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USA: Man stabs neighbor ‘performing voodoo’ on him

OKLAHOMA CITY – One man is in the hospital and police have another man in custody after a bizarre stabbing Thursday morning. Read more here.

India: Indian state bans superstition and black magic

MUMBAI – An Indian state government Wednesday approved legislation banning superstition and black magic, an official said, a day after a prominent champion of the bill was shot dead. Read more here.

Sierra Leone: Witch-gun sorcery claims one life

Magburaka, (SLENA) – Gbongbo Mansaray of Bendugu town in the Samaia Bendugu Chiefdom in the Tonkolili district over the weekend pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ernest Gooding for the offence of Sorcery contrary to Section 2 of the Fangay Act, Cap 36 of the Laws of Sierra Leone as repealed and replaced by Section 65(1) of Summary Conviction Offence Amended Act No. 15 of 1965. Read more here.

India: Human sacrifice bid by AP group: Locals

A group of 12 devotees from Andhra Pradesh were attacked by a 12-member gang of locals of Vellalapatti in the district on Wednesday alleging that the visitors attempted to conduct ‘human sacrifice’ at a temple near Melavalavu. Read more here.

Nepal: Witchcraft killing: Victim’s family under pressure to withdraw case

BIRGUNJ: Efforts are on to give immunity to those guilty in the murder of Parbati Chaudhary of Supauli VDC-9 in Parsa. Read more here.

Namibia: “Witches” in Evululuko location terrorised

A 50-year-old woman and her family are living in fear of their lives after being targeted by some members of the community as the witches allegedly assaulting and sexually terrorising residents of Evululuko location in Oshakati East Constituency. Read more here.

Ghana: ‘Juju’ hits Ekumfi

Information reaching Daily Guide on Monday indicates that fear and panic has gripped the people of Ekumfi Abor in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region following the discovery of ‘Juju’ at the junction of the town. Read more here.

India: Lawyers fear mothballing of bill Dabholkar strove for

The death of Dr Narendra Dabholkar is likely to send the long-pending Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic bill back into cold storage, legal experts said. Read more here.

India: Anti-sacrifice activist shot dead

The murder of an Indian activist who crusaded against black magic and religious charlatans has prompted hundreds of protesters to take to the streets in the city of Pune. Read more here.

India: 12 including 6 women held for ‘witch’ killing

SHILLONG, Aug 20 – Meghalaya police have arrested 12 persons, including six women, in the “premeditated” killing of three villagers in Smit, after accusing the victims of practising witchcraft. Read more here.

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