> [in 1995]... #KenSaroWiwa and the other members of the Ogoni Nine were hanged in Port Haurcourt, Nigeria. #SaroWiwa was a writer, environmental activist, and outspoken critic of Shell’s destruction of #Ogoniland. He accused #Shell of waging an ecological war against the Ogoni, co-founding the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (#MOSOP) to protect their rights and protest the devastating effects of Shell’s #OilExploitation on their land.
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Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa: The Struggle Continues in the Niger Delta

Twenty years ago today, Ken Saro-Wiwa and the other members of the Ogoni Nine were hanged in Port Haurcourt, Nigeria. Saro-Wiwa was a writer, environmental activist, and outspoken critic of Shell’s…

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