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Egypt: The promotion of human sacrifice and cannibalism in Egypt

The promotion of ritual human sacrifice and cannibalism has been a topic of discussion on two Egyptian TV programs recently.  Read more here. 

India: Dalit burnt to death; it’s human sacrifice, says family

On February 9, Satish Parasram Bhagat, a 19-year-old hearing and speech impaired Dalit from Kanarkheda village in Hingoli district of Maharashtra, did not return home. Read more here.

South Africa: Three appear for 6-year-old’s ‘muti’ murder

Cape Town – Three men appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a six-year-old girl. Read more here.

Ghana: Alleged witches must be integrated into LEAD programme – ActionAid

ActionAid-Ghana and Songtaba, both non-governmental organizations, have appealed to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to work with the Department of Social Welfare to enroll all alleged witches onto the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to ensure their sustainable livelihood. Read more here.

Russia: Satanists Accused of Ritual Killing in Cemetery

South Africa: Marikana: Medical tests to ascertain muti ritual scars

The highly contested issue of whether striking Marikana mine workers underwent muti rituals took a twist when police lawyers asked a witness to subject himself to a medical test. Read more here.

India: Man kills couple for ‘witchcraft’

RANCHI: A case of witch hunting came to light on Monday morning in Simdega when the accused walked up to Tethaitangar police station to surrender after committing the crime. Read more here.

India: Man kills couple for ‘witchcraft’

RANCHI: A case of witch hunting came to light on Monday morning in Simdega when the accused walked up to Tethaitangar police station to surrender after committing the crime. Read more here. 

India: Scapegoating witches continues in rural India

While westerners may think of witch hunts as long gone practices now found only in history books, witch hunts are still very much a part of life in remote areas of India.  In conservative and tribal areas of the country, hundreds of women are still killed and tortured for the crime of witchcraft, but there is a growing movement in India to spread awareness and bring an end to this cruel tradition.  Read more here.

Tanzania: Insight: NIMR scoffs at witchcraft, denies Freemasonry links

Health officials in Mwanza Region have warned against increasing tendency to associate research work in the Lake Zone with mythical beliefs and wicked notions like wrongly associating National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) with freemasonry. Read more here.