A 55-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his fellow villagers, who suspected him of practicing witchcraft, in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district on Monday. The police have registered an FIR but no arrests have been made so far.
According to the police, the residents of Nagri village suspected his fellow resident Savna Oraon of being involved in witchcraft. “On Monday, one Mahadev Oraon, also from the same village, had gone to take bath at a well near his house.
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Self-described witch hunter at large in Sweden – The Local
Since this summer the 38-year-old, who was put in psychiatric care in Hässleholm in February, has been allowed to walk freely within hospital grounds for 15 minutes at a time, despite the prosecutor’s objection.
“In my opinion he is dangerous, it is too early to grant him leave,” said prosecutor Lisa Åberg.
He escaped on Tuesday afternoon last week and is believed to have travelled south to Malmö since. According to Sydsvenskan he has been looking for his ex-wife, who is living under protected identity.
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Samini Salafest Concert Cancelled Over Gunshots
A planned musical concert show by Samini at the Tamale sports stadium has been cancelled following the exchange of gunfire between two feuding groups in the city. Sources say the shooting was as a result of a clash between family members of a woman accused of witchcraft and youth of Dagbandaba Fon.
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Sophie Milner exhibition – Arusha Gallery Edinburgh – Film-News.co.uk
Sophie Milner is a London-born artist and poet, and it’s in the capital where she lives and works. Her current exhibition in Edinburgh’s prestigious Arusha Gallery is titled SLEEPWALKERS and features fourteen oil painting inspired by the sleeping and the waking world, lucid dreaming, shape shifting, and a pagan approach to merge with nature.
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Alabama Pastor Tells High School Football Crowd They Should Be Shot If They Don’t Stand for Anthem
Colin Kaepernick’s act of protest has this guy totally undone.
High School Football Players Across the U.S. Join Kaepernick, Refuse to Stand for National Anthem | Alternet
From NFL stadiums to high school fields, Colin Kaepernick-style protests are spreading.