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1. 1. news | 08 Apr 2013

   Two women suspected of sorcery beheaded in PNG

   By AFP

   » Two elderly women were beheaded in Papua New Guinea after being tortured for three days, a report said Monday, the latest in a string of sorcery-related crimes.

2. 2. news | 12 Apr 2013

   UN urges Papua New Guinea to fight sorcery

   By AFP

   » Papua New Guinea must tackle the scourge of sorcery-related murder, the United Nations said Friday, after an elderly woman was beheaded in the Pacific nation.

3. 3. news | 29 Apr 2013

   PNG mulls death penalty for sorcery murder

   By AFP

   » Papua New Guinea is considering introducing the death penalty for sorcery killings and rape after a spate of horrific crimes against women drew international condemnation.

4. 4. news | 05 Apr 2013

   Amnesty urges action on sorcery in PNG after 'sacrifice'

   By AFP

   » Amnesty International renewed calls for an end to sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea on Friday following a report that six women were tortured with hot irons in an Easter "sacrifice."

5. 5. news | 22 Apr 2013

   PNG jails sorcery killer for 30 years

   By AFP

   » A Papua New Guinean who accused his aunt of sorcery and killed her with an axe has been jailed for 30 years, a report said on Monday, days after the United Nations urged a tougher stance on such murders.

6. 6. news | 01 May 2013

   PNG to revive death penalty, repeal sorcery laws

   By AFP

   » Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has announced a renewed push for the death penalty, and life sentences for rape, saying that "draconian" penalties were needed to tackle violent crime.

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