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
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.