LHRC: More people been killed on witchcraft beliefs

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LHRC: More people been killed on witchcraft beliefs
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LHRC executive director Dr Helen Kijo-Bisimba (L), gives clarifications to journalists in Dsm yesterday as she released the centre's bi annual report on human rights for the year 2014. The number of people killed due to superstitious beliefs has increased from ...

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11 years ago

Daily News

31 Jan

Sumbawanga man killed over witchcraft

Sumbawanga man killed over witchcraft
Daily News
A MPONDA villager, Sekule Mpupo (85), was beaten to death by a mob in Sumbawanga Municipality after being accused of practicing witchcraft. The Rukwa Police Commander, Jacob Mwaruanda, confirmed the death which occurred in the village on ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Jun

Elders increasingly killed over witchcraft suspicions: group

As the world marks Elder Abuse Awareness Day today, senior citizens in Tanzania are increasingly persecuted over witchcraft practising allegations.

 

10 years ago

Coastweek

11 Oct

Seven killed, houses burnt, over witchcraft in western Tanzania

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Seven killed, houses burnt, over witchcraft in western Tanzania
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DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- Angry villagers killed seven people and torched 18 houses in rural areas of western Tanzania region of Kigoma in what police described as witchcraft beliefs. Jaffari Mohamed, the Kigoma regional police commander, told a news ...
7 witchcraft suspects burned to death in TanzaniaThe Nation
Witchcraft suspects burned in Tanzania9news.com.au
Tanzania arrests 23 over killing of seven...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Feb

EDITORIAL: Banning witchcraft won’t work, just educate people

>A report released by a global organisation The Pew Research Centre April 15, 2010 named Tanzanians as the most superstitious in Africa.

 

10 years ago

Daily Mail

11 Oct

Seven people accused of witchcraft 'hacked with machetes and burned to death ...

Daily Mail
Seven people accused of witchcraft 'hacked with machetes and burned to death ...
Daily Mail
Seven people accused of witchcraft were hacked with machetes and burned alive by a mob of villagers in Tanzania, police said. Five of those killed were over the age of 60, while the other two were aged over 40, according to police chief Jafari Mohamed.
Seven Witchcraft Suspects Burned Alive in TanzaniaInternational Business Times UK
7 Accused Witches Killed in TanzaniaNewser
Seven killed, houses...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

30 Apr

19 people killed in Singida crash

19 people killed in Singida crash
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Two related accidents, occurring at the same spot 45 minutes apart, have left 19 people including four police officers dead and eight other people badly injured in Singida Region. Singida Regional Police Commander, Geofrey Kamwela said a cyclist was ...
Four cops among 18 people killed in Singida accidentDaily News

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

22 May

2 people killed in separate incidents

Two people have reportedly been killed here in separate incidents. In the first incident, Angamia Katindasa, 27, reportedly died in an accident involving a tractor. When confirming the accident, regional police commander Ramadhani Mungi said the accident occurred yesterday at Luganga in Mtitu Village, Kilolo District.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Dec

1,099 elderly people killed in three years

One thousand and ninety nine elderly people were killed in the Lake Zone between 2012 and 2014, making that part of the country the most notorious for the crime driven by superstitious beliefs.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Oct

Disease has killed 3,500 people ‘and doctors’

As we go about our noble task of informing, educating and entertaining, we of the Fourth Estate must always bear in mind that readers judge us very harshly when we allow silly, avoidable mistakes in our stories

 

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