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After being hunted down and killed, rehabilitated Scottish witches

“It should never have happened”: In Scotland, Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi are fighting for those executed for witchcraft, the vast majority of them women, to be pardoned and for a memorial to pay tribute to these great forgotten the story. “Between the 16th and 18th century in Scotland, around 4,000 people were accused of … Read more

Witch hunts in Scotland: after being hunted down and killed, the victims in the process of rehabilitation

by Janet Freeman

“Between the 16th and 18th centuries in Scotland, around 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. 84% were women,” says Claire Mitchell, a 50-year-old lawyer. In total, more than 2,500 people were executed for witchcraft, mostly strangled and then burned, after confessions extracted under torture. “They were kept from sleeping for days […] and they confessed … Read more