News focus on Iranian refugees in Iraq

Refugees on Jordanian border in poor conditions,14 Feb 2005:Conditions are atrocious really and there are no facilities. There are scorpions and obviously it is even worse for the vulnerable groups Read more

IRAQ-JORDAN: Refugees on Jordanian border in poor conditions, UNHCR says, 14 Feb 2005 : "Conditions are atrocious really and there are no facilities. There are scorpions and obviously it is even worse for the vulnerable groups," a spokeswoman for the UNHCR in Geneva, Marie-Helene Verney, told IRIN. Read More

UNHCR Fears Growing Over Fate of Iranian Kurd Refugees, 12 Feb 2005: The U.N. Refugee Agency says it is growing increasingly concerned about a group of more than 100 Iranian Kurd refugees who are stuck at the Iraqi/Jordanian border. The agency says the group arrived at the border in three batches over the past four weeks. Read More

Jordan to offer humanitarian aid to Iranian Kurds, 14 Feb 2005,:"We have provided the necessary humanitarian assistance including food, camps, water and medicine for the 102 (Iranian Kurd) refugees but cannot grant them asylum," the newspaper cited government spokeswoman Asma Khader as saying.Read More