چگونه «ديگریسازی» ایرانیان در آمریکا منجر به سیاستگذاری بد میشود
Click here to read the Op-Ed in English. Click here to read the full report in English. یادداشت از عسل راد من نیز مانند میلیونها آمریکایی، در دنیای پس از یازده سپتامبر در حالی پا به سن بلوغ گذاشتم که در آن دیدگاهها و نگرشهای سیاسی ما نسبت به جنگ با پیامدهای آن تعریف میشد. […]
Statement on Two Year Anniversary of Custom Border Protection Detaining Iranian-American Families
2 years ago CBP US border officials lied in an attempt to cover up a gross violation of rights against Iranian-American families detained at Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine, WA. We demand action and accountability without further delay.
How will Visa Waiver amendments affect Iranian Americans?
With the Visa Waiver Reform Bill (formerly, H.R. 158) expected to pass in Congress as part of the larger “Omnibus” appropriations act by this weekend, classes of American dual nationals, including Iranian Americans, will likely face new challenges visiting 38 countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program. As a result of the discriminatory quality of […]
Protected: Will Rouhani Act to End Persecution of Baha’is?
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Want to book a flight to Iran on Kayak? Sorry. But North Korea’s nice this time of year.
When Iranian Americans started reaching out to us a few weeks ago asking why websites like Kayak and Priceline were no longer allowing users to book flights to Iran, NIAC contacted the top executives of seven online travel agencies currently engaging in the practice to attempt to fix the problem. We told these companies – Orbitz, Priceline, […]
Why Iran’s Hardliners Love the iPhone and McDonalds Sanctions
If you’re an Iranian who wants to get the latest iPhone, iPad or Macbook, it may just be easier for you to purchase one in Iran than in the U.S. New pressures to “tighten the noose” on Iran through sanctions have indeed led to discrimination against Persian-speakers at Apple Stores. One has to wonder how […]
Havaar Leads Flash Mob Over Apple’s Sanctions Discrimination
After Sahar Sabet’s account of discrimination at an Apple store made the overzealous implementation of sanctions a national topic and civil rights issue, Havaar, a group which speaks out against war, sanctions and state repression, organized a flash mob a the 5th avenue flagship Apple store in New York City. The group of Iranian Americans […]
The Root Cause of Apple’s Discrimination
In this episode, you will hear from Sahar Sabet, a young Iranian-American woman who was recently denied the ability to purchase Apple products from an Apple store in Alpharetta, Georgia. This incident has garnered international media coverage and left the Iranian-American community in outrage. NIAC’s Policy Director, Jamal Abdi tells us how sanctions are at […]
19-year old Georgia teen reiterates: Apple employee discriminated
Sahar Sabet, the 19-year old Iranian American teenager at the center of the Apples discrimination controversy, issued a statement through her attorney today to “correct erroneous media and organizational reports” that were claiming Apple did not discriminate against her because they were just following the law. The evidence suggests that, yes, she was in fact […]
Apple’s ‘Iran Policy’ Shows Why We Can’t Shy Away from Politics
NIAC’s Jamal Abdi and Nobar Elmi published a piece in Tehran Bureau last Friday in which they argue that recent allegations of discrimination by Apple employees against Iranian Americans are rooted in flawed US-Iran sanctions policy. They write, “we need to realize that what is happening is not just a series of individual cases of […]
US Navy Sets an Example
With some in Congress openly advocating for the punishment of innocent Iranians and the drumbeat of war growing louder, it was especially refreshing to see the American sense of humanity still alive in a recent rescue operation by the US Navy. On August 20, the US Navy rescued eight Iranian fishermen from a burning boat […]
Iran Rejects UN Accountability for Baha’i Treatment
The Baha’i International Community expressed its deep disappointment with Iran’s refusal to adopt recommendations made by the UN during Iran’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Iran’s Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights, Mohammad Javad Larijani, brazenly rejected a number of the council’s key human rights concerns and accused the Baha’i International Community of […]