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South Africa: Marikana muti man killed

Eastern Cape – The sangoma believed to have performed rituals on protesting Lonmin mineworkers in Marikana, North West, has been gunned down, the Farlam Commission heard on Monday. Read more here.

Saudi Arabia: Man sentenced to death for witchcraft

The High Court in Taif has sentenced a man to death for performing witchcraft, it was reported on Sunday. The sentence was approved by a three-judge panel at a packed courtroom. Investigations showed that the man, in his 40s, was involved in more than 40 abortion cases and a number of witchcraft activities. Several confidential reports by the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) have confirmed these activities.

Uganda: Child sacrifice suspects charged with murder, await court action

A group of family members who were arrested in connection with the death of a seven-year- old girl in Luweero District awaits court action after the police on Friday preferred murder charges against them. Read more here.

Kenya: Houses torched as residents raid Nandi suspected witches

An angry mob yesterday morning set several houses ablaze at a village in Nandi during a violent crackdown on families suspected to be practising witchcraft. Read more here.

Indonesia:PKS Leader Insists Proposed Law Against Witchcraft Is Sensible

A conservative legislator has sprung to the defense of a proposed article against witchcraft in a newly drafted revision to the Criminal Code, insisting it addresses a more serious problem than it appears to. Read more here.

Spain: Spanish police break up voodoo sex ring

Central African Republic: ‘Penis-Snatching’ Case Startles Visitor in Africa

Louisa Lombard recounts her visit to the village of Tiringoulou in the Central African Republic, where two villagers said their genitals had been stolen. Read more here.

Gabon: Raelian Guide accused of witchcraft and jailed while on mission to demystify supernatural beliefs

Accused of practicing witchcraft and magic, Raelian Guide Jean Rene Ogoula Ale was arrested and jailed on February 27 in Franceville, Gabon. Read more here.

India: Raped by ‘witch doctor’, woman jumps into well

A man who claimed to be a witch doctor was arrested in Rajasthan after a 25-year-old woman accused him of raping her and then committed suicide, police said. Read more here.

Alabama: Relatives: Gadsden child’s slaying may be ritual

Relatives of a slain Alabama toddler said the girl’s killing may have been a sacrificial ritual by her father, who is charged with capital murder in the child’s death. Read more here.