SORCERY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA — In many parts of Melanesia the 'supernatural' is so much a part of everyday life that it's perceived as 'natural'. That the dead play a part in the lives of the living, is an understanding that scarcely bares mentioning. Those who act as conduits between the realms of the living...
Port Moresby PNG — Unexplained deaths spark sorcery claims, torture and murder, as fears build of a COVID-19 'time bomb' in Papua New Guinea.
(WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some readers may find upsetting.)
When a young boy died suddenly in Tatape Village in Papua New Guinea's (...

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