Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, involves a man abducting the woman he wishes to marry. The woman is often taken unexpectedly and sometimes forced into ...

BISHKEK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Walking proudly down a catwalk, the lights and glamor seemed like a lifetime away from Elzat Kazakbaeva's nightmare ordeal five years ago when she was grabbed ...

In Kazakhstan, the penalties for so-called bride kidnapping are to be toughened up. The local parliament is working on changing laws to try to eradicate what is now considered an outdated custom.

In a world where the unimaginable becomes reality, one woman's story stands as a testament to the strong human spirit. May's memoir, Memoir of a Kidnapped Bride - An Unforgettable True Story, is a raw ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- After three months of dating, Melis Aliyev thought it was time he and Ainur Tairova married. Tairova balked. So Aliyev turned to a practice viewed by many Kyrgyz people as ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aida Kasymalieva, Kyrgyzstan's youngest female member of parliament, was stunned when her male colleagues walked out as she spoke at a ...