Information on Refugee Issues

Around 30 asylum seekers have reportedly been rounded up and detained in facilities across the UK ahead of mass deportation plans. And an alleged series of recent events, including the gagging and confinement of one asylum seeker in an aeroplane toilet, makes this scenario even more concerning.

As part of their International Women’s day celebration the Federation hosted a seminar for Bahar Munzir, co-ordinator of the People Development Organisation and board member of the Kurdistan secular centre (KSC) on Wednesday 15 March at the Institute of Education, London.   

25 October 2016.   Press release The International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) is both saddened and distressed to hear about the news concerning the closure and demolition of the refugee camp in Calais. The closure will put thousands of refugees, including vulnerable adults and children, at great risk. The IFIR demands …

27 September meeting with Greek Embassy in London  IFIR officers Dashty Jamal and Aso Goran met Dimitrios Dochtis councillor at the Greek Embassy.

The International Federation of Iraqi Refugees offers its sincere condolences to the people of Orlando following the attack on an LGBT night club earlier in the week.  We stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with the victims and their families following this shocking terrorist attack.

Dear Donald Tusk and Representatives of the Member States in the European Council,  As a continuation of your previous meeting relating to the refugee crisis, another meeting is supposed to be held in Brussels on 17 and 18 of this month to discuss ways to stop refugees from reaching Europe. Those refugees have escaped …

20 October 2015   Refugee boat sinking mother and 5 children drown off Greek Coast Muhammad Ahmad Father of the children told IFIR by phone”I fled from Kirkuk-North of Iraq on 10 of October with my family my wife and five children. We paid 12 thousand dollar and from Turkey Bodrum.  We were …

IFIR & number Organizations send an urgent letter to the European Union and European Parliament The death of refugees on the borders of Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea is a tragedy.  That is a direct consequence of the policy of closing the borders to people whose livelihoods and place …

German authorities are bracing for a record-breaking number of refugees, with mass arrivals potentially continuing for “several years.” Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has urged EU partners to do more to help.

Urgent need for support in Iraq for the displaced Children and women that need your help. Freedom-loving and humanitarian people! Refugee and humanitarian organisations!  Happy May Day. ISIS,  a terrorist group, is currently occuping large parts of Iraq.  ISIS have committed crimes against civilians in Mosul, Tikrit, Kirkuk, Ramadi and Fallujah. ISIS committ …