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**In a similar situation, cannibalism was also widespread in Ukraine during [[the Holodomor]], the man-made famine orchestrated by the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1932 to 1933. | **In a similar situation, cannibalism was also widespread in Ukraine during [[the Holodomor]], the man-made famine orchestrated by the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1932 to 1933. | ||
*Many members of the [[Revolutionary United Front]] practiced cannibalism during the Sierra Leone Civil War. | *Many members of the [[Revolutionary United Front]] practiced cannibalism during the Sierra Leone Civil War. | ||
*Cannibalism took place in the concentration and death camps in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] puppet | *Cannibalism took place in the concentration and death camps in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] [[puppet state]] which was governed by the [[fascist]] [[Ustaše]] organization. Some survivors testified that some of the Ustashas drank the blood from the slashed throats of the victims. Ustaše leader [[Ante Pavelić]] was also known to engage in cannibalism. | ||
*In July 2012, 29 members of a cannibal cult were arrested in northeast Papua New Guinea after eating at least seven people (four men and three women) believed to be sorcerers. | *In July 2012, 29 members of a cannibal cult were arrested in northeast Papua New Guinea after eating at least seven people (four men and three women) believed to be sorcerers. | ||
*On 6 January 2015, a Reuters report revealed that the Mexican La Familia Michoacana and Knights Templar [[Mexican drug cartels|cartels]] were forcing potential recruits to eat the hearts of their victims as part of an initiation rite. | *On 6 January 2015, a Reuters report revealed that the Mexican La Familia Michoacana and Knights Templar [[Mexican drug cartels|cartels]] were forcing potential recruits to eat the hearts of their victims as part of an initiation rite. |