Nadia Akbari Shares Her Summer Experience with the State Department
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 Shares Her Summer Experience with Environmental Protection Agency
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 Shares Her Summer Experience with Massachusetts Attorney General
Emma Shahabi worked as a legal intern with the Environmental Crimes Strike Force at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office
PAAIA & Coalition of Iranian American Organizations Sign Letter Urging UN to Remove Iran from Commission on the Status of Women
The letter calls on the United Nations to expel Iran from the body’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
PAAIA Hosts Congressional Briefing on Iran
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
PAAIA Condemns Bigoted Political Mailers Targeting Sam Yebri in Los Angeles
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 & PARS Equality Center Urge United Nations Human Rights Council to Investigate Human Rights Abuses
PAAIA and PARS Equality Center urge the United Nations Human Rights Council to take action and stand with the people of Iran
Statement: Iranian Security Forces’ Siege of University Protesters is Deeply Disturbing
Iranian security forces in Tehran conducted a violent siege against university students in Tehran who were peacefully protesting
Joint Statement: US Treasury’s New General License D-2 Is Step Forward for Internet Freedom in Iran
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
PAAIA Mourns Mahsa Amini
As Americans of Iranian heritage, we are devastated by Mahsa Amini’s death
Donate to PAAIA’s IA-100 to continue our hard work in reuniting families
PAAIA is working towards passing the TFVA which will create a new visa category that will allow the family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to visit from abroad. Currently, family members must apply to visit their relatives in the U.S. through B-2 visas which results in an unnecessarily high denial rate due to presumptions that the applicants intend to immigrate. The new visa category created by the TFVA will provide an opportunity for family members to visit their U.S. relatives without the worry of visa overstays.