A BOOK OF letters and poems written by Nigerian environmental and human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ken Saro-Wiwa was published by NUI Maynooth today and launched by his brother Dr Owens Wiwa. The launch today was to mark the 18th anniversary of the writer and activist’s execution by the Nigerian military regime. …Saro-Wiwa led a non-violent campaign against the environmental destruction of the area. His group struggled in particular with oil company Shell.
7 November 2013
Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian military 18 years ago.
NUIM dedicates book and audio archive to activist ‘ahead of his time’
A BOOK OF letters and poems written by Nigerian environmental and human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ken Saro-Wiwa was published by NUI Maynooth today and launched by his brother Dr Owens Wiwa.
The launch today was to mark the 18th anniversary of the writer and activist’s execution by the Nigerian military regime.
The book published today, ‘Silence Would be Treason, last writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa’, features private letters by the activist to Irish missionary nun Sister Majella McCarron while he was on death row and a selection of poems.