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Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) passed the Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act) in their markup session with added amendments. The bipartisan legislation, introduced […]...
Washington, DC — Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced its revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race […]...
Washington, DC — The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is thrilled to announce that the Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act) is scheduled to […]...
Washington, DC — Last Tuesday, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) and Civic Leadership Program’s Sarram Service Initiative (SSI) hosted its 2024 Nowruz reception on Capitol Hill, drawing […]...
Washington, DC — Today, on International Women’s Rights Day, the United Nations’ Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI), published its inaugural report. The report submitted […]...
Washington, DC — Earlier this month, PAAIA reached out to Tennessee Senate Minority Leader Raumesh Akbari to discuss the intersectionality of her Black and Iranian identities and the roles they […]...
Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), a nonpartisan organization that represents the Iranian American community, recently released its 2023 Annual Report! The Report highlights the significant […]...
Washington, DC — The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is thrilled to announce that a version of our Temporary Family Visitation Act was included in the Bipartisan Senate […]...
As you start thinking about the summer, it’s time to make sure that your high schoolers have fun and fulfilling plans! For the third year in a row, the Civic Leadership […]...
Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is thrilled to announce the latest addition to our Civic Leadership Program: the Sarram Service Initiative (SSI)! Designed specifically […]...