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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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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 1)
(Ng Han Guan/Associated Press) Chinese police dragged away more than 100 parents Tuesday while they were protesting the deaths of their children in poorly constructed schools that collapsed in last month's earthquake. (article 1)
Police dragged a reporter and photographers who were covering the protest up the steps into the courthouse, trying to prevent them from seeing the demonstration. (article 1)
" The parents were here to give their report to the court said one police officer who refused to give his name. (article 1)
Chinese police officers take away parents who were demanding the government investigate allegations that some schools, such as the one in which their children died, were poorly constructed. (article 1)
Many parents have accused contractors of cutting corners when building the classrooms, resulting in schools that could not withstand the 7.9-magnitude quake. (article 1)
The confirmed death toll for China's worst disaster in three decades was raised Tuesday to 69,107, an increase of about 90 people from a day earlier, and 18,230 people are still missing, the State Council said. (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
- Chinese police confront parents of children killed in earthquake (cbc.ca, 06/03/2008, 593 words)
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Story keywords
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Parents, quake, collapsed, earthquake, Sichuan |
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