At a time of communist witch-hunts, it was recalled that he had had leftist sympathies.
This has reinforced fears among Serb refugees that they would risk witch-hunts if they went home.
Mr Gujral had to promise on coming to power that he would not go in for witch-hunts.
The lists sparked witch-hunts and riots, as communities across Britain tried to hound pedophiles out of their neighborhoods.
Even the mainstream press, early cheerleaders for the witch-hunts, has finally come around to realizing the enormity of the injustice.
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Murrow and his producer, Fred Friendly, had been wanting to make a programme about the red scare's witch-hunts for some time.
The New York Times, which is seldom in the vanguard of witch-hunts against Democrats, has already urged him to resign his chairmanship.
Bush all but said the other candidates, with their instant denials and coy cooperation with the witch-hunts, were taking the easy way out.
Richard Collins, a writer and producer who was blacklisted during the 1940s communist witch-hunts and later "named names" before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), has died.
The son of Hollywood Reporter founder Billy Wilkerson has apologised for the trade paper's role in the 1940s witch-hunts that saw many in the industry ostracised for having communist ties.
China Youth Daily says that if the authorities immediately made public the alleged assets of "House Uncle" and other officials, internet users would feel less inclined to conduct online witch-hunts known as "human flesh engine searches".
Global Times notes how several deputies and members blasted "human flesh search engines" - online witch hunts for corrupt officials - as "vulgar" and "lacking credibility" during panel discussions.
Let's demand an end to partisan sideshows or media witch hunts: It turns out that the leaked White House Benghazi e-mails which allegedly show a coverup of a terrorist attack were themselves altered.
There is -- and there has to be vigilance that it does not become and get into political witch hunts where we try to dredge up or fight the battles of many, many years ago.
First, any effort to have the IRS police advocacy activities of social-welfare organizations is bound to be clumsy and prone to degenerate into either selective or broad witch hunts.
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