And remembrances were held around the world Thursday on the ten-year anniversary of the execution of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Saro-Wiwa led the movement against Shell Corporation’s oil practices in the Ogoni region. In 1994, he was imprisoned and accused of incitement to murder. Despite widespread international protests, Saro-Wiwa was hanged after a sham trial along with eight other Ogoni rights activists. In Saro-Wima’s native Ogoni region, over 1,000 people held an overnight candlelight vigil. The vigil was followed by a march through the city of Bori to protest the Nigerian government’s treatment of the Ogoni people. One banner read: “You can kill the messenger, but not the message. Ogoni must survive.”