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Modern witch-hunts terrorise New Guinea highlands

Mother-of-two Rachel shows the scars from wounds inflicted on her in April 2017 when she was accused of sorcery and tortured with hot machetes, spades and rods for a full day by people she knew in the Tsak Valley in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea [Courtesy]

A spate of brutal witch-hunts has plunged parts of Papua New Guinea's highlands into a state of terror, as fearful tribes blame dark forces for their rapidly changing world.

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