Following the release of Harmeet Sooden, James Loney and Norman Kember, this page is now partially archived. The first section below has statements from the released Peacemakers at the time of their release and subsequently, links to remembrance pages for Tom Fox, and links to some articles written since 24 March 2006. This section will be updated as new statements or articles come to hand.

The archive section has our original statement of support; links to statements of support from Aotearoa New Zealand; personal messages of support and hope; 'Harmeet the peacemaker'; overseas statements of support and reports about the Peacemakers; and media coverage in Aotearoa New Zealand. The archive section covers the time period from 26 November 2005 to 24 March 2006.

Prayers for Peacemakers, November 2006: November 26 marks the anniversary of the kidnapping of Tom Fox, Norman Kember, Jim Loney, and Harmeet Sooden in Baghdad. We give thanks for their witness. Pray for justice for the 14,000 Iraqis still detained by Multinational Forces. Doug Pritchard, Christian Peacemaker Teams, Toronto.

• Statement by Norman Kember, James Loney, and Harmeet Singh Sooden, London, England, 8 December 2006
• Former Iraq hostages to issue statement as alleged captors face death penalty, 5 December 2006
• Media release, Harmeet Sooden, 17 August 2006
• Harmeet Sooden Interviewed By Sahar Ghumkhor, 23 July 2006

• Jim Loney speaks, Mennonite Weekly Review, 28 April 2006
• Media statement by Harmeet Sooden, 31 March 2006
• Statement issued on behalf of Harmeet Sooden, 27 March 2006
• Jim Loney's statement on his arrival home, 27 March 2006
• Norman Kember's statement on his arrival home, 25 March 2006
• Photo album: Jim and Harmeet after release, Christian Peacemakers Teams
• Hostages Update + Response to Torture Rumours, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 24 March 2006
• Peacemakers released, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 23 March 2006

• Iraqi/Palestinian refugees - "Tom Fox's People" - arrive in Ottawa, CPTnet, 24 June 2007
• Slain activist's legacy fulfilled as refugees from Iraq reach Ottawa, CBC News, 21 June 2007
• Eulogy from Memorial service for Tom Fox, Lauri Perman, Clerk of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, 22 April 2006
• Christian Peacemakers Teams: We Mourn the Loss of Tom Fox, 10 March 2006 and Tom Fox commemorated in Baghdad, 25 March 2006
• Other reports of commemoration events for Tom are in the overseas statements and reports archive
• Remembrances and excerpts from Tom's writings, Electronic Iraq
• Tom Fox Memorial Page, Chuck Fager and John Stephens
• Remembering Tom Fox, Christian Peacemakers Team

• Iraqi/Palestinian refugees - "Tom Fox's People" - arrive in Ottawa, CPTnet, 24 June 2007
• Slain activist's legacy fulfilled as refugees from Iraq reach Ottawa, CBC News, 21 June 2007
• Former Iraq hostage aims to reforge link between religion, peace, Paula Simons, 10 October 2006
• Peacemaking in a Troubled World, Rebecca Johnson, 26 April 2006
• In Tribute to Activist, a Call to Forgive, Jerry Markon, 23 April 2006
• From the tomb, James Loney, 15 April 2006
• Exerpts from Norman Kember's BBC interview, 15 April 2006
• Reflections on the Killing of Peacebuilder Tom Fox, Ron Kraybill, 11 April 2006
• War’s opponents need to get busy, activist says, Sarah Winn, 2 April 2006
• Were the Christian hostages really idiots for peace? Graeme Davidson, 31 March 2006
• There are alternatives, Paul Rogers, 30 March 2006
• A Different Kind of Myth-Making, Geov Parrish, 30 March 2006
• A hostage comes home: Jim Loney may be our foreign policy future – too bad the media missed it, Andrew Cash, 30 March 2006
• Why peace teams risk their lives, Lyn Adamson, 29 March 2006
• Thanks, Mr. Loney. Just don't read the news, Tony Burman, 27 March 2006
• Don't be daft says anti-war group, Stop the War Coalition, 27 March 2006
• CPT hostages - dispelling the myths, Independent Catholic News, 27 March 2006
• Military expert says peacemakers didn’t imperil soldiers, Ekklesia, 27 March 2006
• Getting into harm's way, Leslie Scrivener, 26 March 2006
• A message of peace in a war-ravaged world, Colin Freeze, 25 March 2006
• Churches urged to consider more radical peacemaking following Iraq hostage release, Gene Stoltzfus, 24 March 2006

Harmeet Sooden, valued friend and colleague, was abducted with James Loney, Norman Kember, and Tom Fox in Baghdad on 26 November 2005.

We add our voice to the calls from around the world for the Peacemakers to be released unharmed so they can return to their loved ones and continue their work for peace, justice and self-determination for the people of Iraq and Palestine. We call too for the thousands of people illegally detained by occupation forces in Iraq, in Palestine, in Afghanistan, and in other parts of the world to be released unharmed to their loved ones.

Harmeet, our heartfelt hope is that you and your companions will soon be free to read this page for yourselves. We are full of sorrow that Tom will not be with you physically on that happy day.

Our thoughts are with you all, with your families and friends, and with the staff and supporters of Christian Peacemaker Teams at this time.

Statements of support from Aotearoa New Zealand
      and see page with personal messages of support and hope

• On the release of Harmeet Sooden and colleagues, Students for Justice in Palestine, 23 March 2006
• Speaking tour in North Island: Christian Peacemakers Teams' work in Palestine and Iraq, during early March 2006

• NZ Free the Peacemakers Messages + Wellington Vigil tonight, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 8 December 2005

• Vigil of hope in Wellington on Thursday 8 December, Wellington Palestine Group, 7 December 2005

• Update on NZ support for Peacemakers + more vigils, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 6 December 2005
• Free the Hostages Vigil in Dunedin on 7 December, 6 December 2005
• Picnic of Solidarity for Harmeet Singh Sooden on 7 December, Students for Justice in Palestine, 6 December 2005
• Video: Peace Vigil Asks Captors To Release Harmeet, Scoop, 6 December 2005
• Vigil in Auckland on 5 December, Auckland University Students for Justice in Palestine, 4 December 2005
• Appeal for release, New Zealand Palestine Human Rights Campaign and Students for Justice in Palestine, 4 December 2005
• Media Release, New Zealand Council of Christians and Muslims, 3 December 2005
• TEAR Fund Hopes for Safe Return of Iraq Hostages, 2 December 2005
• Locke appeals to Iraqi captors to set Aucklander free, Keith Locke MP, Green Party Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Spokesperson, 1 December 2005

• Joy as Christian Peacemakers are freed in Iraq, 24 March 2006
• Peacemakers released, Statement from Christian Peacemaker Teams, 23 March 2006
• Tom Fox mourned, Durham Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 22 March 2006
• Called to 'courage in midst of fear' - blog of Christian activist murdered in Iraq provides guidance for handling the tragedy, National Catholic Reporter, 22 March 2006
• UN voices worry for stranded Palestinians, Aljazeera, 21 March 2006
• Three years later - Iraqis speak about their disappointments and fears, Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq, 20 March 2006
• Prayers offered at vigil to end war in Iraq, Kenora Miner and News, 20 March 2006
• Local activist, just back from Middle East, reports on situation in region, Athens News, 20 March 2006
• Protesters hit Canada's streets: 1,000 march on US consulate in Toronto on 3rd anniversary of war, Toronto Sun, 19 March 2006
• Man of Peace Accepted The Risks, The Ledger, 18 March 2006
• National Gurdwara Co-Sponsors Vigil at Capital Hill, SikhSangat News, 18 March 2006
• Blessed Is the Peacemaker, Jessica Arends, 17 March 2006
• War's mere observer no more: Ontario farmer returns home with personal experience of Iraqis' suffering, Globe and Mail, 17 March 2006
• EMU Celebrates Life and Work of Tom Fox, Eastern Mennonite University, 16 March 2006
• The murder of Iraq hostage Tom Fox and what we can learn from it, Kevin Rollins, 16 March 2006
• Struggle for justice, Al-Ahram Weekly, 16 March 2006
• Last in a Round of Bullets, Lisa Schirch, 15 March 2006
• Vigil for Commemoration and Solidarity, Christian Peacemaker Teams and the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between People, 15 March 2006
• EMU to Hold Memorial Service for Slain Christian Peacemaker, The Christian Post, 15 March 2006
• Peace activist, Peabody alumnus Tom Fox dead at 54, Vanderbilt University, 15 March 2006
• Slain Christian activist was 'voice' for Iraqi hopes, fears, USA Today, 14 March 2006
• Interfaith group gathers at the Capitol to pray for Americans, Iraqis and others killed, National Council of Churches USA, 14 March 2006
• Campus Responds to Death of Peace Worker Tom Fox, Eastern Mennonite University, 14 March 2006
• "I want you all to know him more" in memory of Tom Fox, Sheila Provencher (Christian Peacemaker), 13 March 2006
• Tom's Last Journey Begins, Doug Pritchard, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 13 March 2006
• Guilford College community expresses sympathy to family and friends of Tom Fox, Guilford College, 13 March 2006
• Tom Fox Remembered Around the World as Dedicated Activist Who Devoted His Life to Peace, Democracy Now, 13 March 2006
• Islamic Advocacy Group Calls for Immediate Release of All Hostages, Council on American-Islamic Relations, 13 March 2006
• Peace team stays in Iraq, Reuters, 13 March 2006
• In wake of killings, local NGOs condemn violence, IRIN, 13 March 2006
• Peace Activist Slain in Iraq is Mourned Around US, World, Los Angeles Times, 12 March 2006
• Friends Remember Slain American Hostage, Guardian, 12 March 2006
• Murdered US hostage worked to help Iraqis, Sunday Independent, 12 March 2006
• Congregation mourns activist while focusing on his legacy, Chicago Sun-Times, 12 March 2006
• Vigil for US hostage held in Toronto, Canadian Press, 12 March 2006
• US hostage killed understood the dangers, Associated Press, 12 March 2006
• Slain Hostage In Iraq Was 'Soldier For Peace,' Longtime Friend Says, WRAL, 12 March 2006
• Victim's friends appeal for peace: Tom Fox was against violence, even if used in his rescue, Aljazeera, 12 March 2006
• Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine calls for the release of the remaining hostages, 12 March 2006
• Palestinians saddened at Fox’s killing, Associated Press, 11 March 2006
• Friends of Murdered US Hostage Urge No Retribution, Reuters, 11 March 2006
• "Dikes that are overflowing, not with water, but with blood", Michele Naar Obed (Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq), 11 March 2006
• Body of US hostage found, Aljazeera, 11 March 2006
• We Mourn the Loss of Tom Fox, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 10 March 2006
• Christian peacemakers say Bush and Blair responsible for abduction of colleagues in Iraq, 8 March 2006
• CPT response to latest video of Christian Peacemakers missing in Iraq, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 7 March 2006
• Tape show three of four Christian Peacemaker hostages: American is missing, Union-Tribune, 7 March 2006
• New video shows 3 of 4 aid workers, including 2 Canadians, kidnapped in Iraq, Canadian Press, 7 March 2006
• Video shows Iraq hostage appeal, Aljazeera, 7 March 2006
• Al-Jazeera airs tape of three of four kidnapped Christian activists in Iraq, Canadian Press, 7 March 2006
• 100 days of captivity for Christian peacemakers marked with vigils in Britain, 6 March 2006
• Toronto Vigil marks 100 days since aid workers' abductions, CBC News, 5 March 2006
• Keeping The Faith, Toronto Pulse 24, 5 March 2006
• Vigils held for kidnapped Kember, BBC, 5 March 2006
• Iraq: What you haven't heard, Michele Naar-Obed (Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq), 4 March 2006
• Prayers said for kidnapped Briton's 100th day, Telegraph, 4 March 2006
• Churches remember Norman Kember, Diocese of Lichfield, 3 March 2006
• CPT calls for vigils marking 100 days since four CPTers went missing, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 2 March 2006
• 15 Arrested At White House Protesting US Torture Practices, Electronic Iraq, 2 March 2006
• Vigils to mark 100 days since abduction of Christian peacemakers, 1 March 2006
• Marking 100 days of captivity in Iraq, Baptist Peace Fellowship, 1 March 2006
• Former hostage Waite offers help to families of abducted Canadians, CBC News, 28 February 2006
• Curfew in Baghdad, Allan Slater (Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq), 27 February 2006
• Christian peacemakers describe Muslim efforts to stem Iraq violence, 26 February 2006
• Loney's family makes another appeal for his release, CBC News, 26 February 2006
• Iraqis, religious leaders try to 'get in the way' of sectarian violence, Peggy Gish (Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq), 25 February 2006
• Iraq: Angels in 'Activates' clothing, Michele Naar (Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq), 24 February 2006
• Nobel Laureates Join Call to End Iraq Occupation, OneWorld US, 24 February 2006
• Fears of civil war in Iraq grow, 23 February 2006
• MacKay apologizes for raising hopes of hostages' families, CBC News, 22 February 2006
• No new information on Canadian hostages: MacKay, CBC News, 21 February 2006
• MacKay optimistic about fate of hostages: Intelligence says 4 'very much alive' Peacemakers held 3 months in Iraq, Canadian Press, 21 February 2006
• Christian Peacemaker Teams issues statement on new Abu Ghraib photos, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 20 February 2006
• Christian peacemakers say abuse photos show 'moral bankruptcy' of Iraq occupation, 20 February 2006
• Economic Leverage as Tool to Fight IDF Occupation, Voice of the Palestinian Christians, 20 February 2006
• US religious groups condemn Iraq war, US Conference for the World Council of Churches, 19 February 2006
• Vigils continue for hostages, Anglican Journal, 18 February 2006
• Iraq reflection: Light in the darkness, Michele Naar, 17 February 2006
• Christian and Muslim Victims of Violence, Peggy Gish, 16 February 2006
• A Baghdad Kidnapping Up Close, Greg Rollins, 15 February 2006
• Baghdad demo planned for Christian peacemaker hostages, 14 February 2006
• Iraqi rights group plans Baghdad protest for release of Christian Peacemakers, Canadian Press, 13 February 2006
• 5 Peace Activists Plan 34-Day Fast at US Capitol in Effort to End Iraq War, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, 12 February 2006
• US to Free Iraqi Detainees, Associated Press, 9 February 2006
• Concern unites Christians and Muslims, 7 February 2006
• Family awaits day when - not if - kidnapped Canadian is released in Iraq, Canadian Press, 7 February 2006
• 45 Christian and Muslim religious leaders call for end to detention without trial in Iraq, 6 February 2006
• Message to missing CPTers from the Christian Peacemaker Team in Baghdad and CPT Iraq statement on anti-Muslim cartoons, 6 February 2006
• Fatigue, worry clear in faces of Christian captives in Iraq, says ex-hostage, Canadian Press, 6 February 2006
• Iraq hostage standoff continues, Aljazeera, 5 February 2006
• Canadian Muslims repeat their plea for the release of the CPT workers in Iraq, 2 February 2006
• Last-chance warning, prayers for kidnapped Christian activists in Iraq, The Catholic Register, 2 February 2006
• Relief as peace campaigner shown alive, Bromley Times, 1 February 2006
• Harmeet Sooden: Canadian hostage's father appears on Al-Jazeera, CTV, 31 January 2006
• Palestinians Unite Again to Appeal for the Release of the Peace Activists held Hostage in Iraq, International Solidarity Movement, 30 January 2006
• Vigils held for peace activists held hostage in Iraq, CBC News, 30 January 2006
• Shine the Light: Justice for Iraqi Detainees, Christian PeaceMakers Teams, 29 January 2006 - media release, with a photo from Shine The Light, US Consulate, Toronto
• Shine the Light photo gallery, Christian PeaceMakers Teams, 15 to 29 January 2006
• 15,000 Faithful Americans' Step Up Call To Release of Captured Christian Peacemakers, National Council of Churches USA, 29 January 2006
• More prayers for Canadian hostages: New threat looms for captives in Iraq, Canadian Press, 29 January 2006
• New video threat against life of Briton held hostage in Iraq, Independent, 29 January 2006
• Missing Peacemakers Alive in Iraq, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 28 January 2006
• 'Last chance' for Iraq hostages, Aljazeera, 28 January 2006
• Statement re the two-month anniversary of four CPTers going missing in Iraq, Christina Peacemakers Teams, 27 January 2006
• Christian Peacemaker Team Held Hostage: Two Photographs, Scott Marratto, 24 January 2006
• New appeal for Norman Kember highlights health concerns, 24 January 2006
• Wife of hostage in Iraq pleads for his release, Reuters, 23 January 2006
• Christian-Muslim Forum and Islam Expo seek to build bridges, 23 January 2006
• Peace Activist Fox Remains Captive in Iraq, National Public Radio, 21 January 2006
• Doing this work 'makes risks worth taking', Bill Baldwin, 21 January 2006
• More UK vigils announced for Norman Kember and Iraqi peace activists, 21 January 2006
• Christian Peacemakers in Iraq replace team member as crisis continues, 20 January 2006
• Christian Peacemakers remember missing friends, National Council of Churches, 19 January 2006
• CPT cycles Baghdad Team as CPT hostage crisis continues, CPT Canada, 18 January 2006
• Canadian farmer to witness struggles of Iraqis, CTV.ca News, 18 January 2006
• Christian PeaceMaker Team not welcome in Senator Allard's office, Christian PeaceMaker Teams, 17 January 2006
• Peacemaker vigils in Washington and Toronto focus on Iraq policy, 17 January 2006
• Catholic Worker plans Guantanamo protests over Lent, 17 January 2006
• Protesters call for release of hostages in Iraq, Toronto Star, 16 January 2006
• Vigil, march for Canadian hostages in Iraq, The Star Phoenix, 16 January 2006
• Norman Kember remembered across UK, 15 January 2006
• Supporters of Iraq captives reissue media appeals, 14 January 2006
• More UK vigils keep focus on Norman Kember, 13 January 2006
• Still no word on four activists abducted in Iraq, Globe and Mail, 13 January 2006
• Christian peacemakers highlight prisoner abuse in Iraq, 12 January 2006
• Protests as US raids Sunni mosque in Iraq hostage search, 11 January 2006
  - for original report see US troops raid Sunni Arab complex
• Australian Muslim seeks freedom for Christian Peacemakers, 11 January 2006 - for original report see Australian Muslim community joins 'Human Shield' in appeal for the release of captives in Iraq
• Muslim leader appeals for Iraq release, AAP, 7 January 2006
• Christian volunteers still captive in Iraq, Aljazeera, 7 January 2006
• Wife pleads for Iraq hostage's release, Aljazeera, 6 January 2006
• Australian Muslim community joins 'Human Shield' in appeal for the release of captives in Iraq, 6 January 2006
• Our thoughts and deep concern for the CPT detainees, Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, 5 January 2006
• Christian Peacemaker Teams seek meeting with President Bush, 4 January 2006
• Canadian Muslims Call for Release of CPT Hostages: Interview with Ehab Lotayefto, envoy of the Canadian Islamic Congress, Electronic Iraq, 2 January 2006 - includes link to audio file
• Middle East Christians and Muslims renew plea for Iraq captives, 1 January 2006
• Vigils go on for Christian Peacemaker Teams hostages in Iraq, 30 December 2005
• Shine the Light: A Call to Witness in a Time of War, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 30 December 2005
• Iraq Diaries: What keeps us busy, Anita David, 30 December 2005
• Canadian Muslims Appeal for Release of Iraq Hostages, Islam Online, 29 December 2005
• Families of hostages to make another appeal, CBC News, 26 December 2005
• 'My kidnappers were not criminals', Aljazeera, 26 December 2005
• British Muslims appeal to Norman Kember kidnappers on the advent of Christmas, Muslim Association of Britain, 23 December 2005
• Families of Iraq Hostages Make New Appeal, David Stringer, 23 December 2005
• Call to Canadian Prime Minister for Justice for All Held in Iraq - "illegal foreign occupation is the root cause of human rights abuses in Iraq", United Church of Canada, 20 December 2005
• Christian Peacemakers in Iraq and Jordan respond to presidential address, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 19 December 2005
• Waiting is the Hardest Part, Greg Rollins, 19 December 2005
• Americans protest near Guantanamo, Aljazeera, 14 December 2005
• British envoy in Iraq still hopeful Christian hostages there will be freed, Associated Press, 14 December 2005
• Ads call for release of Canadian hostages, CTV Canada, 13 December 2005
• Calls grow to free Iraq hostages, Aljazeera, 13 December 2005
• US Christians to Arrive in Guantanamo Today as 4 Christian Peacemakers in Iraq Face Execution, Witness Against Torture, 12 December 2005
• No word on Iraq hostages, Aljazeera, 11 December 2005
• Top Muslim's plea over Iraq hostage, Evening Standard (London), 9 December 2005
• Kidnappers extend deadline for British hostage in Iraq; British men freed from Guantanamo Bay plead for mercy to be shown, Guardian, 9 December 2005
• Ex-Guantanamo detainee pleads for hostage, Reuters, 9 December 2005
• Candle-lit Solidarity Demonstration in Ramallah for the 'CPT Four', 8 December 2005
• Solidarity Returned: Palestine Calls For the Release of Hostages in Iraq Hamed Bitawi, High Judge of Palestine, Mohammed Bishawi, Mufti of Nablus, and the Christian Father George Awad stand together with volunteers from the Nablus Prisoners’ Families’ support group, the Arab Women’s Union, and social welfare and peace groups to call for the release of the four CPT peace activists and others held in Iraq, 8 December 2005
• 'Not Even to Save Our Lives', Electronic Iraq, 8 December 2005
• December 10th is International Human Rights Day, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 8 December 2005
• Deadline extended, fears continue for safety of hostages, CBC News and International Solidarity Movement, 8 December 2005
• Iraq captives' deadline extended, Aljazeera, 8 December 2005
• CPT Works for the Human Rights of Iraqi Detainees, Christian Peacemakers Iraq Team Statement, 8 December 2005
• Photos of Harmeet, Jim, Norman and Tom, Electronic Iraq, 7 December 2005
• Iraq hostage calls for UK troop pullout, Aljazeera, 7 December 2005
• Statement from Jim Loney's family, 7 December 2005
• Transcript of Tom Fox's daughter's ABC News interview, 6 December 2005
• An appeal from Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq, 6 December 2005
• Solidarity Demonstrations For the Four CPT Hostages Taking Place All Over Palestine, 6 December 2005
• A Week of Palestinian Calls for the Release of the CPT Volunteers Held Hostage in Iraq, 6 December 2005 - includes links to statements by Ikram Al Sabri, Head Mufti of Palestine; the coordinating body for all Palestinian political parties, the National and Islamic Forces for both Palestine and Hebron; Shawkat Samha, Mayor of Jayyous; the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades; Qadura Fares, Coordinator of the National Committee to Resist Settlement and the Wall; Ferial Abu Haikal, Headmistress of the Qurtuba Girls School in Hebron, and community leaders from Hebron.
• MCM calls for peace activists release, Muslim Council of Montreal, 5 December 2005
• Press Conference of Palestinians Calls for Release of All Civilian Hostages in Iraq; More Solidarity Demonstrations Planned, 5 December 2005
• Transcript of Palestinian Press Conference Calling for the Release of the Four CPT Hostages in Iraq, 5 December 2005
• Muslim Leaders Demand the Immediate Release of Kidnapped Peace Activists in Iraq, 5 December 2005
• Palestinian groups plead for hostages, Aljazeera, 5 December 2005
• Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy Among 13,000 to Sign Petition Calling for Release of Kidnapped Aid Workers - interview with Khalid Amayreh, correspondent for Al-Jazeera.net in the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Farid Alan Schintzius, friend of Tom Fox from Richmond, 5 December 2005
• Statement on the kidnapping of four members of the Christian Peacemaking Team, Middle East Council of Churches and the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue, 4 December 2005
• Transcript of Tom Fox's daughter's video appeal, 4 December 2005
• CAIR Calls for Release of Iraq Hostages, Council on American-Islamic Relations, 4 December 2005
• Palestinians to Hold Press Conference to Call for Release of the Four CPT Hostages in Iraq, 4 December 2005
• Sunni party calls for hostage release, Aljazeera, 4 December 2005
• Statement on Jim Loney from Muslim Detainees in Toronto, Mahmoud Jaballah, Mohammad Mahjoub and Hassan Almrei, 3 December 2005
• Palestinians Unite to Call For Release of Four Peace Activist Hostages in Iraq, 3 December 2005
• Pax Christi Pleads For Life Of Harmeet Sooden, Pax Christi International, 3 December 2005
• Iraqi-American Member of Muslim Peacemaker Team Speaks Out for Four Kidnapped Colleagues, 1 December 2005
• Muslims urge immediate release of Norman Kember, Muslim Council of Britain, 1 December 2005
• Harmeet Sooden Was Working With ISM, International Solidarity Movement, 1 December 2005
• Palestinians demonstrate for release of Western activists kidnapped in Iraq, 1 December 2005
• Statements by abducted Peacemakers families, 1 December 2005
• Statement on Christian Peacemaker Teams hostages, Palestinian NGO Network, 30 November 2005
• US, UK blamed for Iraq kidnappings, Aljazeera, 30 November 2005
• Update on Missing Persons in Iraq, Christian Peacemakers Teams, 30 November 2005
• Statement about kidnapped CPT members by Palestinian political parties (Arabic & English), 29 November 2005
• Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq releases 'Statement of Conviction', 29 November 2005
• CPTers abducted in Baghdad, Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq, 29 November 2005

• CPT aid group plans to continue work in Iraq after hostages freed, Radio NZ, 24 March 2006
• Sooden's family elated after rescue, TVNZ, 24 March 2006
• Sooden Family Plans To Leave For Iraq, Newswire, 24 March 2006
• Captive peace workers freed in Iraq - report, Radio NZ, 23 March 2006
• Memorial service held for murdered American hostage, Radio NZ, 13 March 2006
• Hostage's family ignore torture claims, NZ Herald and NZPA, 13 March 2006
• Efforts to release Sooden continue, TVNZ, 13 March 2006
• US hostage killed in Iraq mourned as man of peace, Radio NZ, 12 March 2006
• Friends of murdered US hostage urge no retribution, Reuters, 12 March 2006
• Family holds new fears for Sooden, NZPA, 12 March 2006
• Hostage slaying boosts fears for Sooden, Sunday Star Times, 12 March 2006
• US hostage found dead in Iraq, NZ Herald, 11 March 2006
• Missing hostage found dead in Iraq, Radio NZ, 11 March 2006
• Family relieved at hostage video, NZ Herald, 8 March 2006
• Concerns for missing hostage, TVNZ, 8 March 2006
• Kidnapped Auckland student shown in new videotape, Radio NZ, 8 March 2006
• Sooden among three hostages in broadcast, NZPA, 8 March 2006
• Morning Report: Three of the four Christian peace activists held hostage in Iraq have appeared in a new video - interview with Peggy Gish (Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq), Radio NZ, 8 March 2006 [audio file - this link may expire seven days after broadcast]
• Iraq hostage alive and healthy video shows, NZ Herald, 8 March 2006
• New hostage tape aired on Arab TV - 1 missing, Radio NZ, 8 March 2006
• Video from NZ student's captors, TVNZ, 7 March 2006
• Kidnapped student's family remain positive, NZPA, 7 March 2006
• Family hopeful Sooden will be found, TVNZ, 7 March 2006
• Morning Report: Kidnapped Auckland Student - interview with Harmeet's family, Radio NZ, 7 March 2006 [audio file - this link may expire seven days after broadcast]
• 100 days since kidnap of Christian Peacemaker Team members, Radio NZ, 7 March 2006
• Sooden missing 100 days, NZPA, 7 March 2006
• 100 days on, still no word on captive student in Iraq, NZPA, 6 March 2006
• Pensioner promoting peace while helping Palestinians, Howick and Pakuranga Times, 2 March 2006
• Colleague tells of Iraq kidnap shock, NZPA, 16 February 2006
• Kidnapped Auckland man 'just wanted to make people safer', NZPA, 8 February 2006
• Morning Report interview: Sooden footage - Colleagues of kidnapped Auckland student Harmeet Sooden say they're heartened by new video footage of him, Radio NZ, 30 January 2006 [audio file - this link may expire seven days after broadcast]
• Morning Report interview: Sooden's kidnapper's demands - interview with Harmeet's family, Radio NZ, 30 January 2006 [audio file - this link may expire seven days after broadcast]
• Hostage family's hopes shatter, The Dominion Post, 30 January 2006
• Video of hostages comes with deadline, NZ Herald, 30 January 2006
• New footage aired of peace workers taken captive in Iraq, Radio NZ, 30 January 2006
• Hostage video shows negotiations slow, TVNZ, 30 January 2006
• Clark urges captors to release Sooden, NZPA, 29 January 2006
• Family shocked at condition of Sooden, NZPA, 29 January 2006
• Hostage video prompts new release call from Clark, Reuters and NZPA, 29 January 2006
• Friend says she had a feeling Harmeet Sooden was alive, Newstalk ZB, 29 January 2006
• Government renews call for Sooden release, TVNZ, 29 January 2006
• Al-Jazeera airs video of hostages, TVNZ, 29 January 2006
• Two months since Sooden kidnapped, Newstalk ZB, 26 January 2006
• Let us stay - hostage family, The Dominion Post, 24 January 2006
• Hostage's family seek NZ residency, NZPA, 24 January 2006
• Appeal for hostage on Iraqi radio, NZ Herald, 12 January 2006
• Family of hostage to make appeal on Iraqi radio, NZPA, 10 January 2006
• Friend of Sooden in appeal on Arab TV, NZ Herald, 7 January 2006
• Further appeals for Iraq hostages, TV3, 7 January 2006
• Appeal made for Iraq hostages' release, NZPA, 7 January 2006
• TV plea to free hostages, Newstalk ZB, 7 January 2006
• Plea for hostages' release played on Arabic television, Radio NZ, 7 January 2006
• TV appeal for release of Sooden, Newstalk ZB, 6 January 2006
• Hostages' group seeks meeting with Bush, NZPA, 6 January 2006
• Prayers continue for Iraq hostages, NZPA, 5 January 2006
• Families of Iraqi hostages make fresh appeal for their release, Radio NZ, 1 January 2006
• New plea to release Auckland student, TVNZ, 1 January 2006
• Prayers for missing peaceworkers, Newstalk ZB, 28 December 2005
• Hostage release plea ads in Iraqi papers, NZPA, 26 December 2005
• Bishop urges compassion in seasonal address, Radio NZ, 25 December 2005
• Sooden's family to make new appeal in Iraq, NZPA, 24 December 2005
• Families appeal for release of peace workers, Radio NZ, 24 December 2005
• Close Up: The fate of Harmeet Sooden, TVNZ, 22 December 2005
• Harmeet Sooden: Anas al-Takriti and Mark Brewer speak to Linda Clark on Nine-to-Noon, Radio New Zealand, 22 December 2005 [audio file - this link may expire seven days after broadcast]
• Silence on hostages fate seen as 'good sign', Radio NZ, 22 December 2005
• No news but Iraq based colleagues of hostage remain hopeful, NZPA, 18 December 2005
• Hostage's family wait for Iraq poll, NZPA, 16 December 2005
• UK friend still holds hope for hostages, Radio NZ, 13 December 2005
• Sooden's family to stay put, TVNZ, 12 December 2005
• Hostage's family wait out silence, Radio NZ, 12 December 2005
• No word on hostage, Clark says, NZPA, 12 December 2005
• Hostage's family endure chilling silence, NZ Herald, 12 December 2005
• No word on fate of 4 Westerners in Iraq, Radio NZ, 12 December 2005
• Sooden family desperate for news, Herald on Sunday, 11 December 2005
• Foreign Affairs can only wait, Newstalk ZB, 11 December 2005
• Deadline passes, no word on hostages, TVNZ, 11 December 2005
• Waiting continues for hostages' release, Radio NZ, 11 December 2005
• Deal difficult as hostage fate looms, TVNZ, 11 December 2005
• Families wait to hear hostages' fate, TVNZ, 10 December 2005
• Dialogue lifts hope hostages will be safe, NZ Herald, 10 December 2005
• Silence as execution deadline looms, TVNZ, 10 December 2005
• No word from hostage takers, TVNZ, 9 December 2005
• Another 48 hours of Hope, Dominion Post, 9 December 2005
• Department defends Iraq actions, NZPA, 9 December 2005
• Hostage's loved ones wait in agony, NZ Herald, 9 December 2005

• Execution deadline today: Hostage’s family waits, Otago Daily Times, 8 December 2005

• Deadline extension bitter-sweet for hostage's family, NZPA, 8 December 2005
• Relief as execution deadline extended, TVNZ, 8 December 2005
• Sooden situation "difficult" - Peters, Newstalk ZB, 8 December 2005
• Family hopeful as deadline extended, TVNZ, 8 December 2005
• Hostage deadline 'extended', NZ Herald, 8 December 2005
• Hostage's family can only wait, pray as deadline nears today, NZ Herald, 8 December 2005
• Jailed cleric calls for hostage release, TVNZ, 8 December 2005
• Vigil for Iraq hostages as deadline approaches, Otago Daily Times, 7 December 2005

• Hope for kidnapped aid workers, TVNZ, 7 December 2005
• Plea for hostage's freedom shown on Al-Jazeera, NZPA, 7 December 2005
• Hostage Deadline Looms - Palestinians Urge Release, Scoop, 7 December 2005
• Former hostage speaks to family, TVNZ, 7 December 2005
• Mother's plea for hostage will be aired, NZ Herald, 7 December 2005
• Hostage says he's being treated well, TVNZ, 6 December 2005
• Quiet vigil held for hostage, TVNZ, 6 December 2005
• I hope to be home soon, says Kiwi hostage, NZ Herald, 6 December 2005
• Hostage's friends hold vigil for 'gentle and amazing man', NZ Herald, 6 December 2005
• Mother pleads for son's freedom, NZ Herald, 5 December 2005
• Hostage a peacemaker say family, NZ Herald, 4 December 2005
• Muslim leader works for release, TVNZ, 4 December 2005
• Mother pleads for son's release, TVNZ, 4 December 2005
• Brother-in-law numbed by video, TVNZ, 3 December 2005
• PM deplores Iraq kidnapping of NZ resident, NZPA, 3 December 2005
• Kidnappers threaten to execute NZ student, NZPA, 3 December 2005
• ‘Sensible pacifist’ dedicated to pursuit of peace, Otago Daily Times, 2 December 2005

• Hostage-takers have ‘wrong men’: Friends fear for group held in Iraq, Otago Daily Times, 2 December 2005

• Helpless wait for hostage's NZ family, NZ Herald, 2 December 2005
• Al Jazeera broadcasting Locke's letter, Newstalk ZB, 2 December 2005
• Contact sought with student's captors, TVNZ, 2 December 2005
• Kidnapped aid workers are not spies, Newstalk ZB interview with Robin Buyers from Christian Peacemakers Teams, 1 December 2005 [audio file]
• Family in limbo following kidnapping, TVNZ, 1 December 2005
• Auckland man held hostage in Iraq, NZ Herald, 1 December 2005