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Witchcraft

  • Labelled as witches, women in Rajasthan continue to face torture and ostracism

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Documentary: Albino children who were attacked for their body parts get new limbs in the US

    Reuters
    · Jun 24, 2017 · 11:10 am