Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Unreported World - Witches on Trial


Aired November 12, 2010 on Channel 4
The Central African Republic is a country obsessed with black magic, where nearly half the prison population are convicted witches. In villages and the capital witchcraft is used to explain every misfortune and it is such a powerful weapon that it is a feature of almost every family quarrel or village dispute. And, as Reporter Seyi Rhodes and director Julie Noon reveal, it's often the most vulnerable who are singled out.
(via TreVelocita)

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