American Filmmaker Arrested in Nigeria

wow i wanna film there for my project, its not going to be easy

*************ACTION ALERT from D-Word.com********

We would like all D-Worders who are U.S. citizens, whether living in the U.S. or abroad, to contact their congressional representatives to raise political pressure on this issue.

Phone Script for Elected Officials:

* As a constituent and a concerned citizen, I wanted to bring your attention to the news that American journalist Andrew Berends has been arrested by the Nigerian government while working on a documentary.

* Nigeria enjoys the highest level of diplomatic relations with the United States, and for an American journalist to be detained without representation and subjected to coercive questioning is both highly inappropriate and illegal.

* We ask you to make known your awareness and concern about this matter, contact your colleagues, and work to ensure the good treatment and speedy release of Andrew Berends and his interpreter from Nigerian custody.

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We would like everyone to call both their own local representatives and also the two Senators from New York State. When talking with New York reps, please add that Andrew is a New Yorker.

The contact information for NY senators Clinton and Schumer is:

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)- 202-224-6542
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)- 202-224-4451

Your local representatives' contacts may be found here: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress

Please forward this call to action to anyone you think could help by making a call to their representatives and the NY senators.

I seem to remember commenting on the Nigerian concept of "free press" several months ago. This is a gov't. not willing to have the truth published. The gov't. is corrupt to the core, and the militants(not freedom fighters)are blackmailers, kidnappers, and criminals, with no agenda other than enriching themselves. Criminality is so entrenched in this country, that no solution will ever be reached! It is a country governed by sociopaths and psychopaths, with no regard, nor empathy for the powerless people that they lord over.
This is not a Democracy, it is medieval society, based on violence, power, and subjugation of the masses. Restricting access to the press simply confirms the true nature of Nigerian governance.