BBC: The United States has said it will temporarily lift sanctions for US-based non-governmental organisations that want to send financial aid to help Iran's earthquake relief effort. The US Department of Treasury order comes after several US-Iranian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) pressed the White House to lift restrictions on sending money so that they could support charities on the ground.
After this month's earthquake, several US-Iranian aid organisations called on President Barack Obama to do the same. The National Iranian-American Council (NIAC), a Washington-based group which represents the interests of America's Iranian community, regularly pressed various government departments to lift sanctions for NGOs.
"As pleased as we are with this, it also goes to remind us that the White House and EU sanctions are not meant to hit ordinary people but the government," Trita Parsi, president of the NIAC said. "But in practice it's quite clear it's not that simple and it's the people who tend to get hit in such cases," Mr Parsi added.
Tuesday's ruling by the US Treasury will last for 45 days, until 5 October, and donors are limited to sending $300,000 each >>>
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I take care of your donation, dear Iraj, LOL
by مآمور on Thu Aug 23, 2012 08:21 PM PDTI did not, but I guess, my father did some thing in Iran, he knows lots of people from the area!!
thanks for being such a positive voice here
sincerely
I wear an Omega watch
Wondering..
by iraj khan on Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:13 AM PDTDid anybody
send any money
to any quake victim?
Thanks
by Hafez for Beginners on Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:00 AM PDTThanks and encouraging: to see so many Iranian-American organizations put differences aside and want to help.
Thank You:
Children of Persia
PAAIA
Moms Against Poverty
NIAC
Child Foundation
IAAB
Havaar
Pars Equality Center
United for Iran
and
IABA - Iranian-American Bar Association for helping draft the letter.
disagree
by mahmoudghaffari on Wed Aug 22, 2012 09:10 AM PDTwe know many enterprising Iranians in America and elsewhere will use this money for their own personal and or business use. The money that finds its way into the Iran will be used by the regime as it sees fit; food and drugs for the Syrians! Iranians will not see a dime of this. The US knows this very well, but for propoganda purposes and by putting a cap on the number is trying to ensure that millions does not get syphoned to the Mullahs and their illegimite regime. Therefore i do nto agree with sending any money to Iran. Let the Azeris know that the failure of this regime is causing them more hardship.
Well done....
by Bavafa on Wed Aug 22, 2012 08:44 AM PDTAnd thanks to ALL who worked on behalf of Iranian-Americans to make this possible. Your hard work will not go unnoticed.
Iranians inside Iran need help, I will do my part.
'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory
Mehrdad
this is great, job well done NIAC
by مآمور on Wed Aug 22, 2012 07:24 AM PDTthanks Iraj for the list, let's make a donation, as small or big as we can afford, it will have a great impact!!
I wear an Omega watch
A partial list of organizations
by iraj khan on Wed Aug 22, 2012 06:47 AM PDTyou could send your contribution to help the quake victims.
The following are nonprofit organizations working to provide disaster assistance:
Moms Against Poverty,
Relief International,
Children of Persia,
Child Foundation,
and Iranian American Muslim Association of North America (IMAN).