A month on from the Sichuan earthquake, Chinese officials have imposed tight security in some of the damaged areas, apparently to prevent protests.
Police in the city of Dujianyan stopped parents from holding a memorial ceremony at the rubble of a collapsed school where their children died. Journalists were told they were banned from the city, and some were detained. Parents have been demanding to know whether poorly-built schools played a part in the deaths of their children. Thousands of schoolchildren were among the 87,000 people killed or missing after the massive 12 May earthquake.Five million people also lost their homes, and officials estimate rebuilding work will take at least three years.
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