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November 10, 2015

Nigerian Activist Ken Saro-Wiwa Remembered 20 Years After Execution 
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And today marks the 20th anniversary of the execution of Nigerian
activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Saro-Wiwa led the movement against Shell's oil
practices in the Ogoni region. Oil pipelines crisscrossed Ogoni land,
and gas flares the size of apartment buildings lit up the night sky.
Despite widespread international protests, Saro-Wiwa was hanged under
the Nigerian dictatorship after a sham trial along with eight other
Ogoni rights activists. The anniversary of Saro-Wiwa's death comes as
Amnesty International says areas of the Niger Delta remain heavily
polluted by oil spills, years after Shell claims to have cleaned them
up.

 

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