LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Thousands of Gabonese people marched to protest ritual killings, in which people are murdered so their body parts can be used in amulets to bring good luck. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, Gabon’s first lady, led the event Saturday along with Christian and Muslim religious leaders. Read more here.
Children of alleged witches in Ghani witches camp in Yendi in the Northern region, are appealing to government to establish an alternative school in their community to save them from the constant stigmatization they suffer in the hands of their classmates. Read more here.
An unnamed man has been arrested in Saudi Arabia for practicing magic and using two wolves to frighten off jinn, the Arabic word for ghosts. According to an Emirates 24/7 report dated May 6, Saudi Arabian authorities raided the house of the sorcerer in the town of Almaa and seized his wolves, along with 63 talismans and a large sum of other magic items. Read more here.
Anonymous hacktivists fight to stop ritual killings in the African nation of Gabon, where certain human body parts are prized by some for their supposed supernatural powers. Read more here.
Ranchi: A senior constable was arrested in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on charges of trying to sacrifice two girls, police said on Friday. Read more here.
TWO elderly women died after drinking an unknown substance during a village witch hunt, police said on Wednesday. Read more here.
Yet another older woman walking alone in the bush has been attacked and most horribly mutilated. This time the attacker cut off her breast and ran off with it. The pain was indescribable; Make Malita Simelane doesn’t even remember calling for help. This was not only an assault on her life but on her dignity as a woman and she will bear the scars for the rest of her life. Read more here.
In this India Matters episode, Sutapa Deb uncovers the practice of witch hunting in India. With numerous cases of witch hunting-related killing reported in the state, they explore the root of these elements. See here.
Burda, April 28: Two persons were arrested Sunday in connection with an attempt to sacrifice a 10-year-old boy to retrieve hidden wealth stored beneath the ground in Sana Phasad village under Loisingha police limits in Bolangir district. Read more here.
Traditional leaders and police in Dowa have said they are in agreement with the anti-witchcraft campaign being promoted by the Association of Circular Humanism (ACH). Read more here.
