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Iranian Kurd refugees - different destinies and destinations
26 Nov 2004 The UN refugee agency has expressed great concern over the fate of nearly 4,200 Iranian Kurd refugees from Iraq's Al Tash camp after recent fighting sent some of them fleeing and cut off access to those who remain. Meanwhile, a separate group has been relocated from Jordan to Sweden. -
Feature: Hope and sorrow in Jordan's no man's land
25 Oct 2004 A group of 384 Iranian Kurds are preparing for a new life in Sweden after spending a year and a half in the no man's land between Iraq and Jordan. However, more than 600 others are still stuck in the desolate border region awaiting resettlement or other solutions to their plight. -
Iran resumes repatriation to Afghanistan and Iraq
15 Sep 2004 The UN refugee agency in Iran has resumed its programme to help Afghan refugees return home to Afghanistan three days after an outbreak of violence in the Afghan city of Herat forced its suspension. UNHCR has also restarted voluntary repatriation convoys to southern Iraq, halted a month ago for security reasons. -
Afghan family joins 1 million who have gone home from Iran
2 Sep 2004 Today marks a milestone for UNHCR as the one millionth Afghan refugee returns home from Iran since the start of voluntary repatriation in April 2002. Among this symbolic group are Kabul-bound Nahid and Abdul Vakil, who are all set to help rebuild their homeland after 12 years in exile. -
UNHCR resumes Afghan return convoys from Iran amid ceasefire in Herat
23 Aug 2004 Some 13,000 Afghan refugees have been able to return home from Iran after being stuck on both sides of the border last week when UNHCR suspended convoys due to fighting in Herat. The agency has resumed the convoys following a ceasefire between the warring factions. -
Afghan returns from Iran surpass those from Pakistan, says UNHCR
20 Jul 2004 Some 450,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated so far this year, with a record high from Iran and more expected from Pakistan as assistance comes to an end in the border camps. -
Feature: It's no boy's life in no man's land
8 Jul 2004 Massoud, a young Iranian Kurd, was frustrated after being stuck for more than a year in a desert camp between Jordan and Iraq. Eager to improve his family's life in the desolate border area, he tried to peddle goods along the highway and was killed by a truck. -
Iraqi Kurds return through newly-opened border crossing
23 Jun 2004 A first group of Iraqi ethnic Kurds repatriated from northern Iran today as UNHCR responded to pleas by some of the long-time exiles for convoys to take them directly back to their homeland rather than over a more circuitous southern route. -
Feature: Bam's children on the upswing months after earthquake
2 Jun 2004 UNHCR staff have funded eight playgrounds in Iran's quake-hit city of Bam to help the traumatised children - many of whom lost loved ones in the disaster - to play in peace again.