March 15, 2007
Press release

Zahra Kamalfar and two her children will arrive at Vancouver International Airport at 11.30am Thursday 15th March!
Representatives of the Vancouver branch of IFIR will be there to welcome them.

Zahra Kamalfar and her two children finally survived from the danger of deportation to Iran from Moscow international airport!

Zahra and her two children were trapped at the transit Hall of the Moscow international airport for 9 months. IFIR, Vancouver branch, would like to extend it’s appreciation and thanks to all those who in any way, helped our campaign to save Zahra Kamalfar and her family from deportation to Islamic Republic of Iran.

She was arrested and set to be deported to Iran while attempted to enter to Europe via Moscow. IFIR secretariat was notify of her state and blocked her deportation, but she was trapped in the hall way of the airport for 9 months.

She is a free woman now!

Zahra Kamalfar and her 2 children, Davood and Anna were accepted by Immigration Canada and will arrive at Vancouver airport on Thursday noon. Representatives of the Federation of Iranian Refugees will be there to welcome them.

Once again the Global solidarity succeeded to save lives. We thank you and congratulate this victory to Kamalfar family and all the people who were concern about them.

 

Fahimeh Sadeghi,

Secretary,
International Federation of Iranian Refugees (IFIR), Vancouver branch
Vancouver, BC, Canada