2012: Saudi man Muree bin Ali bin Issa al-Asiri was beheaded in Najran province after being found with "mystical books and talismans" and admitting related offenses.
2011: Sudanese national Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki was executed in Medina after allegedly offering a spell for payment (via an undercover religious police sting). Amnesty condemned it as "appalling."
2011: A Saudi woman, Amina bint Abdul Halim bin Salem Nasser, was beheaded in al-Jawf province for "practising witchcraft and sorcery." Authorities claimed she possessed books, talismans, and potions used for spells (e.g., charging people for supposed cures). Amnesty called it "deeply shocking" and noted it as the second such case that year.
Witch hunts in Tanzania refer to vigilante violence, mob killings, and extrajudicial murders where individuals—predominantly elderly women—are accused of practicing witchcraft and subsequently attacked or killed. These incidents stem from deep-rooted superstitions in rural communities, particularly around Lake Victoria regions (e.g., Mwanza, Shinyanga, Kagera, Tabora, Geita), where misfortune like illness, death, crop failure, or poverty is blamed on "witches." Accusations often target vulnerable groups: older women (frequently widows with red eyes from smoke exposure during cooking, seen as a sign)
Wikipedia (updated 2025) cites an estimated 20,000 deaths over the past 20 years (roughly 2005–2025), mostly elderly women.
....But they'll be fine in Ohio and Minnesota...You'll see !