Latest News

India: Child sacrifice suspected after missing boy’s body found

A 10-year-old boy, who was allegedly abducted, was found killed, with his body chopped into parts in Ratanpur, a religious town of Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district. Read more here

Nigeria: Father of two held for ritual killing

Despite his consistent denial, Morufu Olanrewaju is an alleged ritualist. He is currently at the centre of the killing of a yet-to-be identified woman in Opeoluwa Agoro, a community in Ado-Odo Ota local government council. The community recently woke to see a mutilated corpse in an open place and raised alarm. Read more here 

Zimbabwe: Witch-hunter’s antics cause confusion, disbelief at Chichera

THE community at Chichera farm near Old Marlborough suburb has been left in a state of confusion, awe and disbelief following the invasion of the area by a self-proclaimed witch-hunter, who claims to be unearthing tools used for sorcery. Read more here

Ghana: Education on Dementia needed

Interesting article linking dementia to the belief in witchcraft in Ghana. Read more here 

Kenya: Witchcraft scene, story created to suit mindset

Dar es Salaam. I read in dismay a story about 37 Mbeya residents, who were arraigned recently for burying alive an 80 year-old man, Alison Mwaikasu, allegedly for bewitching his son Juma Mwaikasu, 46, from Mishewe Village.

But doctors from Ifisi Hospital, where the son was admitted, said the latter had died of stroke. A few months ago, another old man was buried alive over witchcraft allegations in Mbeya Region. He, too, was believed to have bewitched a relative, who died on the same day. Read more here 

India: Inclusion of witch-hunting under laws on domestic violence and sexual harassment favoured

Contrary to popular belief, widows and single women are not the only ones vulnerable to witch hunting. In fact, witch-hunting appeared to be a prevalent form of violence used to target middle aged women fully ensconced in their marital homes, according to a study. Read more here 

Kurdistan: Kurdish spiritual healer warns from demons and jinn invasion to Kurdistan

Kurdish spiritual healer Mullah Ali Kalak , warned on Sunday that large numbers of demons have came to Kurdistan region and concentrated in Sulaymaniyah city that will provoke people to commit suicide , murder and adultery . More here 

India: Human sacrifice – Infant’s body exhumed; police find her chain

The body of Sharika, the one-and-a-half-year old child who was suspected to have been a victim of human sacrifice, was exhumed on Tuesday December 3 and sent for a second post-mortem. More here 

India: Sacrifice whiff in girl murder

The murder of a seven-year-old girl at Damanjodi in Koraput district, around 660km from here, has raised the spectre of child sacrifice in the area. Five persons have been detained for questioning. Read more here

India: Court Notice to Government on Witch-Hunting

6th December: The Gauhati High Court, responding to a Public InterestLitigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Rajeeb Kalita in the matter of alarming incidents of witch hunting in the State, today issued a notice to the State Government asking the latter to respond on various aspects related to the disturbing trend. Read more here.

 
This is widgetised area:
Global Sidebar