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National Iranian American Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advancing interests of Iranian-American community. Grassroots activism at .

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    Jan 17

    When Senators & attacked us to try to stop our efforts to prevent war w/ Iran, our friends had our backs. Read the letter from former US officials, peace & civil rights groups, & community leaders

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    12 hours ago

    . interviewed more than a dozen of the Iranian students who've had their visas revoked at the border. Read their stories:

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    11 hours ago

    The CBP officer told a detained student “did you know we can catch you and keep you here...the same way Iran does to Americans?” Sadly we heard another student cite a similar quote at Logan.

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    11 hours ago

    Please read in full to get a sense of the disgusting behavior Trump’s CBP has unleashed on Iranian students with valid visas. One CBP officer intimated that they can disappear a student inside the prison system like Iran’s government. Absolutely inexcusable:

    . interviewed more than a dozen of the Iranian students who've had their visas revoked at the border. Read their stories:
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  5. 11 hours ago

    In case you missed it, here is the live recording of the discussion on solidarity and the immigration justice movement during day 3 of their week of action. 💪

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    Jan 24

    US border officers were told to stop Iran-born travelers, officer says - CNN

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    Jan 24

    In Global Opinions, writes: 10 letters smuggled out of Iran’s Evin Prison describe a systematic denial of rights — but also hope

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    Jan 24

    Join a wide coalition in saying NO to more war tomorrow in Davis. Because the best way to help asylum seekers and refugees is to not create them through the act of war. 11 AM in Davis - Meet at Howard Way and Russel Blvd/5th St.

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  9. Retweeted
    Jan 24

    Must read on the growing atmosphere of discrimination against Iranian Americans & the attack on by hawkish Sens Ted Cruz & Tom Cotton. NIAC is a target of extremists on both sides, who seek to eliminate voices supporting US- diplomacy:

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  10. Jan 24

    NIAC's says this month’s conflicts are just what peace advocates feared would happen by retreating from diplomacy. But during an election year, officials and candidates are more prone to listen to constituents asserting .

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  11. Jan 24

    NIAC comms director calls the attacks on the organization from both American & Iranian hardliners an example of "horseshoe theory"—the idea that extremists on opposite sides of the political spectrum are closer to each other than to moderates.

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  12. Jan 24

    : Paul Pillar, a veteran of the CIA, on attack on NIAC: "A surge of attempts to silence legitimate criticism has reached new depths...The damage is not just to reputations, but also to freedom of speech & to the care that should be applied to policy"

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  13. Jan 23

    6 Iranian Americans were interviewed by 's for their feelings after recent events. Sahar from DC said: “I've heard stories of the violence against Iranian people during the hostage crisis… I don't want to see that happen again.”

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    Jan 23

    ICYMI - "Future administrations would do well to realize that preventing Iran from accessing international assistance only accelerates the destructive forces of climate change in the region and around the world" writes

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    Jan 22

    “Cotton’s slur against has nothing to do with curbing foreign influence and everything to do with trying to discredit a voice that has pointed out the futility of Cotton’s preferred policy on Iran of nothing but punishment, isolation & the threat of war.”

    This is a very good article
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    Jan 23

    The evidence was clear weeks ago that CBP was lying about its detentions of Iranian Americans - now there is even more evidence to back that up:

    U.S. border officers were instructed to target and interrogate Iranian-born travellers in early January, said a U.S. border officer in an email obtained by CBC News.
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  17. Jan 23

    . will discuss U.S.-Iranian relations with Banafsheh Keynoush. Banafsheh is an expert on international affairs & Middle Eastern studies. Get more details about this exclusive event happening on Feb 13th here:

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    Jan 22

    بخش دوم

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    موضوع اخراج چند دانشجوی ایرانی از خاک آمریکا بسیار بحث‌برانگیز شده است. گفتگو با با احمد باطبی، روزنامه‌نگار و احسان زاهدانی از نایاک بخش پایانی
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    Jan 22

    گفتگو با برنامه ۶۰ دقیقه بی‌بی‌سی فارسی در رابطه با موضوع ⁧⁩ و روند منع ورود و اخراج دانشجویانی در مبادی ورودی آمریکا که پس از طی ماه‌ها چک‌های امنیتی و اخذ ویزای دانشجویی اقدام به سفر کرده‌اند. بخش اول

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    موضوع اخراج چند دانشجوی ایرانی از خاک آمریکا بسیار بحث‌برانگیز شده است. گفتگو با با احمد باطبی، روزنامه‌نگار و احسان زاهدانی از نایاک بخش نخست
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    Jan 22

    "Lawmakers, the media, the courts and civil society must double efforts to enforce accountability and demand answers or the situation will only get worse.” Read 's full statement on the deportation of Shahab Dehghani!

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