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High-Ranking House Representative and Senator Release Policy Proposals for Addressing COVID-19 in Iran
Washington, DC – Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY/16th), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, recently released detailed proposals for addressing the
Senators Send Letter to Administration Requesting Ease of Sanctions Due to COVID-19 Crisis
Washington, DC- Last week, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) organized efforts calling on the administration to ease U.S. sanctions in order to better facilitate dire humanitarian trade to sanctioned countries including Iran. The letter, co-signed by
PAAIA Joins Letter to Administration Denouncing Hate Crimes against Asian Americans in the Wake of COVID-19
Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) joined OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates and a coalition of 187 other organizations in a letter to President Trump, Attorney General William Barr,
PAAIA Sends Letter to Administration Requesting Measures to Facilitate Humanitarian Aid to Iran
Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin expressing concern over the limitations of humanitarian assistance
PAAIA Announces Coalition Combating COVID-19
Washington, DC – Due to the scope of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) epidemic in Iran, PAAIA has recently initiated a coalition of Iranian American organizations and medical professionals to aggregate resources and centralize efforts in a
NO BAN Act Vote Delayed Due to Coronavirus
Washington, DC – Today, House leadership made the decision to remove the floor vote on the NO BAN Act, legislation that would repeal the Travel Ban, from the legislative schedule for the day. The removal
PAAIA Applauds Bicameral Passage of Iran War Powers Resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Emily Porter Email: emily@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC –With the House passage of S.J.Res.68, Leila Austin, Executive Director of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), today issued the following statement:
IAPAC Proudly Endorses New Slate of Iranian American Candidates
Washington, DC – Today, the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC) proudly announces its support for a new slate of Iranian American candidates running for federal, state, and local office. The latest list of endorsements
PAAIA Hosts Civic Engagement Forum in Collaboration with PARS Equality Center and Stanford Iranian Studies Program
Washington, DC – On Saturday, February 22nd, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), Pars Equality Center, and Stanford University’s Hamid & Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies came together to host PAAIA’s
PAAIA and Pars Launch Write In Iranian Campaign
Washington, DC — Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) announced its Write In Iranian campaign for the upcoming 2020 Census. PAAIA is partnering with Pars Equality Center in an effort to increase
PAAIA Welcomes Passage of Iran War Powers Resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Shannon Kuehn Email: shannon@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC –With the passage of S.J.Res.68, Leila Austin, Executive Director of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), today issued the following statement: “On
PAAIA Commends Markup of NO BAN Act and Pushes for Prompt House Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Shannon Kuehn Email: shannon@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – In response to the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R.2214, the NO BAN Act, Leila Austin, Executive Director of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian
PAAIA Launches Campaign to Combat Increasing Discrimination
Iranian Americans Are American will encourage greater awareness of Iranian American beliefs and contributions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Shannon Kuehn Phone: (202) 828-8370 Email: shannon@paaia.org Washington, DC – Amid mounting tensions between the U.S. and Iran
IAPAC Announces Endorsement of Ardavan “Ardi” Davari for Paramount City Council
Washington, DC – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected PAC of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), today proudly announces its endorsement of Ardavan “Ardi” Davari for Paramount City Council. Born
PAAIA Condemns Travel Ban Expansion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Shannon Kuehn Email: shannon@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – In response to President Trump’s expansion of the Travel Ban which now includes nationals from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Myanmar, Sudan, and Tanzania, Leila Austin,