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AF International has agreed to represent Komala, a Kurdish group that advocates for human rights for Iran’s citizens, and promotes the democratic representation of minority people in the country.
Kurds, who live in the northwest region of Iran, make up about 10 percent of its overall 92M population. They are subject to crackdowns by Iran’s security forces.
AFI has signed a six-month contract to provide government communications and PR assistance to Komala’s Washington representation office. The pact, which went into effect Jan. 1, is worth $48K.
The firm has provided similar representation to the Syrian Democratic Council, the political wing of the Syrian Defense Forces. The SDF, which is comprised of Kurdish and Arab political and civil groups, is a major US ally in the fight against ISIS.
Ayal Frank heads AFI. He was a VP and PA lead at Qorvis’ geopolitical solutions group, senior VP at Omnicom’s Mercury unit, and contract consultant at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Ruder Finn, Inc. has signed on to support China’s Huawei Technologies Co. and its US research arm Futurewei’s communications in the US.
Plus Communications handles Polish billionaire Zygmunt Solorz who is battling his three children for control of two family foundations that own Poland's Cyfrowy Polsat satellite TV/telecommunications platform.
Rubin Turnbull & Assocs. has been hired to provide consulting & communications services to the ad hoc board of Petréleos de Venezuela S.A.
Putala Strategies inks a $75K-per-month pact to bolster Romania’s ties with the US in the fields of defense, economic cooperation and energy security.
Somalia, which is not one of president Trump's favorite countries, has hired Arsenal Government and Public Affairs Group to engage with White House officials.
