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Kyrgyzstan: Ala Kachuu

Written byNathan Hamm
Posted 22 December 2006 4:23 GMT

Tolkun Umaraliev writes on the practice of bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, noting that the practice is common despite it being illegal. He says that officials are reluctant to do anything about it.

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