Release Iraqi refugees from detention Over the last three months the UK government has once again started to detain Iraqi refugees under threat of deportation. In the last two years IFIR members who previously deported to Iraq have started to successfully organize and protest there against deportations. Through demonstrations, blockades and other activism, we have forced the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi governments to commit to refuse to accept any people forcibly deported back to the region. From May 2010 until March 2013 there had been no deportation flights from anywhere in the world to the northern region of Iraq and there have been no forcible deportations to the rest of Iraq. However the UK government and other European governments are applying heavy pressure on the Iraqi and Kurdish governments to accept deportations and it is vital the campaign against this continues – both in the UK and in Iraq and Kurdistan. Two people were deported from the UK to Iraq in April. Three others were taken onto the plane – operated by Royal Jordanian Airlines – but were taken off after they loudly protested to other passengers. Between 2005 and 2010 more then 6000 Iraqi and Kurdish refugees were deported by force by European countries including the UK, Sweden, Norway ,Netherland Denmark, Germany and Switzerland Iraqi & Kurdish Refugees, who have settled in European countries for more than five years, face considerable uncertainty regarding their future and are now living in a climate of fear. They have been separated from their friends and families (many have partners and children here); they are arrested, handcuffed and put on special charter flights that return them to Iraq. Iraqi’s seeking refuge have suffered from financial problems due to not being allowed to work legally. This has led to directly to their health deteriorating. Some have been under such pressure they have chosen suicide rather than face deportation. After their deportation to Iraq & Kurdistan many are unemployed. They have not been offered the opportunity to resume their previous jobs. Consequently they became a burden on their families. .This is while they are citizens of this country. They need help to re-integrate into society and restart their normal lives. The duty rests on the shoulders of the Regional Government of Kurdistan and Iraq to meet the needs of the deportees to re-integrate into Iraqi society. Please support us by writing to the Home Secretary Theresa May demanding that all Iraqi and Kurdish refugees are released from detention and deportations to Iraq and Kurdistan are stopped immediately. Rt Hon Theresa May MP Home Secretary 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF [email protected] Telephone number: 020 7035 4848 Please send IFIR a copy of your support to [email protected]. Or to IFIR, PO.BOX1575, ILFORD, IG1 3BZ, LONDON.UK International Federation of Iraqi-Refugees-IFIR 2-6-2013
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:19:28 +0000
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