IRAP is proud to share this powerful op-ed in The Huffington Post, written by our Middle East Field Director, Kate Norland List. List works in IRAP's Beirut, Lebanon office, and her... read more →
The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) condemns the horrific attacks on Paris and Beirut last week. We must not allow these attacks to prevent vulnerable Syrian refugees from reaching safety;... read more →
Today, BBC Magazine published an incredibly powerful narrative from a gay IRAP client who fled Iraq to escape persecution by the Islamic State (ISIS) and members of his own family.... read more →
Rolling Stone recently published an article highlighting the struggle against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Baghdad, offering readers a glimpse of what life is currently like on the ground there, as... read more →
This week, human rights activist Scott Long published a powerful essay on his blog, a paper bird, exploring the Islamic State's (ISIS) highly publicized use of violence, and focusing in particular on sexuality-based violence... read more →
IRAP is today featured in a France 24 article about the increasingly grave risks faced by LGBTI individuals living in Syria. France 24 reports that the Islamic State (ISIS) is currently... read more →
A report in Foreign Policy explores the bureaucratic delays currently hindering Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their consequences. Significant obstacles bar eligible candidates from obtaining... read more →
According to The New York Times, several international refugee agencies expressed fear this week that Jordan had closed its border to Syrian refugees. Although the Jordanian government insists it has... read more →