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Global Journalist: Halting India's Witch Hunts


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For many, witch trials may seem like a relic of early colonial America. But in fact witch-hunting is still a feature of rural life today in many parts of the world. One place where it's prevalent is India. On average, an Indian woman is killed every other day after being accused of witchcraft, according to government statistics. Many are tortured or publicly-humiliated before being burned, stabbed or beaten to death. On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at the practice of witch-hunts in
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Global JournalistBy Jason McLure

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