NIAC Action statement on vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Donna Farvard, National Organizing Director with NIAC Action, released the following statement condemning the recent vote to remove Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-5) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee:
NIAC Statement on Israeli Strikes in Iran
NIAC president Jamal Abdi released the following statement following reports of Israeli strikes against military facilities inside Iran.
NIAC Statement on House of Representatives passing Iran Resolution H.Con.Res 7
NIAC issued the following statement applauding the House of Representatives for the imminent passage of a bipartisan and bicameral resolution standing with the people of Iran against the brutal human rights violations committed by the Islamic Republic over the past four months since the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini, and beyond:
شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا قانون نژادپرستانه ممنوعیت مالکیت (برای ایرانیان) را در تگزاس را محکوم کرد
قانون پیشنهادی (در ایالت تگزاس) درباره ممنوعیت مالکیت زمین تعرض به حقوق شهروندان ایرانی نسب است.
واشنگتن- فرماندار تگزاس٬ گِرِگ ابوت درصدد است که قانون TX SB147 را که شهروندان ایرانی را به همراه شهروندان چین٬ روسیه و کُره از داشتن ملک در ایالت تگزاس منع می کند امضا کند. مقامات محلی و ایالتی این قانون را مغایر با قانون اساسی خوانده و آن را محکوم کرده و بر لغو آن تاکید دارند.
NIAC condemns racist property ownership ban in Texas
Proposed legislation attacks Iranian citizens by banning them from owning real estate. Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a bill (TX SB147) that would ban Iranians — along with citizens of China, North Korea and Russia — from owning property in Texas. Local and state officials have denounced the unconstitutional legislation and are urging its defeat.
Statement on U.S. Treasury publishing guidance on General License D-2
The publication of these frequently asked questions is yet another important move by the Biden administration to stand for internet freedom in Iran. During the past four months of protests we have seen Iranian authorities throttle internet access and target protesters and rights activists via their online activities.
NIAC Letter to the Seattle City Council
Washington, DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following letter to the Seattle City Council.
Statement Applauding New Humanitarian Exemptions to Sanctions
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement applauding the Biden administration’s publication of new licensing to harmonize and clarify humanitarian exemptions to sanctions, including on Iran. This follows the passage of a UN Security Council Resolution broadening humanitarian exemptions across UN sanctions programs. NIAC has […]
Statement applauding the removal of Iran from UN Commission on the Status of Women
Congratulations to the Iranian voices that organized for this unprecedented victory and the advocates and officials who helped make it possible. This is a monumental, tangible achievement to punish the Islamic Republic for its mass abuses of women.
Iranian Americans Stand Against Reckless Immigration Policy, the EAGLE Act
The EAGLE Act would remove “country caps” which act as safeguards to prevent nationals from any one country from monopolizing the green card process. NIAC Action firmly opposes the passage of this legislation, which would reduce the diversity of the green card process, pit groups of immigrants against each other and ultimately fail to fix the green card backlog.
NIAC Welcomes Biden Administration Commitment for UN Pressure on Iran over Brutal Crackdown
Washington, DC – NIAC welcomes today’s announcement from U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield in support of establishing an independent UN investigative mechanism to hold Iran accountable for its international rights violations, as called for by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, and by Vice President Kamala Harris announcing U.S. support […]
Bomb Threat Against University of Chicago is Latest in Campaign to Silence and Divide Iranian Americans
Washington, DC – Yesterday, a bomb threat was called into the University of Chicago as part of an escalating hate campaign against progressive Iranian American voices in the United States. This coincided with the circulation of a video allegedly associated with “Anonymous” threatening the University of Chicago to cancel an appearance by an Iranian-American journalist […]