Dharamshala — China has denied criticism that thousands of Tibetans were forcibly barred by Chinese government from taking part in the Kalachakra prayer event in Bodh Gaya of India, saying that the entire event is as 'a political tool' to propagate ideas of 'hating' China.

Bodh Gaya — With more than 100,000 devotees from around the world attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Kalachackra empowerment in Bodh Gaya, ceremony organizers are lamenting the absense of nearly 7,000 Tibetans from Tibet who were allegedly barred by Chinese authorities from taking part in the event.

Dharamshala — As official demolition of Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serta County in eastern Tibet continues, Chinese authorities have unlawfully expelled hundreds more monks and nuns from the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, leaving many of those left behind fainting and in tears over the forced patriotic reeducation in Tibet.

Dharamshala — Chinese police in Sichuan’s Ngaba county have allegedly detained and beaten a young Tibetan last week after he conducted a solo protest calling for Tibetan freedom in the eighth such protest reported in the county so far this year, sources said.

Dharamshala — A deadly avalanche that dumped 70 million tons of ice into a valley below the mountains of western Tibet this summer was likely the result of climate change, researchers warn.

Dharamshala  — Chinese authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan, Northeastern Tibet, have apparently tightened restrictions on anyone planning to study at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, allegedly forcing any potential students to first pass a 'political examination' administered by the police.