after by …

 02/05//2017 Dear Sir/ Madam  I am writing on behalf of the Iraqi community to complain about Turkish airlines allowing their airline to be used by the British state to forcibly deport people back to Iraq.  I wish to inform you this policy has affected the lives of many Iraqi asylum seekers …

Stop the UK Government forcibly Deporting people to Iraq

30 April IFIR Press release:Iraq MPs say no more deportations to Iraq Over 100 members of the Iraqi Parliament will sign a resolution to urge the federal governemnt of Iraq to refuse to accept the forced deportation of Iraqis from the countries they seek refuge in. It comes as over 50 …

  We call on all Freedom-loving people, refugee and human rights organisatons, labour groups and trade union organisations to join our campaign to stop deportations to Iraq.

Around 30 asylum seekers have reportedly been rounded up and detained in facilities across the UK ahead of mass deportation plans. And an alleged series of recent events, including the gagging and confinement of one asylum seeker in an aeroplane toilet, makes this scenario even more concerning.

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.