abducted

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Besigye has been jailed on treason charges since being abducted in Kenya and forcibly returned to Uganda in late 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar and his wife Amina were abducted in the north-western state of Katsina at the end of last month.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

The alert said that the girl was last seen with Fregosojuarez, who allegedly abducted her in a 2019 Land Rover Discovery, on Sunday at about 4 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Elizabeth Smart—who made headlines when she was abducted at age 14—is now 38 and a married mother of three.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

If Annabelle didn’t also hear Gina trying very hard to breathe deeply, she’d have thought her real mother had been abducted.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti