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Witches are famous for magic, but they aren't real.
People used to think they were, and in Scotland, 2,500 women were killed.
Now, Witches of Scotland wants the government to apologise.
A 1563 Scottish law punished witches with death.
People put pins in women and looked for 'witch marks'.
They decided the women were guilty and burned them, which stopped them coming back to life.
Lawyer Claire Mitchell runs Witches of Scotland.
There was a belief that if you didn't get rid of every part of a witch, that they might 'revenant', rev, coming from the French 'revenir', to return."
Women were usually poor and couldn't argue against the law.
Women were seen as weak.
People thought the devil controlled women more easily than men.
Whereas men could withstand, you know, the devil's advances."
Witches of Scotland wants the government to cancel the women's crimes and make an official apology.
Even today, women are killed as witches.
It's still sadly very, very relevant."
