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Andrew Berends, whose films Blood of My Brother and When Adnan Comes Home helped him earn IDA's 2006 Courage Under Fire Award, was arrested and detained Sunday, August 31 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He had been working on a documentary film in Nigeria since April 2008, and he had entered the country legally. According to a press release from filmmaker Aaron Soffin, who had edited Berends' films, Berends was held in custody without food, sleep or representation, and with limited water for 36 hours. He was questioned by the army, the police and the State Security Services in Port Harcourt. He was