On our official podcast, Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast, we recently interview Dr. Leo Igwe, director of Advocacy for Alleged Witches, about the deadly witch-hunt crisis of the 21st century. Dr. Igwe works tirelessly to advocate for the vulnerable people accused of witchcraft. Listen to the full episode with the player below or tune in with your favorite podcast app.
Dr. Leo Igwe on the Deadly Witch-Hunts of the 21st Century – Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast
Dr. Leo Igwe, activist and Director of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches gives a gripping update about the witch hunt crisis in Nigeria and other African Nations. Leo teaches us the historical and societal patterns and parallels of witch hunts past with modern day witchcraft accusations. We discuss the urgency of immediate interventions and how the landmark witch trial exenteration legislation in Connecticut resonates to the rest of the world. This episode is a call for worldwide collective action against witch fear, a call to create safe communities for the vulnerable citizens in our world communities and a plea for you to spread the word with transformative conversations using your social reach.Support Us! Shop Our Book ShopAdvocacy for Alleged Witches, NigeriaStop Sorcery Violence in PNGBuy Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History, By Wolfgang BehringerWrite a Stratford, CT Town Council MemberResolution Concerning Certain Witchcraft Convictions in Colonial ConnecticutPurchase a Witch Trial White Rose Memorial ButtonSupport Us! Sign up as a Super Listener!End Witch Hunts Movement Thou Shalt Not Suffer Podcast Book StoreSupport Us! Buy Witch Trial Merch!Support Us! Buy Podcast Merch!Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.Fact Sheet for Connecticut Witch Trial HistoryWebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramPinterestHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Killer BiographiesInteresting biographies of figures you should know about but probably don't.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
You can also listen to Dr. Igwe’s first appearance on the show, in the episode titled “Witchcraft Accusations in Nigeria with Dr. Leo Igwe.”
Witchcraft Accusations in Nigeria with Dr. Leo Igwe – Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast
Dr. Leo Igwe, activist and Director of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches, speaks with us about the witch hunt crisis in Nigeria. Leo teaches us the historical, societal, and cultural implications leading us to this modern day situation of witchcraft accusations and violence and calls for specific support. We discuss the urgency of immediate interventions and ways of building up Nigerians to be able to address and implement their own solutions. This episode is a call to action for all people worldwide to take action against witch fear and to create safe communities for the vulnerable citizens in our world communities.LinksAdvocacy for Alleged WitchesPlease sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in ConnecticutConnecticut Witch Trial Exoneration ProjectEnd Witch Hunts MovementDonate to Support the PodcastJoin us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTikTokDiscordBuzzsproutMailchimpHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Killer BiographiesInteresting biographies of figures you should know about but probably don't.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
For more information on the crisis of deadly witchcraft accusations, please listen to “Modern Witch-Hunts 101: Part 1: A Dialogue on the Nature of Today’s Witch Persecutions.”
Modern Witch-Hunts 101 Part 1: A Dialogue on the Nature of Today's Witch Persecutions – Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast
Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast presents Modern Witch Hunts 101 Part 1: A Dialogue on the Nature of Today’s Witch Persecutions. Podcast Cohosts, Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack reflect on how researching the modern witch attack crisis has revealed the connectedness of witch hunts across time and the globe. Learn how big the problem is and the circumstances under which pervasive witchcraft fear translates into widespread violence. How do we know what we know? We connect past witch trials to today’s witchcraft fear and witch hunts with a discussion answering our advocacy questions: Why do we witch hunt? How do we witch hunt? How do we stop hunting witches? LinksSupport Us! Shop Our Book ShopWitchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory AnalysisBorisGershman.comAdvocacy for Alleged Witches, NigeriaAdvocacy Against Witch Hunts, South AfricaBuy Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History, By Wolfgang BehringerWrite a Stratford, CT Town Council MemberWrite Mayor Laura R Hoydick, Stratford, CTResolution Concerning Certain Witchcraft Convictions in Colonial ConnecticutPurchase a Witch Trial White Rose Memorial ButtonSupport Us! Sign up as a Super Listener!End Witch Hunts Movement Thou Shalt Not Suffer Podcast Book StoreSupport Us! Buy Witch Trial Merch!Support Us! Buy Podcast Merch!Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.Fact Sheet for Connecticut Witch Trial HistoryWebsiteTwitterHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Killer BiographiesInteresting biographies of figures you should know about but probably don't.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
Earlier this year, we spoke with Dr. Boris Gershman, author of a study of global witchcraft beliefs and fears. Dr. Gershman shared valuable insights into how to solve the crisis.
Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World with Boris Gershman – Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast
Learn what the world believes about witchcraft today with American University's tenured Associate Professor of Economics, Dr. Boris Gershman. He is an active academic researcher and writer who has written several academic articles on the relationship of witchcraft beliefs and sociodemographic characteristics. We discuss his journal article "Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory Analysis." Find out about solutions to the current global witchcraft accusation crisis based on Dr. Gershman’s evaluation.LinksWitchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory AnalysisBorisGershman.comResolution Concerning Certain Witchcraft Convictions in Colonial ConnecticutWrite a Connecticut Legislator Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.Please sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in ConnecticutFact Sheet for Connecticut Witch Trial HistorySupport Us! Sign up as a Super Listener!End Witch Hunts Movement Thou Shalt Not Suffer Podcast Book StoreSupport Us! Buy Witch Trial Merch!Support Us! Buy Podcast Merch!WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramPinterestLinkedInYouTubeTikTokDiscordBuzzsproutMailchimpHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Killer BiographiesInteresting biographies of figures you should know about but probably don't.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
We have also spoken with Damon Leff of Advocacy Against Witch-Hunts about witch-hunting in South Africa.
Witch-Hunting in Modern South Africa with Damon Leff – Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast
DescriptionLearn with us! Damon Leff of the South African Pagan Rights Alliance Advocacy Against Witch Hunts shares about South Africa’s alleged witch situation. We learn about South Africa’s belief in the occult, magic, witchcraft and muti. This interview considers the common denominators and differences between past and present witchcraft hunts. We discuss how interventions must recognize regional and cultural nuances and the discriminative risks of law reform. “In South Africa, in almost all cases of accusation of witchcraft, the accused will:a. not be offered access to legal defense against the accusations,b. not be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law,c. be driven from their communities,d. lose their homes as a result of arson,e. be forcibly separated from their families, loved ones and friends,f. be placed in custody by the South African Police Services, ostensibly for their own safety, spending at least one night in a prison cell to avoid being attacked by members of their own community,g. may never return to their homes and communities of birth, andh. be forced into unwilling exile in unofficial and unacknowledged refugee camps.”LinksAdvocacy Against Witch Hunts, South AfricaProject 135: Review of the Witchcraft Suppression Act 3 of 1957Witchcraft Suppression Act 3 of 1957Please sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in ConnecticutConnecticut Witch Trial Exoneration ProjectEnd Witch Hunts MovementSupport the showJoin us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTikTokDiscordBuzzsproutMailchimpHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Killer BiographiesInteresting biographies of figures you should know about but probably don't.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show