Category: Blog Post
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End Witch Hunts Nonprofit Marks Three Milestones Across Its Podcast Network
End Witch Hunts is a Colorado-based, volunteer-led, community-driven social justice nonprofit. Through projects including posthumous exoneration, memorialization, podcasts, and public education events, the organization advances awareness of witch trial history and modern witchcraft accusations worldwide. Today the organization is celebrating three landmark moments across its history-centric podcast network: the 200th episode of The Thing About…
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The Persistence of Deadly Belief: The Killing of Hellen Kamutumbe
On March 20, 2026, Eneless Hellen Kamutumbe set out for a local market in the Kisasa area of Kalumbila District, Zambia. The 46 year old wife and mother was there on a business trip from which she would never return. Moments after a slight physical encounter with 25-year-old Prince Ntambo, he shouted that Hellen had…
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The Force of Our Advocates in 2025: Ending Witch Hunts with Borderless Education and Measurable Impact
In 2025, End Witch Hunts engaged with diverse audiences through educational initiatives and increased podcast outreach, reaching over 100 countries. The organization collaborated on projects addressing witch hunt history and supported victims’ remembrance. Their commitment to advocacy and connection aims to combat witchcraft accusations globally, emphasizing the importance of community involvement and awareness.
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This Giving Tuesday, Stand Against Witch Hunts
End Witch Hunts charts a solitary path as the only American nonprofit created for witchcraft accusation awareness and witch trial history. This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking you to stand with us in this vital work.
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Justice for Witch Trial Victims: Supporting Massachusetts Bill H.1927
Between 1647 and 1688, five women were executed for alleged witchcraft in Boston, Massachusetts: Margaret Jones, Elizabeth Kendall, Alice Lake, Ann Hibbins, and Goody Glover. These women endured false accusations, torturous examinations, and unjust executions based on fear and prejudice. Nearly four centuries later, their names remain tainted by wrongful convictions. Bill H.1927,“An Act exonerating…
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Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Ritualistic Crime
In this article, you’ll learn: Why jumping to supernatural explanations for violent crimes harms both victims and our understanding of human behavior How historical fears about ritual murder have been used to persecute innocent religious communities The difference between genuine spiritual motivation and performative violence designed to intimidate How body part trafficking exploits others’ magical…
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Embracing Human Uniqueness: Pascal Siakam and the Beauty of Our Differences
Pascal Siakam faced mockery on social media for his eye appearance during prayer, likened to demonic possession. In reality, he has a neurological quirk causing his eyes to roll upward while praying. This highlights society’s tendency to label differences as supernatural and underscores the importance of understanding over fear in embracing human uniqueness.
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Haiti witchcraft accusation-related massacre not an isolated event
In December 2024, 207 individuals, predominantly seniors, were murdered in Cité Soleil, Haiti, due to witchcraft accusations following the death of a gang leader’s child. The UN and other organizations acknowledge the global issue of witch hunts, highlighting extensive historical abuses linked to such allegations, often resulting in violence against accused individuals.
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End Witch Hunts Special Report: Cruelty at Centerville Beach by Mary Bingham
“Witch Hunt” podcast exposes modern witch hunts and harmful practices. Berrie Holtzhausen, founder of Alzheimer’s Dementia Namibia, shares his journey as a dementia advocate, combating stigma and creating dementia-friendly communities. Despite his own Alzheimer’s diagnosis, he rescues those falsely accused of witchcraft due to dementia symptoms.