32 witchdoctors arrested over PwA killings

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32 witchdoctors arrested over PwA killings - police
IPPmedia
Police last week arrested at least 32 persons whom they said were witchdoctors and that the crackdown is part of the ongoing campaign against ritual killings of Persons with Albinism (PwA). Activists say attackers have killed at least 75 PwA in the country ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

NEWS.Com.Au

15 Jan

Witchdoctors banned for albino killings

NEWS.com.au
Witchdoctors banned for albino killings
NEWS.com.au
TANZANIA has banned witchdoctors to try to stem a surge in murders of albinos, whose body parts are sold for witchcraft, officials say. “These so-called witches bear responsibility for the attacks against albinos,” interior ministry spokesman Isaac Nantanga ...
Albinos Killed in Tanzania for Money & Power Rituals | Government Bans ...Bella Naija
Witchdoctors banned to protect albinosLegalbrief (subscription)
Tanzania Bans...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

12 Mar

Light skin child murdered in ongoing PwA killings

Light skin child murdered in ongoing PwA killings
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Police in Arusha Region are holding at least one person in connection with the killing of a light skinned child mistaken to be a Person with Albinism (PwA). Eleven year old, Loveness Maliaki (11) was attacked by unknown assailants and several of her body ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Mar

32 witchdoctors rounded up over albino killings: police

Police have arrested 32 suspected witchdoctors in connection with their involvement with the killing of albinos.

 

10 years ago

Headlines &Amp; Global News

14 Jan

Tanzania Bans Witchdoctors To Stop Albino Killings

Headlines & Global News
Tanzania Bans Witchdoctors To Stop Albino Killings
Headlines & Global News
A string of attacks on albino people in Tanzania has prompted officials in the east African country to ban witchdoctors, the BBC reported. Share This Story. At least 70 people with albinism, a genetic disorder characterized by little to no skin pigmentation, have ...
Tanzania bans witchdoctors after albino murdersTelegraph.co.uk
Tanzania bans witch doctors to curb albino killings but 'ghost'...

 

10 years ago

The Guardian

14 Jan

Tanzania bans witchdoctors in attempt to end albino killings

The Guardian
Tanzania bans witchdoctors in attempt to end albino killings
The Guardian
At least 74 people with albinism have reportedly been murdered in the east African country since 2000. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images. David Smith, Africa correspondent. Wednesday 14 January 2015 08.16 EST. Share on Facebook · Share ...
Tanzania acts to protect albinosIndependent Online
Tanzania bans witch doctors to deter albino killingsYahoo News
Tanzania bans witchdoctorsiAfrica.com
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10 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Apr

Policeman arrested over corruption reports in PwA killing investigation.

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Policeman arrested over corruption reports in PwA killing investigation.
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Following extensive government efforts to stem killings of people with albinism (PwA) by banning divination conducted by witchdoctors, dishonest law enforcing officers have taken the opportunity to extort bribes from witchdoctors to allow them carry on with ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Jan

60 people arrested over killings in Kiteto

60 people arrested over killings in Kiteto
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Over 60 people have been arrested and interrogated by the police in connection to the killings of 19 people and injuring 14 others at Embroi Murtangos reserve in Kiteto, Manyara Region. Speaking to The Guardian yesterday in a telephone interview, ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

09 Mar

Kikono: Veteran arrested, freed, arrested again poacher

Kikono: Veteran arrested, freed, arrested again poacher
IPPmedia
As the war against poaching continues around the world, a well known poacher at Kisaki village in Morogoro region has been arrested… with a weapon which believed to be government property. Reliable sources among the villagers said the hardcore ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

19 Feb

Killing of PwA, we all must speak out

Killing of PwA, we all must speak out
IPPmedia
It leaves much to desired when country that boasts an active police force and continental military presence fails to protect its most vulnerable citizens, women and children with albinism. Year after year, one incident after another, each more gruesome and ...

 

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