Amnesty International condemns move
(NEWSER) - It sounds like something out of the wrong century, but Amnesty International finds itself condemning Saudi Arabia for beheading a woman accused of being a witch. Amina bin Salem Nasser was decapitated yesterday after being convicted on charges of "witchcraft and sorcery," though the government didn't spell out exactly what she did through her alleged magic, reports the Telegraph . ABC News reports, via a source who talked to an Arab newspaper, that police said Nasser claimed to be a healer, and had a witchcraft book and liquid-filled glass bottles, ostensibly used for sorcery, in her home. More»
