Malawi bid to free 'witches'

A Malawian rights group wants to free 80 convicted "witches" from prison.

Most of the prisoners are women, among them two sisters aged 65 and 55 who were convicted for teaching witchcraft to children.

The "witches" are serving sentences of up to six years.

Most "witches" are convicted of other charges, since Malawi's laws do not recognise witchcraft.