2013 December | PirateTimes
Arrr, it Was a Real Pirate Year! (2013 in Review)
The year 2013 in review (Part 1) 2013 was a very good year for the pirate movement. During the past year the Pirate Movement experienced many historic events. The first three national Pirate MPs were elected (in the parliament of Iceland), the first two Pirates councilors (in…
Become a Pirate Times Contributor
In our short existence the Pirate Times has had a large turnover in staff. This is mainly due to the fact that a lot of our writers, editors and use the experience they gain here to move on and take up important positions in their local and national Pirate Parties. This means we are always looking for new talent.
Hard Times for Istanbul’s big man
‘You arrive on Friday afternoon? Good luck.’ Damn right: Friday afternoon, Istanbul traffic-jams make Rome look like Switzerland. It takes me two bloody hours on a stinky bus to get from the airport to the city center. As the bus…
New legal framework in Spain hinders access to Justice
The Spanish Ministry of Justice has been working hard on legal reforms ever since the People’s Party came to power in 2011. Most of these reforms have to do with the Judiciary itself, but -contrary to the Government’s statements- they…
Flattr Appreciation During November 2013, Euro 11.54
In November 2013 we had 27 things flattred by 13 unique users. In total we were flattred 43 times last month and received Euro 11.54 in support for our work. We had a very inactive month during November where we…
UK’s web blocking programme begins
UK blocking has become default for every new subscriber to an ISP service and will soon be extended to all existing subscribers. The impact of these filters has already been catastrophic as shown in an investigation by “Newsnight”.
Snowden offers help to Brazil and asks for asylum
Edward Snowden, former consultant for the NSA and accused of spying for leaking sensitive information detrimental to U.S. security, said in a letter published this Tuesday (17 December 2013) that he can help Brazil to defend their network against the…
Filesharer Sentenced to Pay Half Million Euro for Single Film
A Swedish 28-year-old man has been sentenced to pay 4.3 million Kronor, or 476 000 Euro, for sharing a film over the torrent site Swebits. The filesharer from the Swedish town of Sala stood accused for sharing over 500 films and TV series.
Second Congress for Greek Pirates: Self-Criticism and a Proposal for Cooperation from the Left
The further progress and development of the Party were the dominant topics of the 2nd Congress of Pirate Party of Greece.
Chelsea Manning’s First Birthday in Prison
Today, 17 December 2013, Chelsea Manning is spending her birthday in prison, the first of a remaining thirty-five. In August this year, after three years of incarceration, she was sentenced to a prison sentence for 22 different charges, including aiding…
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