The first criminal cases for forced marriage have been registered in Kazakhstan, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

Kazakhstan has taken a historic step to end one of its most ... Police confirmed that forcing someone into marriage will now bring a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, while bride kidnapping has ...

Young women are abducted, often in broad daylight, and taken to a man’s house, where they are pressured into accepting his marriage proposal. It’s illegal in both countries but recently the president ...