Campaign petition against the policy of forcible Deportation

Dear President Talabani, Prime Minister al-Maliki and President Barzani,

RE: Deportations to Iraq and the KRG

We, the undersigned are writing to request you and your governments to refuse to accept the deportation flight leaving the UK for Baghdad airport on 21^st June, for which 70 Iraqi refugees are currently being help in detention centres in the UK in preparation for this.

Since 2005 countries around the world have deported or detained thousands of Iraqi migrants.  Workers and students in Iraq have begun a campaign to oppose this policy.  I am writing in support of their demands.  

Many of those who have been deported to Iraq and Kurdistan are now living in hiding, in fear of the persecution they originally left Iraq to flee.   Some have been assassinated.  Others, have committed suicide only days after being deported.  Others have been kidnapped and killed, while others have had mental breakdowns.  Many more have had to leave the country and become refugees again.

 We demand that the Iraqi government stops accepting people forcibly returned to Baghdad Airport.  We also demand that the Iraqi government compensates deportees, providing them with work or unemployment benefit and supports them to rebuild their lives in Iraq and Kurdistan.  

We look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Name                                      Occupation             Organizatio

1.      John Macdonald                 MP                  UK Parliament

2.      Uti Michel                                                  Green Party of England and Wales

3.      Dawn Griffiths                   Teacher           School

4.      IRUS                                                         Iraqi Refugees Union-Sweden

5.      Dara Ahmed                       Director          Amrro site

6.      Stuart Groshwaite              Secretary         SYMAAG

7.      TCAR                                                        Tyneside Community Against Racism

8.      John McDonnell                 MP                  UK Parliament

9.      Dr Mohammad Kayan       MP                  Iraqi Parliament

10.  Anne Davies                                              N.U.T

11.  Jean Lombard                     MEP               Green Party

12.  Daniel Remd                                              N.U.J

13.  Jim Smith                                                   Unison

14.  Noez Hayes                                              Waltam Forest Trade Council 

15.  Houzan Mahmoud                                     Organization of Women’s Organization freedom in Iraq

16.  Hiwa faraq                         student

17.  Saman Faraj

18.  Graham                               Student                    University of Southampton

19.  Diako Salam          

20.  Karen Johnsin                     Civil Servant              PLS

21.  Fraisk turran                                                          RMT BEMAC

22.  Abdula rahman Hamasalih

23.  Saman Serdan

24.  Hemen Karim Khorshid

25.  Ana Kugiak

26.  Dara Salam                                                           Independent Scholar

27.  Othman Hawrami                                                  Kurdish community Centre

28.  Hushyar Abid                                                        Kurdish Housing Association

29.  Hanna Kadi Ahmad

30.  Sadun Ali

31.  Mariwan Kaulie                                                     University of Amsterdam

32.  Mohammed R. Namiq

33.  Hilal Othman

34.  Foad Salam                                                            Freedom umbrella

35.  Mohammed Ali Ahmed                                         Freedom Umbrella

36.  M David                             Student                                 

37.  Sakar Abdull Salah            

38.  Osman Fatah                      Student                                 

39.  Dilshad M. Razawa                       PHD Student             University of Salford

40.  Yassen Amin

41.  Aray Satbast

42.  Muhseen kari m

43.  Hiwa jamal Ahamad

44.  Rachel Milard

45.  Uti Michel                                                

46.  Serwan Saeed                                                        Freedom Umbrella

47.  Shawain Sharif                   Doctor                        UCLH

48.  Dilshad Sharif                                                       Kirkuk Support Committee

49.  Dr Goran A. Sabir                                                 Federation of Civil Society Organization

50.  Shako Hassan                                                        Freedom Umbrella

51.  Shorsh Rashid                    Student                       Student Union, London

52.  Muayad Ahmed                                                    WCPK

53.  Sherzad

54.  Peshraw Namo

55.  Muzhah Abdullah

56.  Richard Whitwell                                                  Coalition Anti- Deportation

57.  Kulka Iwona Bugno

58.  Aso Kamal                                                             WPK

59.  Gleray Watson                                                       RMT