Tag: Witchcraft
11 dead in soccer witchcraft riot
Eleven people have been killed in a stadium riot in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a soccer player tried to use witchcraft to win a local match, United Nations-backed Radio Okapi has reported.[MORE]
Swiss pardon 18th Century witch
Anna Goeldi, the last witch executed in Europe, has been granted a posthumous pardon, more than 200 years after she was beheaded for a young girl's death, Switzerland's domestic ATS news agency said.[MORE]
Albino murders continue in Tanzania
Police in Tanzania say another albino has been murdered so his body parts can be used in witchcraft.[MORE]
Albinos targeted in witchcraft killings
An undercover investigation by the BBC has found that albinos in Tanzania are still being murdered so their body parts can be used in witchcraft.[MORE]
Indian mob lynches family for 'witchcraft'
Police say a mob has lynched four members of a family in India's north-east, in the belief that the victims had practised witchcraft.[MORE]
Kenya arrests 19 over 'witch' burnings
Kenyan police say they have jailed 19 people suspected of burning to death 11 elderly Kenyan men and women accused of being witches in a case that has horrified the east African nation.[MORE]
Mob burns to death 11 Kenyan 'witches'
A mob has burned to death at least 11 people accused of witchcraft in an area of west Kenya where traditional beliefs run deep, police said.[MORE]
Man hacked to death over boy's witchcraft killing
Angry Kenyan villagers have hacked to death a man accused of the ritual murder of a child whose torso was recovered in a pit in eastern Kenya, police said.[MORE]
Sorcerers arrested over penis threat panic
Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.[MORE]
Tanzania shields albinos from witchdoctors
The President of Tanzania has announced measures designed to protect albinos from witchdoctors. [MORE]
