Refugee Issues

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 …

28th October 2020 International Federation of Iraqi Refugees Press Release: UK & French Authorities responsible for the death of children in the English Channel  On Tuesday a Kurdish family including a fifteen-month-old boy (yet to be found) an eight-year-old child and a six year old were among the people who died …

26th October 2020 IFIR Press Release 30 Kurdish Asylum Seekers in Brook House Detention Centre on hunger strike against deportation According to the Kurdish Asylum Seekers in the Brookhouse Immigration Removal Centre in London, 30 Kurdish Asylum Seekers are being threatened to be forcibly deported and are protesting by refusing meals …

International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) condemns the murder of teacher Samuel Paty.  Samuel was murdered yesterday evening (16 October) as he left the school close to Paris where he taught.  The terrorist murdered Samuel because in a lesson discussing freedom of speech,  Samuel showed the Children Charlie Hebdo cartoons …