Witch hunts increase in Tanzania as albino deaths jump

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Witch hunts increase in Tanzania as albino deaths jump
USA TODAY
Older women are living in fear in this rural part of northwestern Tanzania as the lynching of suspected witches increases. Loading… Post to Facebook. Witch hunts increase in Tanzania as albino deaths jump Older women are living in fear in this rural part of ...
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Tanzanian Families Seek Safe Havens for Albino Children, Fear AttacksAllAfrica.com

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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...

 

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Reuters

30 Mar

Elderly women in Tanzania fear spate of murderous witch hunts

Elderly women in Tanzania fear spate of murderous witch hunts
Reuters
TABORA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - 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 ...

 

10 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.

 

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

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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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...

 

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New York Post

15 Jan

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...

 

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

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...

 

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