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Chinese police block parents at quake protest
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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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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Parents, quake, collapsed, earthquake, Sichuan |
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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