Fasting for Peace in Kurdistan and the Freedom of Leyla Zana

• Plight of the Kurds Sparks a Fast!
• Dreaming of Beauty While Hungry and Cold
• Fasting for the Freedom of Leyla Zana
• Elena Bonner's Open Letter to Mrs. Clinton
• Letter from Jailed Parliamentarians to Kani Xulam
• Letter from Leyla Zana to Kathryn Cameron Porter
• Letter from Leyla Zana to Represenatives Furse, Porter, Torres and Wolf.
• Speech to Fast Participants
• An Appeal to the American People to Help Free Leyla Zana

Congressional Support

• Speech by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
• Speech by Rep. Brad Sherman.
• Rep. Porter Co-sponsers House Resolution 137 and Draws Attention to the Plight of the Fasters
• Rep. Furse Speaks in Support of House Resolution 137 and Draws Attention to the Plight of the Fasters
• Rep. Steny Hoyer's Statement in the House of Represenatives
• Letter from Rep. Gilman and Rep. Hamilton to Secretary of State Albright

Press Conference on October 30, 1997 - Day 11

• Statement by Kani Xulam
• Statement by Representative John Edward Porter (R-IL)
• Statement by Representative Elizabeth Furse (D-OR)
• Statement by Representative Esteban E. Torres (D-CA)
• Statement by Representative Steve Horn (R-CA)
• Statement by Representative Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)

Biographies of Fast Participants

• Ferda Beyrikan
• Amed Kozlu
• Linnaea Melcarek
• Kathyrn Cameron Porter
• Dara Rizgari
• Kani Xulam

Expressions of Solidarity with Fast Participants

• Interview with Kathryn C. Porter
• Letter from Derwich M. Ferho, Kurdish Institute in Brussels
• Letter from Martha Honey, Institute for Policy Studies
• Letter from Eziz Bawermend, MP, Kurdish Parliament in Exile
• Statement from Elena Bonner
• Statement from Rep. Robert Filner
• Statement from Rep. Benjamin Gilman
• Statement from Jennifer Harbury
• Statement from Holly Near
• Statement from Jose Ramos-Horta
• Statement from Rep. Esteban E. Torres
• Statement from Elie Wiesel

Media Coverage of the Fast

• Celebrating Defiance
• Talking in Turkey: Dissent in a Land of Contradictions
• Congress Members Seek the Freedom of Kurdish Politician
• Chicago Tribune - Cold and Hungry, Lawmaker's Wife Proves Her Convictions
• AP Press Wire Regarding the Fast
• Copley News Service Wire Regarding the Fast
• The Hill: Rep. Porter's Wife Goes on Hunger Strike by Jock Friedly and Robert Schlesinger
• Washington Times: House Members Ask Clinton to Aid Jailed Politicians
• AP Wire Report on the Petition
• Washington Post Op-Ed: The Leyla Zana Case
• Reuters Covers the Start of the Fast
• Pacifica Radio Interview with Amy Goodman
• Ad in the Washington Post Announcing the Fast