For years, Iranian Americans, Iranian nationals and other minority groups have been discriminated against by U.S. financial institutions. Several regulations, including sweeping U.S sanctions against ...
Washington, DC – We’ve got great news. All four of NIAC Action’s priority amendments have been added to the National Defense Authorization Act, which will soon pass the House of Represen...
Washington, DC – For years, the National Iranian American Council has tracked reports as Iranian Americans, Iranian nationals, and other minority groups have faced discriminatory bank account cl...
For years, the National Iranian American Council has been tracking reports as Iranian Americans, Iranian nationals and other minority groups have faced discrimination by U.S. financial institutions. O...
Time and time again, we hear stories from individuals who have had their bank accounts closed due to their heritage. If this has happened to you, share your story with us....
Washington, DC – Most major tech companies have pulled their services out of Iran in recent years due to fears of violating U.S. sanctions. As NIAC and technology experts have warned, this is pr...
Iranian American Rights Project For far too long, Iranian Americans have been subject to alienation and discriminatory policies here at home in the United States – from persistent negative portrayal...
Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement calling on the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the 2017 killing of Iranian American B...
Conflicts between governments should not punish ordinary citizens. Call on the President and Congress to take concrete steps to restore and protect the rights of Iranian Americans and fix the policies...
This groundbreaking report explains how the dehumanization of Iranians undermines U.S. policy objectives and hurts the Iranian-American community at home, and outlines recommendations to improve the c...
The pervasive effect of sanctions is evident in everyday life for Iranian Americans. Stories of account freezes and bank account closures for Iranian Americans have proven all too common. One of the f...
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