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Iraqi children and their mothers flee
UN Says Iraqi Children ‘Relentlessly
Iraq Izadis in dire conditions: UNHCR
Iraq Uncovered
FIR found lost person
Client P family seeking lost son – A man who was blinded in a car bomb in Kirkuk travelled to Turkey seeking medical assistance to help him see again. Unfortunately the people he paid to help him abandoned him and he died of cold. The Turkish authorities found him dead. FIR found his family and returned his body to Kurdistan for burial. Quote ... Read More »
Finding a home
Client J- a woman with a young child contacted the Federation the week before Christmas. She telephoned the Development Worker following an unsuccessful visit to the Home Office to seek help with her housing needs. Apparently she was told by the Home Office official that if she was homeless she should get in touch with someone in the Iraqi community ... Read More »
FIR reuniting families
Client Y- In March 2016 the Federation was contacted by a distressed couple who was placed in emergency accommodation in Croydon. The couple was separated from their 18 month old child by people smugglers in Lille but was subsequently found by a motorist walking alone along a busy road in the area and taken to the local police station. After ... Read More »
Voluntary Return
Client B – Through the detainee group set up by the Federation. The development worker was informed of an unwell man of 34 who had been discharged from 6 months in a mental hospital straight into detention. Following concerning reports the Federation’s Development worker visited and spoke to B. The Development worker found out that B had been in the UK for ... Read More »