Tag: Abandoned brides
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Australian visa nightmare: Abandoned brides from India
Introduction: A distant life under surveillance In stories that rarely make the headlines, hundreds of women in India end up as what advocates call “abandoned brides.” They marry men who later withdraw support or vanish into a web of legal and immigration hurdles that strangle their independence. Kiran’s experience—one of the most stark examples—unfolds across…
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Watched, scared and trapped: Kiran’s Australian visa nightmare and India’s abandoned brides
Overview: The plight of abandoned brides Kiran’s story sits at the intersection of love, migration, and bureaucratic nightmares. An Indian woman who arrived with promises of a new life, she instead finds herself trapped in a web of surveillance, delays, and an unresolved visa status that keeps her far from safety and family. Her experience…
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Australian visa nightmare: Kiran’s tale of abandoned brides in India
Introduction: a window into a troubling crisis In northern India, the story of Kiran symbolizes a growing, overlooked challenge for many women trapped by complex immigration systems. Known in reports as one of India’s “abandoned brides,” she became a focal point for discussions about how family obligations, cross-border marriages, and bureaucratic delays intersect to leave…