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Chinese police block parents at quake protest
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Many of the children orphaned could end up being adopted by parents who lost children in the quake, according to guidelines issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the provincial government. (article 8)
Authorities cordoned off some schools that collapsed in last month's mighty earthquake, keeping out grieving parents and reporters Wednesday in a sign that Beijing was becoming increasingly nervous over accusations of shoddy construction. (article 9)
Parents whose children were crushed in their classrooms during the May 12 quake vowed to keep pushing the government for compensation, as well as for an explanation of why so many schools fell when other buildings remained standing. (article 9)
Most of the dozens of schools that collapsed in the quake, killing an estimated 9,000 children, were built more than a decade ago, with multiple layers of government and private companies involved in their construction. (article 4)
p (06-04) 04:00 PDT Dujiangyan, China Angry parents whose children were killed in an earthquake-stricken school shouted " Oh, my child. (article 5)
one woman wailed as officers took the arms of the parents gathered outside the courthouse in this resort town near Chengdu. (article 5)
Dozens of parents who lost children to the May 12 earthquake kneel outside the courthouse in Dujiangyan, in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Tuesday. (article 7)
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Three weeks after China's devastating earthquake the authorities have taken steps to alleviate the suffering of bereaved families, but also moved to prevent growing criticism of the state for the high proportion of pupils killed in their classrooms. (article 1)
Many of the children orphaned could end up being adopted by parents who lost children in the quake, according to guidelines issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the provincial government. (article 1)
Those from local ethnic minority groups, such as the mountain-living Qiang or Tibetans, will be found homes that will ensure the minimum of disruption as well as respect for their religious traditions. (article 1)
This will help to ensure that the children remain in villages or towns as close as possible to where they once lived. (article 1)
Yesterday police blocked access to several collapsed schools after angry parents tried to demonstrate beside the rubble or outside local government offices. (article 1)
At the Juyuan Middle School, where more than 270 students were crushed to death, a cordon of police now blocks parents and journalists from the site. (article 1)
Anguished parents have noted the steel rods in broken concrete slabs that were thinner than a ballpoint pen among the 7,000 classrooms that collapsed. (article 1)
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Source articles
- Schools Fell While Other Buildings Held (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 395 words)
- In China, mourning parents haunt Children's Day (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 466 words)
- Children's Day in China turns into day of mourning for young quake victims (dallasnews.com, 06/02/2008, 445 words)
- Tangled Blame in Quake Deaths (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 503 words)
- Tussle at protest seen as evidence of China's hardening attitude (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 713 words)
- Chinese police block parents at quake protest (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 680 words)
- Chinese police confront parents of children killed in earthquake (cbc.ca, 06/03/2008, 593 words)
- China's bereaved families adopt earthquake orphans (timesonline.co.uk, 06/05/2008, 465 words)
- ABC News: Police Break up Quake School Protest (ABCNews, 06/04/2008, 328 words)
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Source articles
- China's bereaved families adopt earthquake orphans (timesonline.co.uk, 06/05/2008, 465 words)
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Story keywords
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Parents, quake, collapsed, earthquake, Sichuan |
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