A gang leader in Haiti who controls a key port in the country’s capital was accused of slaughtering the elderly and Vodou religious leaders in droves during a bloody campaign to avenge his ...

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

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

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 ...

(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 ...

The Marshalltown Public Library and the Historical Society of Marshall County co-sponsored a very enlightening program about ...

Haiti's officials insist they will "mobilise all forces to track down and annihilate" those responsible for the attacks, ...

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 ...