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 ...

BUCHAREST, Romania - A white limousine screeches to a halt and a bride, resplendent in frothy gown and veil, is hauled outside by her abductors. It's one of Romania's more colorful customs: ...

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 ...

An optimistic young woman living on the hardscrabble outskirts of Bishkek pursues career dreams unaware that neighborhood men and women may have other plans for her. In parallel we are introduced to ...