Asia Insight · SEASON 2
Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
Episode 27 · 2013-08-23
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
In Kyrgyzstan, a small country in Central Asia, the institution of marriage is troubled by the serious social problem of "bride kidnapping". Women are abducted and forced to marry men they have never met. A traditional practice of Kyrgyzstan's formerly nomadic people, during the Soviet years and since independence the custom has taken on a criminal character. It leaves deep scars in its victims, and 2012 saw a series of kidnapping-related suicides.
28 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Singapore and China - Ready for New Heights2013-01-11
2. The Female Guides of the Himalayas2013-01-18
3. Nine Days of Christmas Prayer - The Philippines2013-01-25
4. The Sight Saving Doctor - Nepal2013-02-01
5. East Timor - Ten Years On2013-02-08
6. Bangkok's Ambulance Volunteers2013-02-22
7. Aiming Big in South Korea2013-03-01
8. Baby Boomer Blues in South Korea2013-03-08
9. A Crossroads for Hong Kong2013-03-15
10. Transforming Cambodia Through the Arts2013-03-21
11. All Eyes on China's New Age2013-03-29
12. Illegal Guns in the Phillipines2013-04-05
13. China's Whistle Blowers2013-04-12
14. An Innovative Program in the Philippines2013-04-19
15. Saltwater Intrusion in the Mekong Delta2013-05-03
16. Cambodia's Maids Working for a Brighter Future2013-05-10
17. Empowering the Disabled in Bhutan2013-05-17
18. China's Social Business2013-05-24
19. Women Building Business in the Mountains of Vietnam2013-05-31
20. Bhutan Battles Waste2013-06-14
21. "Tianamen No More" HK Fights for Democracy2013-06-21
22. South Korea's Foreign Labor Policy: 10 Years On2013-07-05
23. Indonesia's Growing Eel Business2013-07-12
24. The 1.5 Generation Defectors from North Korea2013-07-19
25. Gold Mining in Myanmar2013-07-26
26. Indonesia's Waria2013-08-09
27. Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan2013-08-23
28. Hard Times Ahead for Graduates in China2013-08-30
29. Dreams on the Steppe2013-09-06
30. China's Rapidly Aging Society2013-09-13
31. Surviving Cluster Bombs in Laos2013-09-20
32. Young Cambodians Bear the Future2013-09-27
33. Preserving Laos through Ecotourism2013-10-18
34. Chinese Turn to Crowdfunding2013-10-25
35. China's Last Eco-friendly Region2013-11-08
36. Mining Tourist Gold in South Korea2013-11-15
37. Searching for Ideal Education2013-11-22
38. South Korea's Flower Men2013-11-29
39. Taiwan Gets Closer to Mainland China2013-12-06
40. Nepal Villages Get Online2013-12-13
41. Reviving Peking Opera2013-12-20
