Witch burning in Tanzania

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Witch burning in Tanzania
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Police in Tanzania arrested 23 people for the murder of seven villagers. The suspects thought that the seven victims were involved in witchcraft. Such activities, involving witch hunts appear to be quite frequent in Tanzania. The latest attacks took place on ...
7 witchcraft suspects burned to death in TanzaniaSabahi Online
Tanzanian village burns alive seven suspected witchesTelegraph.co.uk
Tanzania arrests 23 over killing of seven 'witches'BBC...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

Tanzania stops Malawi burning ivory

Tanzania obtains a court order preventing Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory, saying it needs to use the tusks as evidence for the prosecution of suspected poachers.

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

30 Mar

Tanzania: Elderly Women in Tanzania Fear Spate of Murderous Witch Hunts

Free Malaysia Today
Tanzania: Elderly Women in Tanzania Fear Spate of Murderous Witch Hunts
AllAfrica.com
Tabora, Tanzania — A blood-stained machete outside a mud-walled shack in a remote Tanzanian village is a reminder of how Pili Kidawa narrowly escaped death after coming under attack from a mob of angry villagers accusing her of being a witch. Kidawa ...
Reuters News - Elderly girls in Tanzania fear spate of murderous witch huntsNew York Recorder
Elderly women in Tanzania fear spate of...

 

10 years ago

BBC News

18 Sep

Tanzania stops Malawi burning ivory stockpile

BBC News
Tanzania stops Malawi burning ivory stockpile
BBC News
Tanzania has blocked Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory, saying it needs to use the tusks as evidence for the prosecution of suspected poachers. The nearly 800 tusks were intercepted by customs officials as they were being smuggled into Malawi ...
Tanzania blocks Malawi ivory burnNews24 Nigeria
Tanzania prosecutors seek court order to stop Malawi ivory burni24news
Tanzania obtains injunction against Malawi ivory burnNyasa Times

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10 years ago

BBC

Tanzania outlaws witch doctors

Tanzania outlaws witch doctors in a move intended to stop the killing of albino people for their body parts.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Tanzania arrests for 'witch' deaths

The Tanzanian authorities charge 23 villagers with murder after seven people accused of witchcraft were burned alive on Monday.

 

11 years ago

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.

 

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
Tanzania Bans...

 

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
Simiyu Regional Police Commander, Charles MkumboIPPmedia

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10 years ago

Reuters

06 Mar

Tanzania arrests 32 witch doctors over albino murders

Times LIVE
Tanzania arrests 32 witch doctors over albino murders
Reuters
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Tanzania death penalty for suspects in albino murder to 'serve as an example'International Business Times UK
Albinos call for execution of witchcraft killers in...

 

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