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Calls mount for UK to pardon women who were hanged for 'bewitchment'
Oct 14, 2025Centuries ago, the crime of being a practicing witch - based on the flimsiest of evidence - was punishable by death.
Witches are reportedly trying to use 'spells' to influence the US election
Oct 29, 2024Some people have resorted to using some rather unorthodox methods in an attempt to sway the election results.
New study reveals what sparked 15th-Century witch trial obsession
Oct 19, 2024For a period of over 300 years, people accused of being witches were hunted down and persecuted.
50 accused 'sorcerers' die after being forced to ingest a mysterious liquid
Mar 18, 2024Officials in Angola have highlighted the recent case of 50 people who died while being forced to prove they weren't sorcerers.
Connecticut witches have been exonerated over 370 years later
May 27, 2023Lawmakers in the state have voted to exonerate a dozen individuals who were convicted of witchcraft hundreds of years ago.
Welsh beautician quits her job to become a full-time witch
May 2, 2023Fed up with her existing job, 29-year-old Jessica Caldwell decided to start a whole new career as a practicing witch.
40% of the world's population believes in witches, study claims
Nov 24, 2022Belief in witches and witchcraft is so widespread that in some countries as many as 9 in 10 people believe in them.
Woman in India is killed over 'witchcraft' fears
Jul 5, 2022Police are investigating the case of a woman who was murdered by villagers who believed that she was a witch.
Football match marred by witchcraft allegations
Jan 21, 2021A dead bat generated controversy ahead of a recent football match between Cameroon and Zimbabwe.
Young woman 'set on fire' over witchcraft fears
Nov 13, 2020An attempted murder investigation is underway in South Africa after a woman was attacked and set on fire.
Lawyer seeks to pardon 2,500 Scottish witches
Sep 13, 2020Over 300 years ago, thousands of Scots were burnt at the stake because they were believed to be witches.
Prophet blames 'goblins' for spate of 10 deaths
Nov 15, 2019The surviving members of a family in Nyanga, Zimbabwe claim to have been tormented by malevolent spirits.
Victorian 'witch bottle' was used to ward off evil
Nov 1, 2019An anti-witchcraft potion dating back 150 years has been discovered in a pub in Northamptonshire, England.
Witches set to cast 'binding spell' on Trump
Oct 25, 2019Thousands of witchcraft practitioners are planning to cast a spell on US President Donald Trump later today.
Woman charged with pretending to be a witch
Dec 23, 2018A woman in Ontario was recently arrested for witchcraft two days before the archaic law was set to be scrubbed.
Expert reconstructs face of Scottish 'witch'
Oct 31, 2017A forensic artist has pieced together the appearance of a woman who was once imprisoned for witchcraft.
Ritual caves found on 'witchcraft' island
Oct 6, 2015Evidence of a 9,000-year-old Stone Age ritual site has been found on the Swedish island of Bla Jungfrun.
Real-life Hogwarts opens its doors in Poland
Dec 22, 2014The Czocha College of Witchcraft and Wizardry has been heavily inspired by the Harry Potter universe.
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