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

2008 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 2008 was 69,061 of which 13,851 were assisted by the UNHCR. Another 13,329 Iranian asylum seekers applied for asylum during 2008.

The three countries that received the largest numbers of new applications from Iranians were the United Kingdom (2,585), Turkey (2,116), and Germany (815).

Asylum Applications from Iran in Industrialized Countries 1982-2008
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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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