Cenk Uygur
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Forced To Marry Your Kidnapper?
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November 7, 2013
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6:59Now Playing"They call it ala kachuu, or "grab and run." In Kyrgyzstan, as many as 40% of ethnic Kyrgyz women are married after being kidnapped by the men who become their husbands, according to a local NGO. Two-thirds of these bride kidnappings are non-consensual—in some cases, a "kidnapping" is part of a planned elopment—and while the practice has been illegal since 1994, authorities largely look the other way. Typically, a would-be groom gathers a group of young men, and together they drive around looking for a woman he wants to marry. The unsuspecting woman is often literally dragged off the street, bundled into the car and taken straight to the man's house—where frequently the family will have already started making preparations for the wedding."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Noriko Hayahi/Panos / Newsweek:
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