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Dubai: Black magic witch doctor jailed after her defence fails to charm Dubai court

A woman who claimed to be a witch doctor and told a wife that her spells could help her get pregnant was yesterday sentenced to a year in prison. Read more here.

Washington: Man used voodoo to try and kill wife

Cheryl McLaughlin returned to her Northeast Washington home after work about two years ago to find candles flickering in her living room, with slips of paper under each that read: “make her stay” or “make her love me.” A year later, in summer 2012, McLaughlin got a puzzling phone call from a former neighbor. The neighbor had spotted McLaughlin’s estranged husband, Raymond Bradshaw Jr., lighting paper on the grill, chanting and spreading ashes around the back yard. Read more here.

Children of the Congo: from War to Witches

This 67 minute film documents the plight of thousands of street children living in Kinshasa and confirms the wide-spread accusations of child witchcraft, torture and child prostitution. The film also examines the efforts to reintegrate demobilized child soldiers, displaced refugees, and orphaned children following the eruption of the massive Nyiragongo volcano, near the city of Goma in Eastern Congo. See here.

Unreported World : Central African Republic: Witches on Trial

Channel 4 documentary looking into witchcraft in the Central African Republic, where nearly half the prison populations are convicted witches. See here.

 

Child witches in Nigeria

Documentary exploring child witches in Nigeria. See here.

Sri Lanka: Human sacrifice bid under probe

Investigators are probing a suspected planned human sacrifice after a four year old girl was found among a group of alleged treasure hunters at a river bank in Eppawala, police said a short while ago. Read more here.

Witch child

Documentary for the BBC exploring the influence of Christianity on native African religions, in particular the corruption of Kindoki and exorcism. See here.

Accusations of witchcraft and penis snatching in African countries

Radio  interview conducted by Anna Maria Tremonti with Louisa Lombard and other experts looking into ‘KORO’ – penis snatching in West Africa. See here.  

Combating Child Sacrifice in Uganda

Report by Advocates for Human Dignity defining and assessing the scale of child sacrifice in Uganda. See here. 

Children accused of witchcraft

Short documentary discussing  children who have been accused of witchcraft and their subsequent torture and abuse. See here.

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