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
IAPAC Endorses Milad Pooran for Maryland State Delegate
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
#IAPublicService Spotlight: Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson for Santa Cruz County Supervisor
With elections quickly coming up in November, PAAIA is taking the opportunity to highlight Iranian Americans who are on the ballot across the country
Blossom Hill Foundation & PAAIA Trustee Shiva Sarram Visit Jordan
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.
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.