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Boy Accused of Being a Witch and Forced to Drink Poison is Rescued, Now He’s a Healthy 18-Year-Old

A Nigerian boy who was branded a witch by his village and forced to drink poison was adopted by an NGO where he overcame the traumas of his past. Now 18, he dreams of helping others like himself. Essien Emmanuel Esebre, who will soon attend college, hopes to study law so that he can help…


8th-Graders Lead Effort to Pardon Wrongly Convicted ‘Witch’

BOSTON—More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was wrongly convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she’s finally on the verge of being exonerated—thanks to a curious eighth-grade civics class. State Sen. Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat from Methuen, has introduced legislation to clear the name of Elizabeth Johnson Jr., who was condemned in 1693…