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 ...

In rural Kyrgyzstan, an estimated 1 in 3 marriages begin with an abduction, researchers and rights groups say. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A protest against bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, on April 8, 2021, after a young woman abducted for marriage ...

In Russia’s southern regions, brides are increasingly being kidnapped at the request of the girls themselves In Russia’s southern regions, brides are increasingly being kidnapped at the request of the ...