The last proceedings of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts ended in 1693. But 331 years later, religious witch hunts remain a common — if not well-publicized — occurrence in countries ...

To completely solidify the beliefs of the dominant religions of the time, witch hunts and trials were very frequent during the Holy Roman Empire, primarily in the areas of modern-day Germany.

As we mark Commonwealth Day 2025, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches protests witch hunts and ritual attacks in Commonwealth ...

In this piece, I argue that witchcraft is a myth ravaging the lives of many Africans; and witch-hunting needs an urgent pan-African response .

It was described as a ‘witch hunt’. At least 100 people were executed for witchcraft between 1645 and 1647 in East Anglia. In all, about 1,000 people were executed for witchcraft between 1542 ...

The sole sponsor of a state resolution aimed at exonerating nearly a dozen colonial Marylanders accused of witchcraft or ...

Gender and Sexuality in Art and Architecture: Witch Hunts in Early Modern Europe will highlight the role of prints in disseminating misogynistic ideas about women that shaped the concept of witches, ...