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In Malawi, hell for albinos targeted for ritual crimes

2022-04-19T20:07:54.780Z


REPORT - In this southern African country, they are hunted for their bones and organs. They are sometimes murdered for black magic ceremonies believed to bring power and wealth. In the Machinga region, in the south of the country, many albinos narrowly escaped death.


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Dorothy hopes the night will be calm.

For people with albinism like her, sunset spells danger.

After a long day of labor in the fields surrounding the village of Malupi, located in southern Malawi, Dorothy Jefele is back home.

Sitting in front of her small brick house, she remembers the night of July 24, 2020, when this mother escaped death.

In the middle of the night, she is awakened by suspicious murmurs outside.

In a huge crash, a group of men break down the front door.

Barely out of her room, Dorothy comes face to face with the attackers, who are beating her grandmother.

When they see her, the men interrupt their lynching.

Dorothy will never forget the few words uttered by one of them: "

You're late, it's you we want

."

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The men throw themselves on her and drag her violently outside.

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Source: lefigaro

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