But daughters of 'witches' are also often considered suspect ... Three months after Angeline Leniata's public burning, in May 2013, Papua New Guinea's parliament repealed the 1971 Sorcery Act.

One of the most famous and cruelest of the witch trials was the “Swimming test” or as it was often called in Europe, the ...

Political motivations also contributed to the burning of women. In some cases, accusations of witchcraft or heresy were used ...

Authorities, the church and the civil society argue that the practice of “witch burning” has slowed economic growth due to destruction of property, forced migration from rural to urban areas ...

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights presented a document to the United Nations in February 2023 stating: “Witch burning, killings, and physical attacks are rife in regions such as ...

One of the ways in which we find raise, is by organising large Events such as The Burning Witch Festival." ...

(Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo) An engraving showing the public burning of three witches at Derneburg, Germany, in October 1555. In mainland Europe, most convicted witches were hanged or ...

By contrast, the criminal trial following Cleary's burning was a gripping news story. It featured an attractive young woman, hints of infidelity, echoes of witchcraft, a violent death; a culprit ...