The United Nations as well as other groups are pulling back most of their staff in Malawi. There is a strong concern for their safety. In the rural country side, belief in witchcraft and vampires is common. Villagers have set up road blocks and have stoned suspected vampires to death.
Amnesty International reports another crisis. Albinos are being murdered and their body parts sold off because of a belief fostered by superstition. Their body parts are supposed to increase wealth and help with finding a job. See my blog entitled "Africa's Shame" on mutilation and killing of albinos for their body parts from 6/18/16.
The Society for Medical Doctors have reported that medical assistants have been attacked for carrying medical equipment. Police in this country have arrested 200 people for attacking people under the supposition that they were vampires.
Pray for the families and friends of the murdered and those who survived. Pray for those responsible that they pay for their crimes and be reeducated. Pray that those who made money off the attacked and dead be forced to give it all to the victims families.
I watched news feeds and read information from the following links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/doctors-in-malawi-slam-mob-attacks-amid-vampire-rumours-20171024
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2017-10-24-malawi-vigilante-arrests-rise-to-200-in-vampire-scare/
https://secondnexus.com/news/anti-vampire-mob-malawi/?utm_content=inf_4_1164_2&tse_id=INF_cfe3fd30b82711e78240a3a6bbddd67d
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malawi-albinos-hunted-and-murdered-for-their-limbs/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/07/albinos-killed-abducted-africa-body-parts/85548670/
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