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PAAIA and Coalition Partners Launch Nationwide Advocacy Campaign in Support of ITIRA The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), in partnership with the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (IALDF), […]...
PAAIA welcomes restored access and continues to seek transparency, remedies, and safeguards against future discrimination FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) welcomes the Law School […]...
PAAIA is taking action at this critical moment for Iranian students and scholars in the United States. Last week, PAAIA – alongside Pars Equality Center and the Iranian American Legal […]...
Washington, DC — September 11, 2026 — The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is calling on the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) to immediately correct restrictions that appear […]...
PAAIA is taking action to ensure that measures directed at the Islamic Republic of Iran do not become restrictions on American citizens and lawful permanent residents because of their Iranian […]...
On September 11, we remember the nearly 3,000 people whose lives were taken inNew York City, at the Pentagon, and aboard United Airlines Flight 93 over Pennsylvania.They were passengers and […]...
This summer, Tara Mohseni served as PAAIA’s Ansari Public Service Fellow and completed a judicial externship with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Through her placement, […]...
From July 11-18, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) welcomed fifteen students for the fifth annual Farokhzad Civic Leaders Summer Summit in Washington, DC. Representing ...
In recent months, several of PAAIA’s top legislative priorities have reached important milestones in Congress. From bipartisan committee action and growing congressional support to the soon to be reintroduction of […]...
Recipient of PAAIA’s 2026 summer Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellowship Milad Davaran reflects on his time on The Hill. Through both Congressional internship placements and mentorship from Iranian American […]...