The witch trials continue to happen all over the world, although they are more common in Africa. They also occur in Southeast Asia and Latin America (via Deutsche Welle). In some cultures, people believe that witches are responsible when they get sick or become wealthy. The penalty for this accusation is still as brutal as in the past.

According to National Geographic, witch-hunters use poisonous tea to kill people accused of witchcraft in Zambia, where witch-hunters killed 16 people in a few months. In Nigeria, children accused of witchcraft were burned, poisoned, and abused in 2007.

In New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean, witch-hunting became illegal in 2013 after a woman accused of witchcraft was burned alive (via The Diplomat). However, it didn’t stop the witch trials completely. In 2018, a six-year-old girl was tortured, accused of witchcraft. In India, three women were accused of using witchcraft for killing two men in Gujarat (via Scientific America).

In some cultures, the rapid accumulation of money is also a sign of witchcraft. Therefore, some citizens in Nigeria were accused of witchcraft after the oil boom in the country.

Witch-hunting is still considered a global problem. As Deutsche Welle reports, August 10 has been declared a World Day against Witch Hunts.