🚨 A devastating new @BBCWorld investigation has obtained internal Shell documents revealing the company knowingly operated a major pipeline in Nigeria for years while it was causing widespread pollution. #ShellKnew

I had it first, 6 minutes before you #ShellKnew

#ShellKnew, and the #oilandgas giant made a film about it in 1991: youtube.com/watch?v=yD7EVDW0…

Profits should never cost lives. We're standing with the survivors of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines in their fight against Shell. Add your name to join us in supporting @theodettecase: nwmd.social/s/twitter/5g6FZV… #ClimateReparations #MakePollutersPay #ShellKnew #OdetteCase

🚨 BREAKING: 67 Filipinos are taking Shell to court for its role in Super Typhoon Odette — one of the deadliest storms to ever hit the Philippines. Find out more and take action: bit.ly/4qlO3VK #TheOdetteCase #ShellKnew #MakePollutersPay #ClimateJustice

The fight didn’t end with the hangings. What about the Ogoni Nine Widows For nearly 3 decades, widows of the #OgoniNine—especially Esther Kiobel—have fought for truth and justice. Here’s a short thread about their struggle, courage, and resistance.🧵 #KenSaroWiwa #JusticeForOgoniNine #ShellKnew 1. Esther Kiobel watched her world collapse in 1995. Her husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, one of the Ogoni Nine, was executed after a sham trial. Esther says he was innocent, targeted for his activism, and betrayed by both state and oil power. 2. She believes Shell was complicit. Esther has consistently alleged that Shell Nigeria played a role in her husband’s arrest and death by collaborating with the Nigerian military regime. Shell denies the claims—but the allegations persist. 3. She fled Nigeria in fear. After her husband’s execution, Esther fled Nigeria for safety. She lived in exile, eventually resettling in the U.S., carrying only grief—and a burning desire for justice. 4. She sued Shell in U.S. courts. In 2002, Esther and other widows brought a case in New York under the Alien Tort Statute, accusing Shell of aiding and abetting human rights violations, including torture and extrajudicial killings. 5. The case was dismissed in 2013. In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the ATS did not apply to foreign conduct. The case made global headlines—but the door to justice in U.S. courts closed. 6. She didn’t stop. In 2017, Esther Kiobel filed a new case—this time in the Netherlands, where Shell’s parent company is based. She and three other widows once again accused Shell of involvement in the killing of their husbands. 7. The Dutch trial began in 2019. For the first time, the widows faced Shell in a courtroom in The Hague. Esther testified about threats, arrests, and how Shell’s relationship with the regime endangered their families. 8. In 2022, the Dutch court dismissed the case. The court said the evidence was not sufficient to hold Shell liable. Disappointed but not defeated, Esther called the verdict a “betrayal” of justice—but a chapter, not the end. 9. Their struggle is part of history. These widows have become symbols of courage, refusing silence. They've taken on a global oil giant, armed with memory, truth, and moral clarity. #EstherKiobel #OgoniWidows 10. Their cause is our cause. This is more than a legal battle—it’s a demand for corporate accountability, human dignity, and environmental justice. The widows of the Ogoni Nine are also heroines in the fight for a better world.🌍 #OgoniNine #KenSaroWiwa #NigerDelta #Nigeria #Pardon

Ken Saro-Wiwa was the voice, the face, and the fire behind the Ogoni Nine.✊🏾 Here are 10 things about him we must never forget. No. 7 flows from @GbenroAdegbola 's point🧵 #KenSaroWiwa #OgoniNine #NigerDeltaJustice #HistoryMatters #June12 #DemocracyDay 1. He was a writer before he was a warrior. Saro-Wiwa was an acclaimed author, best known for Sozaboy, a powerful novel written in “rotten English.” His pen was as sharp as his activism. #KenSaroWiwa 2. He founded MOSOP. The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People gave voice to a people long silenced by oil politics and state neglect. He led with purpose and clarity. #OgoniNine 3. He exposed environmental injustice. Saro-Wiwa tirelessly documented how oil exploration had devastated Ogoniland—polluted water, dead farmlands, toxic air. He called it “ecological genocide.”🌍 4. He rejected violence. Despite the government’s accusations, Ken consistently championed nonviolent resistance. He believed truth and justice needed no bullets.✊🏾🕊️ 5. He took on Shell—and didn’t flinch. He accused Shell of complicity in the suffering of the Ogoni people. It was a bold, unprecedented move against a global oil giant. #ShellKnew 6. He was arrested multiple times. His growing influence unsettled the military regime. He faced detentions, harassment, and constant surveillance—but never backed down. #courage 7. His trial was a sham. The tribunal that sentenced him to death was widely condemned. Even international observers called it a miscarriage of justice. #HumanRights 8. He was executed on November 10, 1995. Along with 8 other Ogoni activists, he was hanged by the Abacha regime. The world reacted with outrage. Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth.⚖️ 9. His death gave birth to global action. His execution sparked global protests and amplified calls for corporate accountability in resource-rich regions. He became a martyr for environmental justice. 10. His legacy endures. From climate activists to freedom fighters, Ken Saro-Wiwa’s life continues to inspire. His voice lives on—in every battle for justice, equity, and the earth.🌿 Let’s never forget Ken Saro-Wiwa. He showed us what it means to speak truth to power—at great cost.

Fun collective! The 6 police enjoyed our peaceful protest! Join us next Tuesday 16.45 Sergels torg Week 348, 22/4 #StopEACOP Last week 1,000 #ClimateActions 36 countries! #Solidarity #Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide #FFFMapSolidarity, 20

Don’t believe in #ClimateCrisis ? Funny, cuz Shell does/did. #ShellKnew #ExxonKnew

Join us Tuesdays 16.45 Slussen Week 345, 1/4 #StopEACOP 400 #ClimateActions 35 countries! #Solidarity #Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide #TheScienceIsClear #FFFMapSolidarity, 20, #ScientistRebellion #Sweden

FFFWeek 342 6/3, Canberra, 7 #StandUpForScience Deadly governments lock up peaceful #ClimateActivists, while criminals walk free! #Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide! #FridaysforFuture #FFFMapSolidarity

With @mothersrebellion March, Deadly governments lock up peaceful #ClimateActivists, while criminals walk free! #Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide! #FridaysforFuture #FFFMapSolidarity

Vigil 81, FFFWeek 341 28/2, Victorian Parliament, Naarm, Melbourne! #EconomicBlackout @Mothersrebellion NGV Deadly governments lock up peaceful #ClimateActivists, while criminals walk free! #Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide! #FridaysforFuture

Week 338, 7/2 #Fridaysforfuture Canberra, 10, record #FFFMapSoludarity #PredictedAcceleration of #GlobalBoiling, #TheScienceIsClear #ClimateBreakdown reducable IF we start NOW! #Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #ClimateCrime Thanks Anne, @trelevn

Week 332 27/12, Victorian Parliament, Melbourne! Deadly governments lock up peaceful #ClimateActivists, while the real criminals walk free! 🌞#Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide! #FridaysforFuture #FFFMapSolidarity @stopfossilsubsidies

Week 331 20/12, My favorite beach, Smiths, Phillips Island. Deadly governments locking up peaceful #ClimateActivists Many in jail, while the real criminals walk free! 🌞#Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide! #FridaysforFuture #FFFMapSolidarity

Week 330 13/12 Deadly governments locking up peaceful #ClimateActivists Many in jail, while the real criminals walk free! 🌞#Exxonknew #ShellKnew = #ClimateCrisis prior knowledge = #Homicide! #FridaysforFuture #FFFMapSolidarity @stopfossilsubs @ClimateJanine bsky!

#EXXONknew #BPknew #SHELLknew #TheyAllKnew #COP29 #Baku #TheyEarnWeBurn #FossilFuels: industrialized mass murder for fun & profit. #BigOil: how to turn #Nepocide & #Ecocide into a trillion dollar business model! #ClimateCrime #CapitalismCooksThePlanet & #CO2nservatismKills