Tag: Witchcraft
Paul Wolffram: Resisting sorcery violence in PNG from the ‘grasruts’
COMMENTARY: By Paul Wolffram
It was at the end of a long day of walking back and forth over the dusty roads of Goroka town...
Sorcery accusation-related violence still plagues Papua New Guinea
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mong Palatino
In Papua New Guinea, some already disenfranchised women have to face an added burden of sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV). However,...
Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after...
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
Nine years ago widespread publicity given to the public execution of Kepari Leniata, who was falsely accused of sorcery...
Fears of covid-19 ‘time bomb’ of sorcery accusations, violence in PNG
SPECIAL REPORT: RNZ Pacific
WARNING: This article contains graphic content that some readers may find disturbing.
Unexplained deaths spark sorcery claims, torture and murder, as fears...
Scott Waide: Why sorcery superstition thrives in PNG where services are...
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide in Lae, Papua New Guinea
In the early hours of October 23, 2017, a woman in her late 40s was dragged...
PNG police commander takes to social media to fight sorcery killings
Report by Pacific Media Watch in Port Moresby
A senior police officer in Papua New Guinea's Enga province has used social media to combat sorcery-related...
