17 held over child with albinism (6) attack

17 held over child with albinism (6) attack
Daily News
POLICE in Rukwa Region have apprehended 17 people linked with the grisly incident in which a six-year old child with albinism, Baraka Yoram, was attacked by unknown assailants who chopped off his right palm and made away with it at Kipeta Village ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Sep

The challenges of raising a child with albinism

Parents, teachers and child experts all agree that raising a child has never been an easy task.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

20 May

Child with albinism kept indoors for 7 years

Child with albinism kept indoors for 7 years
Daily News
A SEVEN year child with albinism has been reportedly locked up in house at a village in Mara Region ever since he was born , the Tanzania Albino (TAS) Society at Mara Office are appealing for immediate intervention from government. “The child has never ...

 

10 years ago

Press TV

18 Feb

Tanzania: Albinism under Attack from Tradition

Telegraph.co.uk
Tanzania: Albinism under Attack from Tradition
Press TV
For centuries they have occupied a sacred position at the heart of communities all over Africa, but now the Tanzanian government has banned traditional healers - also known as witch doctors - to protect people with Albinism from being hunted for their body ...
Kidnap of Tanzanian albino child sparks call to enforce witch doctor ban: TRFNReuters Africa
Albino child kidnap sparks witch doctor ban callNews24
Albino toddler...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

08 Jul

Child with albinism freed after years in solitude

IPPmedia
Child with albinism freed after years in solitude
IPPmedia
Sultan Dako, a father of Hashim's new family (left) in a pause with his new 'son' Yassin Hashim (right) at their home in Mkuranga District. For Yassin Hashim (9), living freely with no fear while playing happily with his peers around his new home is something ...

 

9 years ago

Citizen TV (Press Release)

24 Sep

Man living with albinism dies following attack

Citizen TV (press release)
Man living with albinism dies following attack
Citizen TV (press release)
A 56-year-old man living with albinism who was attacked early this month on his way home has succumbed to his injuries. Enock Jamenya was on his way back home in Gavudunye Village, Hamisi Sub County in Vihiga County when unknown assailants ...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

19 Feb

Geita Police Recover Body of Child With Albinism

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Geita Police Recover Body of Child With Albinism
AllAfrica.com
Mwanza — POLICE in Geita Region have finally managed to recover the dead body of the child with albinism, Yohana Bahati (1), following a two-day search after he was kidnapped by unknown people last Sunday. The body of baby Yohana was found ...
Kidnap of child with albinism sparks call to enforce ban of witchdoctorsIPPmedia
UN condemns killing of baby boy with albinism in TanzaniaGlobal Times

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Sep

LAKE ZONE: 5 in custody over attack on people with albinism

>Five people are being held by the police in Tabora Region in connection with last month’s attack of two people with albinism.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Feb

Mother of abducted child with albinism recovering well, says Bugando doctor

IPPmedia
Mother of abducted child with albinism recovering well, says Bugando doctor
IPPmedia
Esther Thomas, mother of the abducted child, is reported to be getting better at the Bugando Medical Centre where she is admitted after sustaining severe injuries, while she was trying to protect her child from the abductors. The mother (30) of a one-year baby ...
Albino Toddler Murdered For 'Lucky' Body PartsSky News
Tanzanian gangs hack off limbs of albinos for traditional ritualsLos Angeles Times
UN...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

19 Feb

Kidnap of child with albinism sparks call to enforce ban of witchdoctors

IPPmedia
Kidnap of child with albinism sparks call to enforce ban of witchdoctors
IPPmedia
The abduction of a child with albinism in Geita Region sparked calls on Tuesday for greater action to enforce a newly-imposed ban on witch doctors to stop the killing of PwA whose body parts are prized in black magic. The one-year-old boy was grabbed from ...
Geita police recover body of child with albinismDaily News

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