For Our Community
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G7 Summit Offers Prospects to Advance Diplomacy with Iran
NIAC is encouraged by the news coming of the G-7 Summit about the possibility of talks between the U.S. and Iran at the upcoming UN General Assembly. Trump's failed Iran policy has dangerously escalated U.S.-Iran tensions—and exacerbated the hardships of the Iranian people. We urge all sides to embrace diplomacy and dialogue.
As part of our own efforts to advance peace & diplomacy, NIAC partnered with a group of foreign policy practitioners to publish a letter [[link removed]] outlining eight bold, pragmatic recommendations that could widen the path to diplomacy.
📝 Check-out the letter and full list of signatories here >> [[link removed]]
NIAC Tackles the Impact of Sanctions on Iranians & Iranian Americans
NIAC continues to be deeply concerned by the escalating impact of U.S. sanctions against the Iranian people and Iranian Americans. We are actively working to address:
📌 1. The concerning humanitarian impact that is denying ordinary Iranians access to both critical and every day medications;
📌 2. The harmful impacts on Iran's human rights situation and democratization efforts—owed in part to the shuttering of online communications resources like Amazon's web hosting services; and
📌 3. The impact of stripping away the civil liberties of Iranian Americans whose bank accounts are being wrongly closed due to sanctions.
We are petitioning the Treasury Department [[link removed]] to broaden sanctions exemptions, working with companies to clarify U.S. sanctions policy, creating innovative proposals to facilitate humanitarian trade, and mobilizing our community to take a stand against the sanctions that collectively punish us all.
Stay tuned for further updates, and as always, thank you for your support.




Our Updates
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NIAC Action Endorsement Alert!
NIAC Action is proud to endorse Zahra Karinshak for Congress in Georgia’s 7th District . Zahra is a State Senator in Georgia’s 48th Senate District, U.S. Air Force veteran, and a lawyer!
She has served this country and understands the cost of war and the importance of diplomacy. And within hours of announcing her bid for Congress, she is already making waves! NIAC Action endorsed Zahra in her race for Georgia’s 48th Senate District seat, which she won with over 53% of the vote. With your support, we can help her get to Congress in 2020!
🗳️ Learn more about Zahra here! [[link removed]]
♀️ Read our post celebrating #TeamZahra on Women's Equality Day! [[link removed]]
#IAAuthor Series: Celebrating Iranian-American Writers [[link removed]]
[[link removed]] August 9th marked National Book Lover’s Day, and all across the United States, bibliophiles celebrate the reading and literature that has defined our lives.
To celebrate our community’s own amazing authors, NIAC dedicated [[link removed]] the month of August to highlighting the incredible work of just some of the Iranian-American authors who have colored much of our own experiences.
📖 Learn more about the series here [[link removed]] and some our author interviews below. And make sure to check back later this week for our final profile!
📘 Azareen Van der Vilet Oloomi's, author of Call Me Zebra [[link removed]]
📕 Dina Nayeri, author of A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea [[link removed]]
📗 Azadeh Moaveni, author of Lipstick Jihad [[link removed]]
Spotlighting Human Rights in Iran [[link removed]]
NIAC staff have been diligently monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in Iran. Check out our full Human Rights Tracker here [[link removed]] and read our latest updates below:
➡️ Summary: U N Special Rapporteur's Report on Human Rights in Iran [[link removed]]
➡️ Saeed Malekpour Reunited with Sister in Canada [[link removed]]
➡️ Dual British-Iranian Academic Arrested [[link removed]]
➡️ Members of the Baha’i Faith Arrested [[link removed]]
➡️ Iranian Environmentalists Begin Hunger Strike in Jail [[link removed]]
From the Press Room 📰
NIAC Statement on the Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Regulation [[link removed]]
🔖 NIAC intern Max Fredell explores the regulation's impact in The Iranian . Read the piece here >> [[link removed]]




From Our Staff
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NIAC volunteers and Massachusetts Peace Action met with Rep. Clark's (MA-5) staff to discuss efforts to return the U.S. to the Iran nuclear deal.
In the Field
NIAC Action volunteers have been working hard to make sure our community's voices are heard by Congress. This year alone, we've met with about 50 Congressional offices in their home states!
From urging our elected officials to block Trump's path to war to advocating for the repeal of the Muslim Ban, our volunteers are at the forefront of championing the priorities of the Iranian-American community.
🙋‍♀️ Interested in becoming a volunteer? Learn how here [[link removed]] !
NIAC in the News
📺 Watch: Research Fellow Dr. Assal Rad joins a panel at the Arab Center to discuss rising U.S.-Iran tensions. Watch the panel discussion >> [[link removed]]
📰 Read: Research Associate Sina Toossi is quoted in The National Interest regarding the prospects of U.S.-Iran negotiations Read the article >> [[link removed]]
📺 Watch: Communications Director Mana Mostatabi joins Frame Media in a documentary about the spread of disinformation. Watch the documentary >> [[link removed]]
📰 Read: Dr. Assal Rad is quoted in The Guardian about the lack of foreign policy discussion during the DNC Debates. Read the article >> [[link removed]]




Events
💎 Join Us at NIAC's Bejeweled Galas! 💎
Our annual galas are coming up fast! Join us at our Diamond Gala in Los Angeles on September 21 and our Ruby Gala in New York on September 26 for an evening of food, drink, amazing keynote speakers, and entertainment.
⬇️Click the evites below to purchase your tickets —and stay tuned for more about our upcoming galas in San Francisco and Washington DC!
Sapphire Gala: Los Angeles - September 21 [[link removed]]
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Ruby Gala: New York - September 26 [[link removed]]
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