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Recounting the horrors Geeta Devi, an older woman, had to undergo at the hands of fellow villagers, who not only lynched her but also banished her from the village, Jyoti Kumari and Pallavi Pratibha tell us how women could be branded a witch for their facial features

In a candid interview with Abhik Bhattacharya and Md. Asghar Khan, Padma Shri awardee Chutni Mahato talks about her travails after she was branded a witch and became a saviour to 140 victims of witch hunting in Jharkhand

More than the lack of education and health services, it is the politics of dispossessing a woman that keeps the belief in the ‘witch’ alive

Lack of access to healthcare is a major factor that leads to the branding of women as ‘witches’

Engaging with a bhagat offers a complex account of the cultural pressure that engenders violence

In Jharkhand, there is no accounting of the mental health effects of being marked a ‘witch’

Project Garima was launched in Jharkhand to restore the garima (dignity) of women branded witches. Outlook visits a few villages to see if it has been effective

Bihar was the first to enact an anti-witch hunting law. Yet it is doing little to stop the practice

Popular indie band, and Reading fans, the Amazons are set for their first appearance on the Main Stage at Reading Festival.

A legal researcher speaks of the need to make the laws against witch hunting more effective