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Monday, September 8, 2008
NOT released in Nigeria
Last week in this space I reported on Andrew Berends, a New York-based documentary filmmaker who had been arrested in Nigeria.

Happy news, from the Sundance Documentary Film Program, which gave Berends a grant to make the film he was shooting at the time of his arrest: Berends and his interpreter, Samuel George, were provisionally released by the Nigerian government on Friday. They "hope to be headed home soon," the Sundance release states.

UPDATE: It's not over yet, according to this site maintained by Berends' supporters (and thanks to the commenter who linked to it). Berends was re-detained Monday and questioned for three hours by Nigeria's State Security Service. Berends' friends are urging anyone to contact their congressperson to apply pressure to the State Department to intercede on Berends' behalf.

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posted by Sean P. Means @ 9:25 AM |

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At September 8, 2008 10:58 AM , Anonymous Freeandy said...

Not quite yet ... see the latest up-to-date news about Andrew Berends at http://HelpAndy.wordpress.com

 

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