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Witchcraft
Labelled as witches, women in Rajasthan continue to face torture and ostracism
Jigyasa Mishra, IndiaSpend.com
· Apr 09, 2023 · 01:30 pm
Odisha: 33 arrested for killing woman on suspicion her husband practiced witchcraft
Scroll Staff
· Oct 28, 2022 · 04:22 pm
Jharkhand: Four persons tortured, forced to eat human excreta after being accused of witchcraft
Scroll Staff
· Sep 28, 2022 · 05:37 pm
Elderly man burnt alive in Meghalaya over suspicion of witchcraft, eight arrested
Scroll Staff
· Oct 14, 2020 · 05:32 pm
Jharkhand: Four villagers lynched for allegedly practising witchcraft in Gumla district, 10 detained
Scroll Staff
· Jul 22, 2019 · 06:10 pm
Odisha: Six arrested for killing woman and four children for allegedly practising witchcraft
Scroll Staff
· Jan 29, 2019 · 12:51 pm
Why are women accused of witchcraft? A study in rural China provides some clue
Ruth Mace, The Conversation
· Jan 13, 2018 · 09:30 pm
Gujarat: Woman dies after being tortured for practising ‘witchcraft,’ four others critically injured
Scroll Staff
· Oct 01, 2017 · 09:41 am
Documentary: Albino children who were attacked for their body parts get new limbs in the US
Reuters
· Jun 24, 2017 · 11:10 am
