Kazakhstan has finally banned forced marriages and bride kidnappings through a law that came into effect on Tuesday in a fresh bid to protect women's rights. Bride kidnappings have been outlawed in ...

A 27-year-old Kazakh woman is fighting traditional attitudes in seeking justice against five men she accuses of trying to kidnap and force her into marriage. Bride kidnapping is a common practice in ...

Kazakhstan has banned forced marriages and bride kidnappings through a law that came into effect Tuesday in the Central Asian country, where the practice persists despite new attention being paid to ...

In plain sight, in a modern city, a colleague offers to drive you home after work. How would you respond? One woman in Kazakhstan accepted the lift only to find herself kidnapped or ‘stolen’ as a ...