PAAIA Urges Congress to Implement Internet Freedom Provisions in National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, alongside a coalition of organizations advocating for internet freedom and human rights... Read More
CHIP Fellow Negar Faily Reflects on Internship With Congressman Brad Schneider
Negar Faily is a senior at Loyola University Chicago, pursuing a degree in Political Science. Last fall, she interned with Congressman Brad... Read More
PAAIA Celebrates Congress’s Passage of Internet Freedom in Iran
Washington, DC – We are thrilled that both the House and Senate passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with its... Read More
Coalition Urges Congress to Pass the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA)
Washington, DC – On December 3, 2024, the Let Families Visit coalition, spearheaded by the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA),... Read More
PAAIA Celebrates the Inclusion of Internet Freedom Bills in the 2025 NDAA
Washington, DC — The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is pleased to announce the inclusion of Section 5124, the Strategy and Grant... Read More
Coalition Urges Support for Internet Freedom Legislation Benefiting Iranian Civil Society
On October 4, 2024, a coalition of organizations led by the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) submitted two significant letters... Read More
Making History: Yassamin Ansari Elected to the U.S. Congress
Washington, DC – The votes are in, and history has been made! Yassamin Ansari has won the general election for Arizona’s 3rd... Read More
PAAIA Hosts Congressional Briefing & Panel on Internet Freedom in Iran
On September 24th, PAAIA in conjunction with Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) held a briefing and panel discussion focused... Read More
PAAIA Welcomes Fall 2024 CHIP Fellow Negar Faily
Washington, DC — PAAIA is excited to announce our Fall 2024 Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellow, Negar Faily. A senior at Loyola University... Read More
PAAIA Applauds Introduction of Transnational Repression Reporting Act
Washington, DC — Today, the Iranian American community received critical news of the introduction of the Transnational Repression Reporting Act of 2024... Read More