Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania

The Daily Star
Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania
VICE News
In the past month, a spate of violent attacks in Tanzania targeting people with albinism for their body parts has highlighted a morbid practice linked to witchcraft. People with albinism, also known as albinos, are born with a deficiency of melanin pigmentation.
The tragic fate of albinos in TanzaniaThe Daily Star

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Opposing Views

29 Aug

Witch Doctors Are Attacking And Mutilating Albinos In Tanzania

Witch Doctors Are Attacking And Mutilating Albinos In Tanzania
Opposing Views
Earlier this month in Tanzania, three men armed with machetes hacked a 15-year-old girl's arm off just below her elbow. The reason: The girl is an albino and witch doctors in the country were willing to pay as much as $600 for an albino's severed limb.

 

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The African Exponent

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How the Buying of Black African People and Colonialism Fueled European Racism

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Sumaye

09 Nov

Poaching fueled by corrupt officials

Poaching fueled by corrupt officials - Sumaye
IPPmedia
Third phase premier Frederick Sumaye has declared that poaching is being fueled by government officials colluding with poachers to commit illegal trafficking of government trophies. Speaking at the eighth graduation ceremony of the Azania College of ...

 

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Sky News Australia

25 Aug

UN condemns abuse of Tanzania albinos

Sky News Australia
UN condemns abuse of Tanzania albinos
Sky News Australia
A UN expert has condemned the abuse of young albinos in government care centres in Tanzania, a country where many are killed and their body parts sold as lucky charms. At least 74 albinos have been murdered in the east African country since 2000.
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BBC News

09 Dec

Albinos in Tanzania: 'We're being killed like animals'

BBC News
Albinos in Tanzania: 'We're being killed like animals'
BBC News
A new campaign launched in Tanzania aims to protect albino people after a rise in the number of them being murdered. In the last three years over 70 albinos have been killed, but only ten convictions have been made. There is a belief among some in ...

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

14 Dec

KILIO CHA ALBINOS TANZANIA

Wanachama wa chama cha maalbino wakitembelea kisiwani ambako wanaishi walemavu wa ngozi
Mtobi Namigambo, ni mvuvi anayeuza samaki, amekaa kwa utulivi nje ya nyumba yake ya matope katika kisiwa cha ukerewa mahali ambapo zamani palikuwa makao ya albino lakini kwa sasa si hivyo. Mtoto wake wa miaka nne May Mosi ameketi kwenye paja lake akionyesha umarufu wake wa hisabati kwa kuhesabau moja hadi kumi kwa ujasiri.
Mara kwa mara Mtobi anamtazama mke wake, Sabina, ambaye ameketi kwa mkeka kando yake...

 

10 years ago

Spyghana.Com

20 Feb

Albinos in Tanzania to demonstrate on March 2

spyghana.com
Albinos in Tanzania to demonstrate on March 2
spyghana.com
The National Chairman of the Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS), Mr Ernest Kimaya, said the demonstrations, planned for March 2, are a response by the albinism-affected following the inhuman treatment meted on them spawning over a decade. He noted with ...
People with albinism plan demoDaily News

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11 years ago

Daily Sabah

30 May

TURKEY TO HELP TANZANIA'S ALBINOS AFTER ATTACKS

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TURKEY TO HELP TANZANIA'S ALBINOS AFTER ATTACKS
Daily Sabah
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Turkey will open a center in Tanzania to protect albinos from being marginalized and oppressed following the recent wave of attacks against people suffering from the disorder, Turkish foreign minister said Friday. "We will ...
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Tanzania pledges commitment to...

 

10 years ago

The Times (Subscription)

14 Jan

Tanzania bans witchdoctors to save albinos

The Times (subscription)
Tanzania bans witchdoctors to save albinos
The Times (subscription)
Albino Day celebrations in Dar es Salaam. The majority of people in Tanzania say they believe in witchcraft. Emmanuel Kwitema / Reuters. Print. Share via. Facebook · Twitter · Google+. Participants march during Tanzania Albino Day celebrations in Dar es ...
Tanzania bans witch doctors to deter albino killingsTODAYonline
Witch doctors banned in Tanzania in bid to curb attacks on albinosABC Online
Tanzania...

 

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