Scotland

Engraving of a stake on which women are burned alive while some religious look on

Pardoning “witches” of the Middle Ages: A symbol for our times?

11 February 2022 by Julia Crawford

Recently in Spain, the Catalan regional parliament formally pardoned hundreds of women executed between the 15th and 18th centuries because they were "witches". Scotland’s parliament could soon do the same, while other places in E [...]

Protester arrested by Scottish police

Opinion

Scotland: Transitional justice to deal with economic violence

7 February 2022 by Jean-Pierre Massias and Niki Siampakou

Since October, a bill to grant "pardons" for coalminers who participated in the violent strikes of 1984 and 1985 has been before the Scottish Parliament. Its scope is limited, but like the commission of inquiry that preceded it, t [...]

	
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