Angry protests have broken out in Kyrgyzstan after a woman was abducted and killed in a case of "bride kidnapping". Aizada Kanatbekova, 27, was snatched on Monday by three men who pushed her into a ...

This is the horrifying moment a young woman was ambushed by three men on her way home from work and shoved into a car in Kyrgyzstan - hours before she was found murdered in a case of 'bride kidnapping ...

BISHKEK, Jan 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Walking proudly down a catwalk, the lights and glamour seemed like a lifetime away from Elzat Kazakbaeva's nightmare ordeal five years ago when she was ...

A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and murdering a young woman he planned to marry. The murder of 20-year-old Burulai Turdaaly Kyzy inside a provincial police station in May ...

IN a picturesque street overlooked by world-famous mountains, a schoolgirl screams, “No! Mum!” as she’s grabbed by the arms and bundled into a car by a gang of drunk men. Just feet away, locals carry ...

A fashion show in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek featuring women who had been abused or kidnapped aims to raise awareness on the practice of bride kidnapping in the country. “She always said, ‘I’m gonna ...

Bride kidnapping remains a persistent problem in Kyrgyzstan – and the authorities' failure to punish violence against women and girls is leaving them at risk of being killed, a leading human rights ...

Kyrgyzstan's parliament is poised to vote on legislation that would toughen the penalty for bride kidnapping. The bill has caused heated debate, splitting parliament and society into those who defend ...

More than 10,000 girls as young as 13 are kidnapped every year before being sexually assaulted, beaten or even killed IN a picturesque street overlooked by world-famous mountains, a schoolgirl screams ...