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Brides by force

October 31, 2012 05:30
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­It will hardly surprise anyone that bride-snatching is illegal in Kyrgyzstan, but when you look at sentencing, the reality paints a far different picture. A sheep's life is worth four times more than a young woman's. The custom – in which single young men kidnap their bride of choice and pressure them to agree to marriage – is very common in this country. But as RT’s team has found out, this centuries-old tradition surprisingly has its passionate proponents as well as harsh critics.

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Ivan (unregistered) 31.10.2012 10:21

Excellent program casting light on this little known or understand plight of local girls. This practice is simply wrong irrespective of tradition & culture. It goes against basic human rights & those that defend it under the banner of tradition are mindless, brainwashed self serving individuals. All possible help should be extended to rid the country of this practice & well done to Dmitry & RT for their contribution. Hopefully other media channels will be interested to carry this important documentary to an even larger audience. 

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