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46. Thousands of women, accused of sorcery, tortured and executed

Sat Aug 16, 2014, 02:04 PM

Aug 2014

in Indian witch hunts

In places where superstition and vigilantism overlap and small rumors can turn deadly, nearly 2,100 people accused of witchcraft have been killed between 2000 and 2012, according to crime records gathered by the Indian newspaper Mint. Others placed the number at 2,500; others higher still. “Like the proverbial tip of a very deep iceberg, available data hides much of the reality of a problem that is deeply ingrained in society,” according to New Delhi-based Partners for Law in Development. “It is only the most gruesome cases that are reported — most cases of witch-hunting go unreported and unrecorded.”

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500 women and children buried alive by Islamic extremists [View all] Rhinodawg Aug 2014 OP

OMG. No words for such an atrocity. nt brer cat Aug 2014 #1

Extremists doesnt really work here. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #2

Brainwashed Western vandals. nt CJCRANE Aug 2014 #3

Game of Thrones shit in 2014. maced666 Aug 2014 #4

That's a good analogy...in about three different ways. nt CJCRANE Aug 2014 #7

Because ISIS is doing what we want them to do Scootaloo Aug 2014 #55

WOW-were the 300 slave women... catnhatnh Aug 2014 #5

Yes. It's the exact same thing as the incubators story. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #14

They are evil but they also experts in terror via social media CJCRANE Aug 2014 #23

My bullshit meter gets pinned Warpy Aug 2014 #56

And the hits just keep on comin' Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #6

Tweeting Western jihadis who apparently also like Nutella and Robin Williams movies CJCRANE Aug 2014 #9

only 11 retweets Enrique Aug 2014 #26

Hundreds of thousands have died since Bush invaded. Yet no accountability. grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #8

Baloney. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2014 #10

What's baloney? DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #11

Reports via social media and "unconfirmed sources" are automatically suspect. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #17

Yes. LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #39

They want us to go in and fix this mess. Where are the other so called good guys in the ME? Surely jwirr Aug 2014 #12

I agree. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #13

We contributed to this mess therefore we bear some of the responsibility. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #15

I agree but no one wants us over there. That makes it almost impossible for us to fix it. The jwirr Aug 2014 #21

Obviously fabricated. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #16

Some ISIS pics were found to be fake. A big part of "terror" is deception. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #18

Yes, I know. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #22

I would keep an open mind on this story. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #19

Ugly stuff. 99Forever Aug 2014 #20

Even more ugly stuff..(warning) Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #24

Got your plane ticket yet? 99Forever Aug 2014 #28

I feel like the MSM and social media flicked a switch CJCRANE Aug 2014 #29

I completely agree. 99Forever Aug 2014 #31

shock doctrine/ disaster capitalism n/t librechik Aug 2014 #60

If the stories of the atrocities are true I would go... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #30

Good for you. 99Forever Aug 2014 #32

Would you go into Syria CJCRANE Aug 2014 #33

"I want" Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #36

Perhaps you should explain yourself better then. 99Forever Aug 2014 #38

I have a problem with atrocities and war crimes. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #41

Then what is your point posting this stuff? 99Forever Aug 2014 #42

It SHOULD inflame anger...and disgust....and outrage. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #43

Then it did what you intended. 99Forever Aug 2014 #44

. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #45

then what? GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #47

Maybe Turkey, Egypt and Jordan... Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #50

You have a VERY SELECTIVE problem with atrocities and war crimes tkmorris Aug 2014 #53

Bullshit, you have no problem with Israel's war crimes. U4ikLefty Aug 2014 #57

The human race is imploding. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #25

The ISIS people are outnumbered. They are mostly non-Iraqis CJCRANE Aug 2014 #27

It really is. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #34

That's what the neocons want. Just like the Christians in Central Africa and Uganda. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #35

I have stated we should stay out. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #37

I mentioned the situation in Syria and Iraq here before the MSM cottoned on. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #40

Thousands of women, accused of sorcery, tortured and executed n2doc Aug 2014 #46

The Mirror is a UK tabloid, though LittleBlue Aug 2014 #48

This refers to the town of Sinjar, which ISIS hit a couple of weeks ago. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #49

OMG !! Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #51

If true, they must be stopped. nt ladjf Aug 2014 #52

See...everyone says that... Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #54

If those allegations are true, they have ladjf Aug 2014 #62

Maybe true? kentuck Aug 2014 #58

As far as I'm concerned, this should be a UN Blue Helmet job. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #59

OMG. Makes my blood boil. lonestarnot Aug 2014 #61

It's time we realized that going to war vs. doing nothing is a false dichotomy Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #63

Evaluate the evidence and base policy on that, not on fear or emotion. We're not republicans. pampango Aug 2014 #64