17th TPiE

  • Tibetan Parliament in Exile Headed for Another Deadlock

    Tibetan Parliament in Exile Headed for Another Deadlock

    The Tibetan Parliament in Exile is headed for another deadlock as it fails to convene the ongoing sessions on Monday. The general session of the seventeenth parliament that began on September 7th was suspended on Saturday after some members of the parliament walked out from the proceedings.

  • Speaker thanks NBA player Enes Kanter for his support of the Tibetan cause.

    Speaker thanks NBA player Enes Kanter for his support of the Tibetan cause.

    On behalf of Tibetans inside Tibet and around the world, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile expressed gratitude to professional basketball player Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association for his invaluable support for the cause of Tibet and urged for his continued support.

  • Standing Committee of 17th TPiE meets for the first time.

    Standing Committee of 17th TPiE meets for the first time.

    The inaugural Standing Committee of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile welcomed new members today. According to Article 42 of the Tibetans in Exile Charter, a Standing Committee comprised of two Parliamentarians from each of the three traditional provinces and one Parliamentarian from each of the religious schools was formed and began the process of allocating members…

  • Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected by 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile.

    Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected by 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile.

    Under the supervision of the Tibetan Election Commission, the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile elected its Speaker and Deputy Speaker on the afternoon of October 8th. The Chief Election Commissioner, Pesur Wangdu Tsering, outlined the voting procedures and regulations prior to the actual voting.

  • Dalai Lama Advises Tibetan Parliamentarians To Take Oath As the Charter

    Dalai Lama Advises Tibetan Parliamentarians To Take Oath As the Charter

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has advised the Tibetan parliamentarians to swear in as per the charter. As the elected members of the 17th members of the Tibetan parliament in exile are stuck in a deadlock, in response to a request for guidance from His Holiness, the parliamentarians have been advised…

  • Newly elected members of 17th TPiE conducts oath taking ceremony

    Newly elected members of 17th TPiE conducts oath taking ceremony

    On Wednesday, newly elected members of the 17th Tibetan parliament-in-exile, situated in Dharamshala, took their oaths. First, Dawa Tsering, one of the most senior members, was sworn in as Protem Speaker in front of Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Dagpo, and subsequently other MPs. Due to Covid-19 policy, all procedures were held indoors, and no media…

  • Dawa Tsering is sworn in as the 17th TPiE’s pro-tem Speaker.

    Dawa Tsering is sworn in as the 17th TPiE’s pro-tem Speaker.

    Mr. Dawa Tsering, the pro-tem Speaker of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, was sworn in earlier this morning at the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission here in Gangchen Kyishong. Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo gave the oath of office. Given the current restrictions in place to combat the spread of Covid, only a small…