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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments regarding the legality of President Trump’s revised Travel Ban in October, while partially reinstating the travel ban for […]...
WASHINGTON, DC – Cyrus Mehri is a prominent Iranian American civil rights lawyer known for litigating cases involving discrimination, civil and consumer rights, and corporate fraud. Mr. Mehri recently represented […]...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC) proudly announced its support for the campaigns of Kia Hamadanchy and Amir Farokhi who are running for the U.S. […]...
WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Congress calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent residents being held for political purposes […]...
As the U.S. Senate offered condolences to the innocent victims and of a recent ISIS terrorist attack in Tehran and elsewhere, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-48th/CA) embarrassed himself by claiming the […]...
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Bob Corker (R-TN), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning recent terror attacks in […]...
Washington, DC – On June 5th, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) and the Iranian American Bar Association (IABA) held a panel discussion with the American Civil Liberties […]...
The Ansari Fellowship Program, a PAAIA initiative, is excited to announce its inaugural year recipients as Arianna Zoghi and Parisa Pirooz. The Ansari Fellowship was founded to support young Iranian-Americans […]...
Today, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack in Tehran, Iran which left 12 Iranians dead and 42 wounded. PAAIA was deeply disheartened to learn of this […]...