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Brides kidnapped, forced marriages, wife-beating, and murder. Women in Kyrgyzstan have suffered decades of violence in the male-dominated country.
International observers say it is unlikely to get better, which is being reflected in Parliament, with fewer female MPs voted in in last month's elections.
And they say they have lost further support because fewer female MPs are in the new Parliament.
Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from the capital, Bishkek.
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Brides kidnapped, forced marriages, wife-beating, and murder. Women in Kyrgyzstan have suffered decades of violence in the male-dominated country.
International observers say it is unlikely to get better, which is being reflected in Parliament, with fewer female MPs voted in in last month's elections.
And they say they have lost further support because fewer female MPs are in the new Parliament.
Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from the capital, Bishkek.
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# Kyrgyzstan #DomesticViolence #KyrgyzstanWomen
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