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Irina Unruh @irinaunruh - I am Jamilia⁠ Reportage and Documentary 2019 Finalist⁠ @LuganoPhotoDays 2019⁠ •⁠ “He liked me, the man who kidnapped me, but I DID NOT like him. I could not imagine me with him, couldn’t imagine at all. And I blame my cousin, she wanted me to get married. I could not imagine my life there and with him. And here is the result. After (the kidnapping) I took some pills, I felt in a coma, and I became an invalid (chronically emotional distress). I want to ask him - How is your life going? My life is broken… I am lonely… Sick... “ writes a 37-year-old woman from Kyrgyzstan who became a victim of the practice “Ala Kachuu” more than a decade ago. And this practice is still ongoing. “Alu Kachuu” (in Kyrgyz “to take and run away”) means bride kidnapping. It appears particularly in rural parts of the country.⁠ •⁠ Click link ⁠in bio for details.⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #luganophotodays #photocontest #luganoaward #reportage #documentary #photooftheday