Refugee Issues

30 MAY 2022 Dear representative of refugee organizations and  Human right activists!   On behalf of the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) and the people detained in Harmondsworth,brockhouse and Colnbrook detention centres, I would like to thank everyone who came out today to oppose the planned deportation of Iraqi Kurds, some of whom …

23rd January 2022  IFIR Press release: Urgent call to all Humanitarian and Refugee Rights Organisations to: Stop the Norwegian Government’s and other Western Government’s meeting and dealing with The Taliban  A Taliban delegation is in Norway, Oslo, and talks are planned with the Norwegian authorities and other Western Officials for …

Protestschreiben des Vertreters des Internationele Ferdration  der Irakischen Flüchtlinge in Deutschland . an den deutschen Außenminister

Lithuanian government uses dogs to attack refugees

Refugees trapped on the border between Lithuanian and Belarus Lithuania and the European Union are responsible for the lives of refugees on the border between Lithuania and Belarus. According to information from Iraqi and Kurdish refugees both Lithuanian and Belarus are making announcements via loud hailers saying the refugees are …

Refugees should not be abandoned; they must be allowed resettlement and safety here in the UK and every country they flee to” Dashty Jamal Secretary of IFIR speech today 29 July 2021 at 2 Marsham St UK Home office

Today, May 18,2021, an Iranian refugee 25 year old Behzad Mahmoudi set himself on fire in front of the main UN’s office in the city of Erbil. Reporters who witnessed this demonstrated a complete lack  of conscience. This shocking human tragedy was broadcasted live through the cameras of the media …

20th November 2020 IFIR Press Release 21 Kurdish Asylum Seekers on hunger strike in Greece Kamo Osman informed IFIR that 21 Iraqi Kurdish Asylum Seekers have been on hunger strike since Monday 16th November 2020.

To UNHCR in Egypt  Dear Sir/Madam   Date: 13/11/2020  RE: Demanding Urgent action regarding 27 Iranian refugees facing deportation back to  Iran  I am writing you this letter on behalf of the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) regarding  the boat carrying 57 passengers from different nationalities including Iraq, Iran, Turkey, …

To Red Cross Dear Sir/Madam                                                                                        Date: 03/11/2020 RE:  Providing safety and security for refugees rescued by the Egyptian Navy   I am writing you this letter on behalf of the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) regarding the boat carrying 57 passengers from different nationalities including Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Egypt …