The situation in Iran calls for a vigorous independent investigative and accountability mechanism

Nadia Akbari is a rising senior at UC Berkeley pursuing a degree in Political Science. This summer, she interned with the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian & Pacific Affairs Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands desk

Sarah Shahabi is a dual-degree student pursuing a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University as well as a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law

Emma Shahabi worked as a legal intern with the Environmental Crimes Strike Force at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office

The letter calls on the United Nations to expel Iran from the body’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

PAAIA and our esteemed panel briefed an audience of over 200 congressional staffers and others on the ongoing developments in Iran, and discussed ways that the U.S. government can better support the people of Iran in areas such as human rights and access to independent internet services in light of the ongoing protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini

The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) strongly condemns recent political mailers targeting Sam Yebri and his campaign for Los Angeles City Council. The mailers, sent by his opponent, Katy Young Yaroslavsky, place Sam’s

PAAIA and PARS Equality Center urge the United Nations Human Rights Council to take action and stand with the people of Iran

Iranian security forces in Tehran conducted a violent siege against university students in Tehran who were peacefully protesting

Now Companies Must Make Tech Products Available and U.S. Government Must Encourage Them Contact: Aman Ardalan Email: aman@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 September 26, 2022—Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) and the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) welcomed an

As Americans of Iranian heritage, we are devastated by Mahsa Amini’s death

IAPAC endorses Milad Pooran, a physician, a veteran, and a small business owner who served for 24 years in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps

With elections quickly coming up in November, PAAIA is taking the opportunity to highlight Iranian Americans who are on the ballot across the country

PAAIA trustee Shiva Sarram recently spent some time in Jordan to visit programs that are being implemented by Blossom Hill Foundation, a non-profit organization she founded in 2009. Blossom Hill’s vision is a world where children affected by war and conflict thrive.

From July 10 – 15, PAAIA’s Civic Leadership Program hosted our first Civic Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.! Thirty-two Iranian American high schoolers and counselors from fifteen states across the country came together for a transformative