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On October 4, 2024, a coalition of organizations led by the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) submitted two significant letters to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the […]...
Washington, DC – The votes are in, and history has been made! Yassamin Ansari has won the general election for Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, becoming the first Iranian American Democrat […]...
Findings highlight the views and concerns of the Iranian American community on critical issues, including the 2024 presidential election, the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran, and more. The Public […]...
On September 24th, PAAIA in conjunction with Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) held a briefing and panel discussion focused on the critical role of Internet Freedom in […]...
Washington, DC — PAAIA is excited to announce our Fall 2024 Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellow, Negar Faily. A senior at Loyola University Chicago, Negar Faily is majoring in Political Science […]...
Washington, DC — Today, the Iranian American community received critical news of the introduction of the Transnational Repression Reporting Act of 2024 by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA). This landmark legislation […]...
Washington, DC — Today, two years after the tragic death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian state custody, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Iran Internet Freedom […]...
Ariana Ghafouri is a junior at Brown University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Decision Sciences. This summer she interned with Congressman Gerry Connolly’s district office. This summer, […]...
Yasamin Khosh is a rising junior at Florida State University, pursuing a dual degree in Political Science and Media Communications. This summer, she interned with Congressman Maxwell Frost on Capitol […]...
A rising sophomore at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Lindsey Mazarei is majoring in Political Science with a concentration in American Politics. This summer, she interned with Congressman […]...