About TPI 
TPI is an independent non-profit-making organization and was founded by a group of young Tibetan journalists with the primary goal of promoting democracy through freedom of expression within Tibetan communities, both in exile and under occupation in Tibet.
Through its online newspaper, TPI supports the ongoing struggle of Tibetans everywhere, whilst promoting peace and the preservation of human rights. At present it is supported by a grant from Reporters Without Borders.
TPI closely follows developments inside Tibet, as well as reporting on the activities and workings of exile Tibetan institutions. We seek to provide truthful, reliable information, and address the social, political, economic, and educational needs of Tibetan people.
TPI believes that news coverage within a democracy must focus attention on people from all strata of society—from dignitaries and world leaders to those struggling with poverty and oppression.
Censorship is the antithesis of democratic news coverage. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the international press freedom watchdog, has classified Chinese restrictions on journalism as “very serious”.
Google Analytics shows that, in December 2010, TPI had readers from 31 Tibetan and Chinese cities, including Beijing, Lhasa, Shanghai, Chengdu and Urumqi. This is certainly an underestimate because the majority of readers from China and Tibet access the site via rogue proxy servers in the US.
An analysis by web tracker Greg Walton, has indicated that approximately 60% of TPI’s readers log on from inside Tibet and China.
According to Google Analytics, the TPI website received a total of 3,739 visits / 10,322 page views for the month of October 2009, rising to 23,905 visits/46,207 page views for April 2010 and, on 11/05/10, Joomla showed a record simultaneous online readership of 13, 654.
TPI is currently the only online Tibetan exile newspaper with a readership of this magnitude, and is the only one that can claim a majority of Chinese readers. We believe it is important for Chinese citizens to be able to access news sources beyond the confines of what their government allows.
In August 2010, TPI was accredited as a news source by Google News, and its articles now consistently top the listings of Tibet-related news items on Google News searches.
The TPI website was designed by Mr Tenzin Nyima of Design Pala, Delhi. It was developed using the content management system Joomla by Mr Martin Rasser of Elovaris Web Development, Austria.
To read articles written in Tibetan, you will require Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3.1 or Safari - the browsers which allow for Tibetan script. Mac users can acquire the font 'MS Himalaya' and use the latest version of Safari.
HLT was registered in 2010, under the district magistrate of Kangra, Himachal, government of India (Registration No: 235/2010. Registraton Date: 07/04/2010. Book No. 1).
Editorial Board
Mr YC Dhardhowa Founder and Managing Editor
Mr Matthew Singh Toor Project Manager
Ms Keary Huang Chinese-language Editor
Mr Sangay Dorjee Tibetan-language Editor
Ms Pema Tso Chinese-language Assistant Editor
James Dunn European Correspondent
Carly Selby-James Australia Correspondent
Sam Ivor UK Correspondent
Sarah Hart US Correspondent
Advisors
Dr Franz Pahl Former President of the Regional Parliament of South Tyrol,Italy
Prof Thupten Phelgye Former Member of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Mr Thomas Kemeil Software Engineer, Austria
Mr Vincent Brossel Former Director of RSF Asia Desk
Trustees
Ven Thupten Yarphel (Chairman) Monk/Teacher/Librarian Writer
Ms. Ditok, First Managing Trustee Writer
Ven Nyima Wangchuk Monk/Academic/Writer
Ven Drimed Gyaltsen Monk/Writer
Mr Ashok Bodh Business-person
Smt Suman Kanta Business-person
