THREAD: In Gambia, the former president is accused of using allegations of witchcraft as a state tool. Now, the nation is conducting a wide-ranging investigation of what happened. Our story:https://nyti.ms/2X59FIT
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What's the backstory on this? This summer, human rights activist
@BaldehF invited me to Sintet. She was hosting a wrkshp meant to help Gambians wrestle with the past. It quickly became clear that the president's so-called witch hunts had had long and lasting effects in town.Show this thread
Most striking to me? The women I spoke with in Gambia had a strong desire to speak about what it was like to be branded a "witch" by their president. Rather than hide out of shame, they wanted the world to know their stories.https://nyti.ms/2X59FIT
