Tanzanian albino toddler seized in feared witchcraft attack

The Daily Star
Tanzanian albino toddler seized in feared witchcraft attack
The Daily Star
FILE- In this Aug. 8, 1998 file photo, a U.S. ballistics investigator looks for clues as he examines the burned-out wreckage of the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share.

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Huffington Post

20 Feb

Albino Toddler Found Dead, Dismembered For Witchcraft Purposes, Police Say

spyghana.com
Albino Toddler Found Dead, Dismembered For Witchcraft Purposes, Police Say
Huffington Post
An albino toddler who went missing in Tanzania was found dismembered, and police say they believe the gruesome death is linked to witchcraft rituals. One-year-old Yohana Bahati, who has albinism, was kidnapped from his home in the Geita region of ...
Albino toddler murdered: Limbs of albino toddler severed to conjure luck ritualExaminer.com
Fears Persist That Violence Against Albinos in...

 

9 years ago

News24

26 Oct

Machete attack on Tanzanian albino ahead of polls

Fair Observer
Machete attack on Tanzanian albino ahead of polls
News24
Arusha - Attackers in Tanzania tried to hack the genitals off a man with albinism, media reports said Friday, just two days before elections. Presidential and parliamentary polls due on Sunday have been marked by fears of a spike in albino murders ...
Someone tell the UN witchunting albinos is not common in NigeriaVentures Africa
Tanzania steps up security for albinos ahead of elections after attackThe Standard Digital News...

 

10 years ago

Telegraph.Co.Uk

18 Feb

Albino toddler kidnapped in Tanzania

Telegraph.co.uk
Albino toddler kidnapped in Tanzania
Telegraph.co.uk
An albino toddler has been kidnapped in northern Tanzania, according to police, raising fears he may be killed and his body parts used for witchcraft. Unknown attackers broke into the house and slashed the child's mother with machetes before snatching the ...
Albino Activism in Tanzania: VICE News Meets Josephat TornerVICE News
Tanzania: Kidnapping of albino boy raises witchcraft fearsBBC News
Albino Toddler Kidnapped in...

 

10 years ago

Sky News

19 Feb

Albino Toddler Murdered For 'Lucky' Body Parts

Irish Independent
Albino Toddler Murdered For 'Lucky' Body Parts
Sky News
The UN condemns the mutilation of the one-year-old, who was targeted by an armed gang so his limbs could be used by witch doctors. 17:18, UK, Thursday 19 February 2015. Children with albinism sit at the Golden Valley English Medium School in Geita.
Tanzanian gangs hack off limbs of albinos for traditional ritualsLos Angeles Times
Mutilation, killing of Tanzanian boy with albinism strongly condemned by UN ...UN News...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Nov

20 police officers feared dead in attack by bandits

>Eight officers were killed and another 12 went missing and are feared dead after they were ambushed by bandits in Turkana County at the crack of dawn on Saturday. Two civilians were also killed, police said in a statement.

 

10 years ago

NEWS.Com.Au

17 Feb

Was albino baby stolen for witchcraft?

NEWS.com.au
Was albino baby stolen for witchcraft?
NEWS.com.au
AN ALBINO toddler has been kidnapped in northern Tanzania raising fears he may be killed and his body parts used for witchcraft. Unknown attackers broke into the house and slashed the child's mother with machetes before snatching the ...
Tanzanian albino toddler seized in feared witchcraft attackDaily Mail

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10 years ago

The Times (Subscription)

02 Jan

Albino girl feared killed for witch doctors' potion

The Times (subscription)
Albino girl feared killed for witch doctors' potion
The Times (subscription)
The father of an albino girl is among four people arrested in Tanzania amid fears that the toddler was abducted and hacked to death so that her corpse could be used in witch doctors' potions. Pendo Emmanuelle Nundi, 4, was kidnapped by attackers armed ...
Four held over albino girl kidnappingSBS
Four arrested over kidnapping of albino girl in TanzaniaSydney Morning Herald
Four held in Tanzania...

 

10 years ago

The Rakyat Post

23 Jan

Tanzania tackles albino and 'witchcraft' killings

AsiaOne
Tanzania tackles albino and 'witchcraft' killings
The Rakyat Post
Image taken in May 2009 shows albinos attending a trial in Ruyigi of some of 11 Burundians accused of being behind the murder of albinos, whose limbs have been sold to witch doctors in neighbouring Tanzania. — AFP pic. MAGU (Tanzania), Jan 23, 2015:.
Murder and magic as Tanzania tackles 'witchcraft' killingsDaily Mail

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10 years ago

Toronto Sun

17 Jun

Man accused of trying to sell albino niece for witchcraft

Toronto Sun
Man accused of trying to sell albino niece for witchcraft
Toronto Sun
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian police have arrested a 44-year-old man accused of trying to sell his albino niece to undercover security officials posing as witch doctors as part of a nationwide crackdown on the illegal trade in albino body parts used in black ...

 

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