Is Sweden Helping Turkey to Suppress Digital Freedoms? June 19, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion Is the Gothenborg-based NetClean software as innocent as it is presented or is it used for silencing political dissent? Are Turkey’s notorious attempts to limit freedom of expression on the Internet adopting yet another powerful tool? This is the question that comes to mind when reading […]
Pirate Policies on Drugs – Discuss June 18, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Editorial Opinion Pirates tend to be for the decriminalization or legalisation of various recreational drugs that are currently illegal in most countries. The principle target of these policies is marijuana but some want to see most soft drugs made available in accordance to the amount actual harm that is done […]
A POST-ELECTION DISCUSSION ABOUT THE “PLUS” AND “MINUS” OF A COALITION June 17, 2014 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Europe, Pirate Party News Was it worth it? That’s the question we asked Spyros Chrysanthopoulos, member of the Board of PP-GR, about the coalition with Ecologists Greens for the European elections. Well actually, as everything in life, a coalition has positive and negative points… About […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 23 June 17, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic This week citizens are counter-attacking harder than usual. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between Europe and the United States leaked. Battles for Democracy in the Arab World and much more. Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut… Are we a Pirate Pachydermocracy? June 15, 2014 · […]
Call for Papers for the 2nd Think Twice Conference in Turkey June 13, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News After the success of the first Think Twice Conference held in Frankfurt, Germany, where 37 speakers from 14 countries took part, Pirate Parties International are planning their second Conference in Istanbul, Turkey on 30 – 31th August 2014. The aim… ThinkTwice – […]
What is happening in the Pirate Party of Germany? June 12, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Editorial Opinion After the Pirate Party of Germany’s meteoric rise between 2009 and 2013 the party seems to be in decline and staggering from crisis to crisis. The latest being “bombergate” in which two young women took part in an anti-neonazi protest. Their faces were masked and […]
Mais que se passe-t’il chez nos amis Pirates allemands ? juin 12, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Editorial Après l’ascension fulgurante du Parti Pirate en Allemagne entre 2009 et 2013, le parti semble maintenant en déclin, et passe de crise en crise. La dernière en date est intitulée « bombergate » : deux jeunes femmes ont pris part… Les pirates islandais prêts pour […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 23. June 9, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Party News Reset The Net initiative is pushing the use of encryption to new levels; German and British spy stations discovered; Egypt will acquire a brand new system for mass surveillance. Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut Above-top-secret details of… Was the Stockholm Internet Forum More Than Nice […]
PPCZ Might Still Get an MEP in EU Parliament June 8, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Europe, Pirate Party News The Czech Pirates and the Czech Green party feel that the election treshold was unjust and are challenging the 5% treshold by filing a complaint to the Supreme Administrative Court (NSS). The two parties argue that there is no justifiable… News about […]
PPCZ Might Still Get an MEP in EU Parliament June 8, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election The Czech Pirates and the Czech Green party feel that the election treshold was unjust and are challenging the 5% treshold by filing a complaint to the Supreme Administrative Court (NSS). The two parties argue that there is no justifiable reason for implementing a 5% […]
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