Another Woman Killed in Scourge of Kyrgyzstan ‘Bride Kidnappings’

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image People attend a rally for the protection of women's rights in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, protesting the kidnapping and killing of Aizada Kanatbekova, April 8, 2021. The banner reads, "The Authorities are Responsible for Femicide." © 2021 Sputnik, Svetlana Fedotova On April 5, several men abducted 27-year-old Aizada Kanatbayeva in broad daylight in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek. One of them had allegedly been stalking her for months. Two days later, a farmer found Kanatbayeva’s body in a car outside Bishkek. Police confirmed she was strangled to death. They said the body…

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