Tanzania bans witch doctors to deter albino killings

New York Post
Tanzania bans witch doctors to deter albino killings
New York Post
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Tanzania has banned witch doctors in a bid to curb a rising wave of attacks and murders of albinos whose body parts are prized for witchcraft after a four-year-old albino girl was kidnapped from her home by an armed gang.
The Grisly 'Charms' That Spurred a Witch Doctor BanNewser
Witch Doctors Banned In Tanzania Because Of Albino KillingsDesign & Trend
Tanzania bans witchdoctors, sets up...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Design &Amp; Trend

15 Jan

Witch Doctors Banned In Tanzania Because Of Albino Killings

Design & Trend
Witch Doctors Banned In Tanzania Because Of Albino Killings
Design & Trend
The Tanzanian government has recently banned witch doctors as a result of numerous attacks and murders of albinos whose body parts are used for witchcraft, reports News Daily. Albinism is a congenital disorder that results in people not having pigment in ...
The Grisly 'Charms' That Spurred a Witch Doctor BanNewser
Tanzania bans witchdoctors, sets up taskforce to curb albino attacksSabahi Online
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10 years ago

The Japan Times

15 Jan

Tanzania bans witch doctors to stem grisly albino murders

New York Post
Tanzania bans witch doctors to stem grisly albino murders
The Japan Times
ARUSHA, TANZANIA – Tanzania has banned witch doctors to try to stem a surge in murders of albinos, whose body parts are sold for witchcraft. “These so-called witches bear responsibility for the attacks against albinos,” interior ministry spokesman Isaac ...
'Body parts being sold for magic'Emirates 24/7
Tanzania bans witch doctors to deter albino killingsNew York Post
The Grisly 'Charms' That Spurred a Witch...

 

10 years ago

Religion News Service

15 Jan

Tanzania bans witch doctors after scores of albino people are killed in ritual ...

The Guardian
Tanzania bans witch doctors after scores of albino people are killed in ritual ...
Religion News Service
A witch doctor works in Kenya. In the neighboring Tanzania, the government has banned similar witch doctors after their actions fueled the killing of Albinos for their body parts. Religion News Service photo by Fredrick Nzwili ...
Fatal Belief: Albinos killed in Tanzania for moneyPulse Nigeria
Witchdoctors banned for albino killingsNEWS.com.au
Albinos Killed in Tanzania for Money &...

 

10 years ago

Huffington Post

15 Jan

Tanzania Bans Witch Doctors To Protect Albino People From Ritual Murder

The Guardian
Tanzania Bans Witch Doctors To Protect Albino People From Ritual Murder
Huffington Post
(RNS) The government of Tanzania has banned witch doctors due to ritual killings of albino people for their body parts. The witch doctors reportedly fueled the killings by inducing local people to believe “magic potions” made from body parts brought good luck ...
Tanzania bans witch doctors after scores of albino people are killed in ritual ...Religion News Service
Fatal Belief: Albinos killed in...

 

11 years ago

Zee News

14 May

Tanzania 'witch doctors' arrested after albino murder

BBC News
Tanzania 'witch doctors' arrested after albino murder
Zee News
Dar es Salaam: Tanzanian police have arrested two alleged witch doctors after an albino woman was hacked to death for body parts, a rights group said on Wednesday. Munghu Lugata, 40, was killed after attackers hacked off her left leg above the knee and ...
Tanzanian witch doctors arrested over albino killingBBC News
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10 years ago

Reuters

06 Mar

Tanzania arrests 32 witch doctors over albino murders

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Tanzania arrests 32 witch doctors over albino murders
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Albinos call for execution of witchcraft killers in...

 

11 years ago

New Vision

17 May

Tanzania 'witch doctors' arrested after albino murderPublish Date: May 15, 2014

New Vision
Tanzania 'witch doctors' arrested after albino murderPublish Date: May 15, 2014
New Vision
This image courtesy of the Milliyet Daily shows women carrying their albino children on May 5, 2014, in Dar es Salaam. The Tanzanian government has taken some steps in the wake of the killing spree, opening shelters for albino children in some parts of the ...
Witch doctors arrested after albino murderNew Straits Times

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11 years ago

The Independent

23 May

Witch doctors arrested after albino woman murdered 'for potions' in Tanzania

The Independent
Witch doctors arrested after albino woman murdered 'for potions' in Tanzania
The Independent
Two witch doctors have been arrested after an albino woman was found murdered and mutilated in Tanzania. Police in the Simiyu region said the 40-year-old victim was murdered overnight earlier this month and the attackers had hacked off her left leg, the ...

 

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'...

 

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