Washington, DC – Today, the National Iranian American Council called on global tech companies to quickly take advantage of the Biden administration’s new licensing and restore online communica...
“In some cases, it is [based on] nothing, it’s basically their name, they’ve done everything correctly. They weren’t sent anything and their account was closed,” says Mehrnoush Yazda...
Last year, the National Iranian American Council was contacted by a U.S. green card holder who had been working as a contractor on a grant provided by the Department of Energy. After some time working...
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...
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...
45 human rights, progressive, faith, and government transparency organizations, representing millions of members across the country, including Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, National Iranian Ameri...
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...
This week, NIAC sent a letter to Interior Secretary Haaland urging her to reconsider the decision to appoint Robert D. MacLean to a new departmental task force overseeing Interior Department police un...
NIAC is deeply disappointed to learn this prestigious award has gone to someone with a public record of xenophobic comments against Iranians and who has openly bragged that he would abuse the power of...
The National Iranian American Council supports the growing calls to impeach and remove President Donald Trump from office for his efforts to subvert the outcome of November’s election. His efforts h...
Hours ago, a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, forcing the evacuation of legislators and staff amid a joint session to certify the results of the Presidential election. The chaos outside the Cap...