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Dying for Magic in Kampala (in Italian)

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Searing images capture a disturbing Ugandan trend -- the recent rise of charlatan priests and the...

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The Ugandan Police is hunting traditional healers who kidnap children to sacrifice them. And it's fighting against the greed of a new middle class, which rely on magic rituals to get richer.

Note: This article was originally featured in the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, which ran this story shortly after Marco left Uganda. Story by Arne Perras, photos by Marco Vernaschi.

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