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.
Civic Leaders Summit Welcomes Iranian American Students to Nation’s Capitol
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
PAAIA Celebrates Passage of Our Amendment in the House of Representatives
PAAIA celebrates news that the House has passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which PAAIA helped spearhead.
PAAIA Statement on GL D-1 Amendment to NDAA
PAAIA celebrated the introduction of an amendment to the NDAA which would help the people of Iran gain access to telecommunications..
PAAIA Announces Summer 2022 Public Service Fellows
PAAIA announces Nadia Akbari, Emma Shahabi, and Sarah Shahabi as the Summer 2022 Public Service Fellows…
IAPAC Endorses Michelle Siri for Lt. Governor of Maryland
Michelle Siri, candidate for Lt. Governor, is the Executive Director of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland, a statewide non-profit which fights for the physical safety, economic security, and bodily autonomy of women in Maryland through legal services and legislative advocacy.
TFVA
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.