A Scottish lawmaker has launched a bid to posthumously pardon thousands of people, mostly women, who were convicted of ...

Thousands of people were convicted of practicing witchcraft in Scotland in a hunt that spanned nearly two centuries — and the ...

Thousands of people convicted of witchcraft, largely women, could be pardoned posthumously -after death- in Scotland if a new bill becomes law.Scotland killed 5 x more peopleBetween 1563 and 1736, the ...

demanding that the authorities pardon, apologize, and memorialize those killed as witches in Scotland. On September 1, a parliamentary committee agreed to pass the issue on to the Scottish government.

The launch was welcomed by Claire Mitchell QC of the Witches of Scotland campaign which has led calls for an apology and pardon: “This is a way for people in the 21st century to acknowledge and ...

London – A Scottish lawmaker on Thursday launched a bid to posthumously pardon thousands of people, mostly women, who were convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. Natalie Don, of the Scottish ...