NIAC Joins Amicus Brief to Protect Immigrants’ Citizenship
Washington, DC – NIAC has joined 73 other organizations to file an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that threatens to allow the government to strip individuals of their U.S. citizenship for making minor, immaterial misstatements during the immigration process. Traditionally, stripping naturalized citizens of their citizenship has been reserved for individuals who lie about involvement in terrorism or genocide rather than minor immaterial misstatements.
Will Iranian Americans Get Sanctions Relief?
Despite the nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran, the U.S. trade embargo with Iran will not be among the sanctions to be lifted. This means that Iranian Americans will continue to be prohibited from engaging in most trade-related transactions with Iran or Iranian parties.
Iranian-American Profile: Ramin Serry’s Film, Maryam, Available on Amazon Streaming
Iranian Americans’ rich political and personal experiences often involve true tales of turmoil, struggle, and perseverance. Such stories, while familiar among Iranian Americans, too often remain unexposed to the wider public. For this reason, growing numbers of Iranian-American leaders of various sectors increasingly engage in efforts to expose broader audiences to Iranian-Americans’ experiences and narratives. […]
As Sanctions Ratchet Up, Iranian Americans Bear Increasing Burdens
With a new push for even more “crippling” Iran sanctions coming out of Congress, and renewed signs from the president that further sanctions may be in the offing, it is more important than ever for Americans, particularly Americans of Iranian descent, to evaluate the unintended impact these sanctions are having here in the U.S. Yesterday, the civil […]
Amanpour: Attacked for Being Iranian
As with anything in politics, there should be room for a lively debate about Christiane Amanpour’s recent appointment to host ABC’s This Week. Legitimate arguments can be made both for and against the decision to hire an acclaimed foreign correspondent to do a Sunday morning show that previously focused on domestic issues. And employees at […]
JARAS: Tajbakhsh to be Released from Prison
According to the Jaras website, the most prominent Iranian opposition website, Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, top researcher and sociology professor from Columbia University will be released from prison for Norooz, most likely by the end of today. Citing an unnamed source, Jaras is reporting that Dr. Tajbakhsh will be released by tonight or tomorrow. It appears […]
NIAC 2010 Conference Video: Iran at a Crossroads
In case you missed our livestream video, here is the full conference video, available for viewing. We apologize for the beginning part being cut off, we experienced some technical difficulties at the start (but it gets better!) [vodpod id=Video.3209888&w=425&h=350&fv=loc%3D%2F%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvid%3D5333531] more about “NIAC 2010 Conference Video: Iran at a…“, posted with vodpod
NIAC Welcomes US-Iran Talks and the Inclusion of Human Rights
The National Iranian American Council welcomes the successful first meeting between representatives of the permanent five members of the Security Council plus Germany and Iran yesterday. Members of the Iranian-American community are particularly pleased that the issue of human rights in Iran was also raised during the talks.
Ahmadinejad’s delegation fears protests at UN
The pro-reformist website Emruz has obtained a letter from the Iranian Interest Section in Washington, D.C. inviting select Iranian-Americans to meet with Mahmoud Ahamdinejad in New York during the UN General Assembly meeting in September. The recipients of the letter are instructed to only invite “trusted” Iranian-Americans, out of concern that participants will make a […]
Iranican asks you to support Obama’s remarks on Iran
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yOTO7q1naU&hl=en&fs=1&] Last week, Obama became the first president to recognize the U.S. role in the 1953 coup against the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadeq. In response to the President’s historic speech, the Iranian-American community has shown its support for this gesture. Iranican, a non-profit organization based in Silicon Valley which produces media […]
Iranian American addresses House Committee
A recent and prominent example of Iranian-American participation in American civic life took place on Thursday, November 13th when Houman Shadab testified on Thursday, November 13th before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing entitled, “Hedge Funds and the Financial Market.” Houman is a senior research fellow in the Regulatory Studies Program of […]
Minority groups represent at the Dem Convention
There are about 200 outside events going on in the four days of the Denver National Democratic Convention. (On Monday alone, there were no less than 84). New congressional lobbying rules require that these events- which are organized by corporations, unions, political caucuses and other interest groups- don’t honor just one individual candidate or elected […]