Press Release
Press Release
09 October 2007
"I lost my family. I lost my daughter. I lost my husband. I lost my house, my wellbeing, my
health and my job. What is left in my life?" This is a typical reaction of Iraqi refugees who
flee the violence, fear and sectarian hate in Baghdad. Said Jabbar Hasan of Iraqi
Association in London.
Every month thousands of Iraqis joins the exodus of displaced and uprooted Tsunami of
human wave, only to face the unknown future. Iraq's neighbouring countries have imposed
visas and other restriction to deter the fleeing people.
Today we have been contacted by a group of 12 Iraqis, men and women, who arrived in
Kuala Lumpur to seek safety. But the Malaysian authority threatened them with removal to
Baghdad. Beside that, the refugees told Iraqi Association that they were systematically
beaten up, insulted and humiliated by the Malaysian guards. We appeal to the authority in
Kuala Lumpur not to return them to Baghdad and treat them in a humane way.
"Many Iraqis use a dangerous bus trip across the bandit-ridden Anbar province of Iraq to
reach Jordan and Syria, thinking that they will find protection. The desperate humanitarian
situation of displaced Iraqis, including the refugees and those who remain within Iraq, has
been largely ignored by the world and the media." said Jabbar Hasan.
For more information please contact Jabbar Hasan on 020 8741 5491
Email: info@iraqiassociation.org
Notes to Editors:
According to the UN, 4 million Iraqis (50,000 people a month) have fled their homes since
the war began, with 2 million going to neighbouring countries and 2 million displaced within
Iraq. Half of them are children.
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