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'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media
More than 80 people have been killed in the mob violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations.
September 3, 2026A rumour, a lynching in India and a long wait for justice
A court has convicted 20 people for the 2018 mob lynching of two men falsely accused of kidnapping children.
April 23, 2026'I can't breathe any more': Inside the night a mob burned a newspaper
A journalist recounts the night a mob torched the Daily Star, trapping 28 staff on the roof.
February 26, 2026Mother and infant burnt to death in Indian state over witchcraft allegations
Eyewitnesses say a mob stormed the woman's home after rumours spread that she was practising witchcraft.
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'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media
Boniface Mgala and a friend were pulled out of a restaurant and attacked by a mob that accused them of stealing a man's genitals More than 80 people were killed between October 2025 and July this ye
A rumour, a lynching in India and a long wait for justice
One summer afternoon in 2018, two men set out on a road trip into the Karbi Anglong region of India's northeastern Assam state. They never came back. Abhijeet Nath, a 30-year-old businessman, and Nil
Labelled a witch, woman with her 2-month-old son in arms, set on fire
A 32-year-old woman and her two-month-old infant boy were burnt to death by villagers in Jharkhand's Chaibasa earlier this week on suspicion of practising witchcraft. Her husband, who was also attacke
Witchcraft horror in Jharkhand: Woman and infant killed in witchcraft attack; Justice Prasad intervenes to provide legal and financial support
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