2015 July | PirateTimes
German Journalists Charged With Treason For Post-Snowden Documents
The last time journalists were charged for treason in Germany was the Spiegel affair in 1962. Yesterday the German news site netzpolitik.org (well known and respected for their work reporting on “net-politics”) received a letter from the Federal Attorney General…
The First PPEU Council Meeting: Moving Right Along
This past weekend the PPEU meeting took place in Brussels. This was the first ordinary Council Meeting (General Assembly) of the organization and the main topic was the election of the new board. The founding conference for the European Pirates…
Illegal and Insecure eVoting Carried Out in Argentina
On Sunday, 5 July 2015, was the first time an e-voting system was used in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The legality of this system is highly contested and the entire e-voting is denounced by Pirate Party Argentina. Since the 2/3 approval vote by their legislature never…
A Wind of Change at the PPI GA in Warsaw
The General Assembly for PPI took place 4-5 July 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. The organization of the GA already had some problems before it started. First announced to be in Warsaw, then changed to Lodz and finally back to Warsaw again….
EU Parliament Votes Against 2.3 Million European Citizens
The highly controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was voted upon in the EU parliament this Wednesday, July 8th. A majority of the parliament backed the resolution, 436 ‘yes’ votes against 241 ‘no’ votes. “While TTIP between the US…
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Bans Nationwide
In the mid-morning hours on Friday 24 June 2015, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declared unequivocally in its 5–4 ruling over Obergfell v. Hodges that marriage is a Constitutionally protected right. The case comes from four states—Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee—where 14…
In A True Democracy Referenda Should Be The Rule Not The Exception
A crucial referendum will be held in Greece this coming Sunday, 5 July 2015. Greeks have to decide whether they accept the proposal of the institutions (ex-troika). Alexis Tsipras, prime minister of Greece, called people to vote “no” by saying…
PPI General Assembly Live Stream
The conference in Warsaw over the weekend can be followed remotely by using the following link. livestreaming | PirateTimes All times are given in Central European Summer time (CEST) that is UTC + 2 04. July 2015 – Saturday General…
Brazil Pirate Party breaks 100k Facebook Followers
The Pirates of Brazil (PPBR) have laid claim to the title of most influential Pirate Party on social media. They recently surpassed 100,000 likes on Facebook. This is far greater than PPBRs nearest friendly Pirate rivals: Pirate Party of Sweden 81,000 Pirate…
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