Comments on: American documentary filmmaker detained in Port Harcourt, Nigeria http://shootingpeople.org/fromthehip/2008/09/02/american-documentary-filmmaker-detained-in-port-harcourt-nigeria/ Independent film blog connected to Shooting People Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:46:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mikal Jakubal http://shootingpeople.org/fromthehip/2008/09/02/american-documentary-filmmaker-detained-in-port-harcourt-nigeria/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Mikal Jakubal Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:18:19 +0000 http://shootingpeople.org/fromthehip/?p=435#comment-719 Right now, Andrew's supporters are asking U.S. citizens to contact their representatives in Congress and ask that they pressure the State Department to make Andrew and Samuel's case a priority. People outside the U.S. can contact their local media with the latest press release from the site below. For background information and updates on the situation, go to http://helpandy.wordpress.com/ On the right side of that page is a "what you can do to help" link. There you will find contact information for legislators and a few simple talking points. As translator Samuel George is a Nigerian, he will not have as much protection as American citizen Andrew Barends. It is therefore crucial that we always include Samuel by name in this campaign. Note to S.P. eds: can you include the above link in the upcoming Bulletins along with the short article? Or, better yet, include the link with the latest press release from that site. Thanks. Right now, Andrew’s supporters are asking U.S. citizens to contact their representatives in Congress and ask that they pressure the State Department to make Andrew and Samuel’s case a priority. People outside the U.S. can contact their local media with the latest press release from the site below.

For background information and updates on the situation, go to http://helpandy.wordpress.com/

On the right side of that page is a “what you can do to help” link. There you will find contact information for legislators and a few simple talking points.

As translator Samuel George is a Nigerian, he will not have as much protection as American citizen Andrew Barends. It is therefore crucial that we always include Samuel by name in this campaign.

Note to S.P. eds: can you include the above link in the upcoming Bulletins along with the short article? Or, better yet, include the link with the latest press release from that site. Thanks.

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