CONTENTS
Foreword by Elena Bonner / vii
Foreword by Betty Williams / xi
Nominating Leyla Zana for the Nobel Peace Prize
by U.S. Rep. John Edward Porter / xiii
Letter from French President Francois Mitterrand /xv
Preface to the French edition by Claudia Roth / xvii About Leyla Zana / xxiii
Articles
Speaking Out /1
Let Us Defend Diversity / 8
For Taslima Nasrin /11
Facing the Death Penalty in Ankara for My Beliefs / 14
On Trial for Being a Kurd /20
Before the Turkish Inquisition /24
Letters
Letter to Danielle Mitterrand /37
Letter to Danielle Mitterrand / 40
Letter to Ségolène Royale / 43
Letter to My Daughter, Ruken 45
Letter to My Son, Ronay / 47
Message to the Jury of the Norwegian Raftos Prize for Human Rights /49
Letter to Kendal Nezan /50
Letter to Antoinette Fouque / 56
Letter to Pauline Green / 59
Letter to Miguel Angel Martinez / 6o
Letter to Sylvie Jan / 67
Letter to Francois Mitterrand / 68
Message to the World Conference on Women in Beijing /70
Message on Being Awarded the International
Peace Prize of Aix-la-Chapelle / 73
Letter to Gro Harlem Brundtland /
Message to the European Parliament on Being Awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought / 8o
On the Occasion of Nevruz / 88
Appendices:
A: The Colours of Their Clothes, Amnesty International Report/91
B: US Congressional Appeals on Behalf of Leyla Zana /108
Bibliography for Further Reading /112 Map / 115
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