Nigerian playwright and
activist who
protested
oil exploration in Nigeria's
southern Delta region. He and eight others were
tried and
hanged by the country's previous
military government for their activities. The
Abacha regime's escalating repression of
free speech and other basic
human rights has led to a world-wide campaign against the
military government and those implicated in supporting that government's actions, including
Shell Oil.
"Lord take my soul, but the struggle continues"
Ken Saro-Wiwa's last words