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Lynchings fuelled by rumour hit anti-trafficking drives in India

Thomson Reuters Foundation The public lynchings of at least 10 people in India on false rumours of child kidnap has forced anti-trafficking charities to put their work on hold, fearing they could be targeted. Fake messages about child kidnappings spread on Facebook and WhatsApp have triggered attacks in more than half a dozen Indian states, […]