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Photographer Documents American Fathers Who Adopt Daughters in China Ou’s statement on her photo series reads: “By photographing adopted Chinese girls and their Western fathers in America, I try to capture the affection between a female child and an adult male. What is the nature of this complex relationship, especially when different ethnic and cultural backgrounds are introduced? Through the …
By Dale Hurd BARCELONA, Spain — At a cemetery in Barcelona, trucks arrived for a court-ordered exhumation. All across Spain, officials are opening the coffins of dead newborn babies to see if there are any human remains inside.They have discovered that many of the coffins are empty. Spain is reeling from one of the worst crimes since World War II. …
By Anders Riel Müller / 송연준 The Danish Social Appeals Board withdrew the license of Danish adoption agency DanAdopt to work with the Ethiopian orphanage Enat Alem on February 27, 2013. The decision was made because “fundamental ethical principles” were breached at the orphanage. Following further investigations by the Social Appeals Board, DanAdopt had its license for adoption from Ethiopia revoked …
Separated for 10 years after being sent to an orphanage and possibly adopted overseas, Sofia is desperate for information about younger sibling Yuri. A Siberian woman has made a heart-felt plea for information about the brother she has not seen for a decade after he was sent to an orphanage and possibly adopted overseas. Sofia Khabtageva, 21, was just 11 …