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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Andrew Thomas

Accusing someone of witchcraft is now a crime in India

Accusing someone of witchcraft is now a crime in India

The government of Assam in northeast India has passed a law making it a crime to accuse someone of being a witch.

Mob murders of so-called "witches" are common across rural parts of the country.

 

Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports.

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