Massage of  Solidarity to the Swedish demonstrations on 10 May by Dashty Jamal

Forcibly deportation must be stopped

 On behalf of International Federation of Iraqi Refuggees I warmly welcome you all I would like to thank everyone who has gathered in the 8 cities of sweden  today to support the human rights of asylum seekers and refugees in sweden.we strongy support the demands of the demonstration and we are part of your campaign 

Iraqi Refugees and asylum seekers desperately need your solidarity against

  policies of forcible deportation.

Everybody is aware of the agreement made between the Swedish and Iraqi Government on the 2 March in Bahgdad, to open a Swedish embassy in Baghdad and small offices in Erbil.  

The Swedish Government has given money to both the KRG and the Iraqi Government in return the Iraqi Government and KRG have agreed to accept forcibly returned asylum seekers from Sweden. Whilst Iraq remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world. 

People do not live in security.  There are many thousands of people in Iraq who have been forced to move from their homes because of sectarian violence and terrorism.  The people of Iraq continue to be victims of war and the occupation. 

This Agreement between the Swedish Government and Iraqi Government is trading Iraqi asylum seekers lives for financial gain for the KRG and Iraqi Government.

Shame on the Iraqi Government for making such a deal.  They cannot provide the security and safety of their citizens, which has forced thousands of people to leave Iraq and yet they make such a dis-honest deal for money in exchange for the future of Iraqi refugees lives.

The people of Iraq never thought that they would be divided by such a dark fate, that one day they would be so divided under the names of shia and sunni fighting against each other.   

America and the coalition countries started the war with Iraq to remove the dictator Saddam.  They called the war in the name of bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq instead they have brought terror and killing.

Iraqi refugees have been forced to leave Iraq by the problems that the Iraq war has caused.

The Swedish Government claims Kurdistan is safe, but this is not true the violation of human rights is ongoing many women are killed on a daily basis. Campaigners from women’s rights and human rights organisations are threatened from the Kurdish authorities.  Recent reports from the US State Department, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International show that people are tortured in prisons in Kurdistan.

The Moderate Government in Sweden has cut off support to the Iraqi asylum seekers in order to put pressure on them and make their lives so difficult that they have no choice but to return to Iraq dispite the danger.   Many of you will remember Mewan Omer committed suicide last year in Gottenburg rather than be deported back to Iraq.

By this policy the Moderate Government is putting Sweden on the list of  Countries that break  Geneva Convention and European Human Rights charter on the treatment of refugees.we need to work togeather to stop this unhuman police of deportation.

I ask all Human and Refugee rights campaigners and labour and Trade Union activists prograsive peopil in sweden  to stand together to stop this policy against Iraqi ,Iranian,afganyan  asylum seekers in Sweden.

With your help and the help of Human and Refugee rights campaigners labour movement and trade union activists we can put an end to these policies against refugees. IFIR has always been in the forefront campaigning against discrimination, racism detention and asylum policy. 

This demonstration today could be a first step to set up a coalition against forcible deportation of Iraqi, Iranian, Afghanie and Somalian asylum seekers.   In the immediate future it is important that we put pressure on the UN, European Union and the Swedish Government to offer asylum to people from unsafe countries.

Together we are stronger, we will continue to campaign against the anti-asylum policies of the Swedish Government.We Demand that the Swedish Government immediately

1-stop the policy of forcible deportation.

2-Grant protection to Iraqi, Iranian, Afghani asylum seekers and recognise them as Refugees.

3-Immediately release for all asylum seekers held in detention

Long live our continuing solidarity.

Dashty Jamal Secretary of IFIR

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