The Mullah Regime’s Assault on Digital Freedom: Lessons from Iran and the Taming of Global Net Politics

The Mullah Regime’s Assault on Digital Freedom: Lessons from Iran and the Taming of Global Net Politics

By Schoresch Davoodi, Board Member of Pirate Party International, Delegate for European Policy and Member of the Foreign Policy Working Group in Pirate Party of Germany Published in Pirate Times, January 9, 2026 The protests raging across Iran since late December 2025 lay bare the Mullah-Regime’s vulnerability—and its ruthless reliance on digital repression to survive. Born from economic desperation—galloping inflation, blackouts plunging cities into darkness, […]

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‍☠️ “Hack the System – At Least a Little”: Why Precision Matters in the 21st Century

‍☠️ “Hack the System – At Least a Little”: Why Precision Matters in the 21st Century

A journalistic and editorial assessment of the presentation by Schoresch Davoodi (Pirate Party) at the Hack the Promise Festival 2025, Basel Where does freedom end when algorithms decide? How do you hack power without taking it over? These core questions were the focus of this year’s “Hack the Promise 2025.” A highlight: the keynote speech by Schoresch Davoodi, Board Member of the Pirate Party International […]

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Social Withdrawal: The Case of Hikikomori in Japan, A Subculture that Consumes Many Pirates

Social Withdrawal: The Case of Hikikomori in Japan, A Subculture that Consumes Many Pirates

Social Withdrawal: The Case of Hikikomori in Japan, A Subculture that Consumes Many Pirates Written in Japanese by Yuya Iwasaki Translations and editing by Pirate Times Many of our Pirate brethren suffer from social withdrawal. We sit hours in front of our computers and interact in social media groups, such as Discord, X, write blogs, code programs, and rarely interact with the outside world. We […]

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Hamas is Iran’s Instrument of Obstructing Peace between Arabs and Israel

Hamas is Iran’s Instrument of Obstructing Peace between Arabs and Israel

By Dr. Reza Parchizadeh On October 7, 2023, the Hamas terrorist group launched thousands of rockets deep into Israel and then attacked the south of the country by land, sea and air, killing hundreds of civilians and taking many hostages. Compared to the attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11, 2001, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3000 […]

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