Refugee Issues

The United Nations has designated June 20 as the World Refugee Day since 1951. We are approaching World Refugee Day this year at a time when human society is going through a dangerous and difficult era. The world is in a state of turmoil. Economic and financial crises, war, militarism, …

Our struggle to stop this brutal and racist policy, continues! Our fight to stop transferring refugees to Rwanda, continues!

IFIR demonstrated with other refugee rights organisations outside the Rwandan High Commission against the Rwandan government’s shameful deal to accept deportations from the UK. The deportation flight to Rwanda scheduled for 14th June must be stopped.

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 …