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Nigeria's Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine pardoned by president 30 years after executions

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Ken Saro-Wiwa was convicted of murder and hanged in 1995 by the military regime.

Campaigners led protests against oil multinationals in Nigeria 's Ogoniland .

President Bola Tinubu bestowed national honours on the Ogoni Nine on Thursday .

Amnesty International said clemency falls "far short of justice" for the nine men.

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