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Thousands Flee Iran as Noose Tightens   by Steve Stecklow and Farnaz Fassihi, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Dec 11, 2009

2010 Statistical Overview

Based on data received or estimated by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of Iranian refugees at the end of 2010 was 68,791 of which 10,721 were assisted by the UNHCR. Another 19,004 Iranian asylum seekers applied for asylum during 2010.

The five countries that received the largest numbers of new applications from Iranians were Turkey (2,881), Germany (2,475), the United Kingdom (2,205), Sweden (1,182), and the Netherlands (785).

Asylum Applications from Iran in Industrialized Countries 1982-2010
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Press Release - April 14, 2010
Turkey’s treatment of refugees condemned by the European Court of Human Rights in six more applications
The European Court of Human Rights issued a unanimous conclusion that the pending deportation of six refugees to Iran, Iraq or Tunisia contravened Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights.   read more

گزارش - مارس ۲۰۱۰  -  پناهندگان ایرانی در ترکیه، ارقام، مشکلات و نیازها  

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