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WASHINGTON – In an effort to highlight some of the ways in which Americans can provide humanitarian assistance to the Iranian people, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) has […]...
Iranian Americans in November 7th Elections – Farokhi and Shahinfar Claim Victory, Bakhtiari Comes Close to Knocking off an Entrenched Incumbent Washington, D.C. – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of […]...
Washington, DC – PAAIA is proud to announce Amir Farokhi’s victory in the Atlanta City Election last night! On November 7th, 2017, Amir Farokhi became the first Iranian American elected to […]...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Leila Golestaneh Austin, Executive Director of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), released the following statement congratulating Iranian American and former PAAIA Board Member, Nahal […]...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the registered bipartisan connected political action committee of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), is proudly supporting the campaigns of […]...
THURSDAY NOV. 2nd: Hearing for Lawsuit Against Travel Ban 3.0 Could Decide Fate of Refugees Targeted by Ban Federal Court to hear Iranian-American organizations and individual plaintiffs’ lawsuit challenging […]...
Lawsuit Argues Trump’s Executive Order Targets Refugees from 11 Predominantly Muslim Countries, Despite Pledges to End Ban Iranian-American Organizations and Individual Plaintiffs File Supplement to Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Travel Ban […]...
ATLANTA – Two Iranian Americans are campaigning for seats on the Atlanta City Council – Amir Farokhi is running in District Two, and Liliana Bakhtiari is running in District Five. Recently, the Public […]...
Washington, D.C. – In response to President Trump’s newest set of travel restrictions on nationals from eight countries, including Iran, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced legislation to reverse […]...