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This right-wing conservative government has just published a new migration bill.  They intend to stop people coming by boat to seek asylum in Britain. The vast majority of refugees have no way to legally reach the UK to claim asylum, regardless of how strong their need for protection is.  The legislation, …

23 December2022 On Friday 23rd of December a gunman killed 3 people and injured many more outside a Kurdish Cultural Centre in Paris. The man who was 69 years old was known to the police, as 12 months ago he attacked a refugee camp with a sword. The man was …

19 December2022 Today, Monday 19th December 2022, the High Court has ruled that the UK Government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful and does not contravene the refugees’ human rights. The High Court has ruled against refugee rights activists (including Care for Calais, Movement for Justice, …

17 September 2022 IFIR press release: Kurdish Refugee after 22 years living with children is forcibly being deported to Baghdad Today, Mr Cardow Hussan Ali from Harmondsworth detention Centre contacted IFIR. Said ‘I am in a van with a security guard and I have been given a deportation order for …

The United Nations has designated June 20 as the World Refugee Day since 1951. We are approaching World Refugee Day this year at a time when human society is going through a dangerous and difficult era. The world is in a state of turmoil. Economic and financial crises, war, militarism, …