Posts in Iraq
The Plight of Iraqi and Syrian Refugees: A Looming Threat of Forced Repatriation

The threat of forced repatriation still looms over Iraqi refugees in European Union countries. Those in Germany, in particular, continue to live in constant terror due to the alarming news, whether confirmed or rumors, suggesting a secret agreement between the German and Iraqi governments to facilitate the return of Iraqi Yazidi refugees from Germany to Iraq, As stated in a report published on the Shafaq News website…

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The Challenges of Return Migration and Displacement in Iraq

The Hammurabi Human Rights Organization (HHRO) have issued a special report on living conditions, the difficulties faced, and the violations that refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons experience. Although the governmental curriculum of the new government, which was formed at the end of November 2022, included objectives related to improving the conditions of the…

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GAPs Kick-off Meeting

GAPs had its official kick-off meeting on 8-9 March 2023 with a public panel event on 10 March 2023, the agenda of which can be viewed here. The majority of the team members, members of our advisory board and our ethics…

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PRESS RELEASE : A New Horizon Europe Project on Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies

GAPs is a new Horizon Europe project, awarded a grant from the EC to conduct a comprehensive multidisciplinary study on the drivers of return policies and barriers and enablers in international cooperation on returns.

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Welcome to the Official INSIDE GAPS Blog!

The goal of this blog is to share information about research on migration governance conducted as part of GAPS, GAPs: Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond,…

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