Sorcery-related violence should be thought of as profoundly modern | Miranda Forsyth

The attacks in Papua New Guinea may look like a barbaric relic from the past but have to do with poverty, inequality and the normalisation of violence

News broke last week about the horrific attack on two women in Port Moresby after they were accused of sorcery.

Senior leaders and police in Papua New Guinea expressed outrage that such violence was occurring in the nation's capital. But as a researcher who investigates this type of attack, these stories are frustratingly familiar and predictable.