China Treats Bereaved Parents Like Criminals (May 09)


	China Treats Bereaved Parents Like Criminals (May 09)

TripodGirl

5-21-2009 3:00 PM

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china, civil rights

TripodGirl says:

The thousands of parents who lost their only child when schools collapsed during last year's earthquake are now being persecuted by their government.

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5-21-2009 4:45 PM

Antara

so sad

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