IFIR-Eng The International Federation of Iraqi Refugees

IFIR is writing to inform all IFIR clients, deportees, humanitarian, refugee organizations, political parties, refugee relatives that Mr. Ari Jalal and Mr. Baxtyar Omer no longer work IFIR, as a consequence they have no eligibility or responsibility within IFIR anymore. IFIR understands that they have formed their own organization. Dashty …

Mr Saman a 30 year old refugee who came to the UK 3 years ago was found dead in a hotel room in Bradford on 7 January.  IFIR was informed that Mr Saman had been experiencing serious mental health issues which led to him being put in a mental health …

RIP Noel Hudson International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) is very sad to inform you that our dear friend Noel Hudson died yesterday morning (17 January) at St George’s Hospital.  Noel was a fierce advocate and campaigner for Equality and Human Rights.  He however, had a special interest in rights …

16 January 2019 IFIR Press Release International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) was informed by Fareidun’s family that “Mr. Fareidun Afsaji who has been in Iraqi Kurdistan (Sulaymaniyah) has disappeared.  His family stated that Fareidun left Finland mid-December last year. His family last received a missed call from him on …

Date: 09/01/2019 Dear Sir/Madam, Letter in support of Rahaf Mohammed al Qunun’s claim for asylum and protection from the UN refugee agency. I am writing in support of Rahaf’s claim for asylum in Thailand on behalf of the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR).  IFIR has experience representing many female clients …

Sardar Omer Abdulla has been living in the UK for 19 years and has a son who is 7 years old. Sardar is currently being held in Colebrook detention centre, is on hunger strike alongside Aso Khder to protest at the conditions they are being held in.

IFIR press release:UKBA continue to deport Kurdish Asylum seekers to Baghdad.  UKBA threatening to deport Abdull Motalib Nouri who has lived in the UK for 18 years Abdul Motalib Noori is being forcibly returned to Iraq by Royal Jordanian Airlines at 5pm, 2nd December 2018.  Abdul has contacted IFIR from …

IFIR press release: Algerian detainee died in Harmondsworth detention centre yesterday Iraqi Kurdish detainees reported to IFIR that Mr Redouane died yesterday at 15:29, because of this all other detainees were locked in there rooms until the evening. 

Twenty Iraqi refugees currently detained in Colnbrook immigration detention centre are demanding they be released from conditions they describe as “worse than prison”. In a statement sent to the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees they say: “The Iraqi Embassy is collaborating with the Home Office to send people with strong …