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
Iran Internet Freedom Act Introduced in the Senate Following the 2nd Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death
Washington, DC — Today, two years after the tragic death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian state custody, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and... Read More
CHIP Fellow Ariana Ghafouri Reflects on Internship with Rep. Gerry Connolly
Ariana Ghafouri is a junior at Brown University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Decision Sciences. This summer she interned with... Read More
CHIP Fellow Yasamin Khosh Reflects on Internship with Rep. Maxwell Frost
Yasamin Khosh is a rising junior at Florida State University, pursuing a dual degree in Political Science and Media Communications. This summer,... Read More
CHIP Fellow Lindsey Mazarei Reflects on Internship with Rep. Adam Schiff
A rising sophomore at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Lindsey Mazarei is majoring in Political Science with a concentration in... Read More