Kidnap of Tanzanian albino child sparks call to enforce witch doctor ban: TRFN

Telegraph.co.uk
Kidnap of Tanzanian albino child sparks call to enforce witch doctor ban: TRFN
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The abduction of an albino child in Tanzania sparked calls on Tuesday for greater action to enforce a newly-imposed ban on witch doctors to stop the killing of albinos whose body parts are prized ...
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TRFN

17 Feb

Kidnap of Tanzanian albino child sparks call to enforce witch doctor ban

The Daily Star
Kidnap of Tanzanian albino child sparks call to enforce witch doctor ban - TRFN
Daily Mail
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Feb 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he abduction of an albino child in Tanzania sparked calls on Tuesday for greater action to enforce a newly-imposed ban on witch doctors to stop the killing of albinos whose body parts ...
Tanzanian albino toddler seized in feared witchcraft attackNews24

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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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Newser

15 Jan

The Grisly 'Charms' That Spurred a Witch Doctor Ban

Newser
The Grisly 'Charms' That Spurred a Witch Doctor Ban
Newser
(Newser) – Being kidnapped and killed for body parts sounds like something out of a horror movie, but for Tanzania's albino population, it's a horror that's all too real. The country has issued a ban on witch doctors to try to stem such murders, which officials say ...
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BBC News

14 May

Tanzanian witch doctors arrested over albino killing

BBC News
Tanzanian witch doctors arrested over albino killing
BBC News
Two witch doctors in Tanzania have been arrested after a woman with albinism was hacked to death, police say. One of her legs and several fingers were removed in the attack on Tuesday. Albinos have suffered widespread persecution in Tanzania, where ...

 

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Sabahi Online

16 May

Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors' over killing of albino

IPPmedia
Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors' over killing of albino
Sabahi Online
Tanzanian police have arrested two alleged witch doctors after an albino woman was hacked to death for body parts, AFP reported Wednesday (May 14th). Related Articles. Living in fear, albinos seek greater protection in Kenya and Tanzania · Henna ...
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Herald Sun

14 May

Tanzanian 'witch doctors' charged in albino murder of Munghu Lugata

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Tanzanian 'witch doctors' charged in albino murder of Munghu Lugata
Herald Sun
TANZANIAN police have arrested two alleged witch doctors after an albino woman was hacked to death for body parts, a rights group says. Munghu Lugata, 40, was killed after attackers hacked off her left leg above the knee and chopped off three fingers on ...
Witch doctors arrested after albino murderNew Straits Times
Tanzanian witch doctors arrested over albino killingBBC News
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The Japan Times

19 Feb

Tanzanian albino baby abducted by witch doctors for his body parts is found dead

Telegraph.co.uk
Tanzanian albino baby abducted by witch doctors for his body parts is found dead
The Japan Times
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzanian police have found the mutilated body of a 1-year-old albino boy whose abduction renewed calls for tougher action to stop the killing of albinos for their body parts, which are prized in black magic. An armed gang snatched ...
1-year-old Albino Found Dead, Missing Arms and Legs in TanzaniaNews Every day
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AllAfrica.Com

09 Jan

Tanzanian Police Arrest 15 Over Disappearance of Albino Child

Daily Mail
Tanzanian Police Arrest 15 Over Disappearance of Albino Child
AllAfrica.com
Tanzanian police said Wednesday (January 7th) they have arrested 15 people in connection with the kidnapping of a 4-year-old albino girl in the country's north, AFP reported. Pendo Emmanuelle Nundi was taken from her home in the Mwanza region by ...
UN demands investigation into albino girl abductionGlobalPost

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TRFN

16 Apr

Attacks on elderly Tanzania women sparks plan against witch hunters

Leadership Newspapers
Attacks on elderly Tanzania women sparks plan against witch hunters - TRFN
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, April 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A rising number of attacks on elderly women in Tanzania accused of witchcraft has prompted the launch of a campaign to protect older women in the impoverished east African nation.
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