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ECHR asks Russia to friendly settle the case with the Pirate Party of Russia

Gregory Engels October 12, 2020 October 15, 2020

Do you remember the seemingly never-ending story of the refusal of Russia’s authorities to register the Pirate Party of Russia? It first started in March 2011, when “In a bizarre twist, the Justice Ministry has failed to distinguish between sea robbers and copyright infringers” as Moscow Times put it. Then a second refusal was received in December 2012 (Pirate Times reported) and a third followed in October 2013. The Russian Pirate had tried to take this decision to court, but by the end of 2014 was running out of options, as all Russian courts upheld the decision of the Russian Ministry of Justice not to register the Pirates in Russia. …

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Lorena Müller September 5, 2015 October 19, 2020

Pirates to Decide Everything – Elections in Catalonia 27/9 September 5, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Elections, Europe, Interviews, Pirate Party News In the last few years, Catalonia has had an economic crisis whilst the government has been corrupt. The public health system has been partly privatized, there are mortgage problems in many families and the unemployment is around 20%. For these, and… Pirate Times: Your Independent Pirate News Source May 3, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Editorial, Inside Pirate Times In the last half year the international Pirate Movement has been undergoing a fundamental search for direction. There is a lack of consensus as to …

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Pirate Party Of Portugal Is Rising To Activity Again | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine March 25, 2015 October 19, 2020

Pirate Party of Portugal is Rising to Activity Again March 25, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Europe, Pirate Party News The Portuguese Pirate Party (PPPT) has not been very active lately but now it seems they are ready to get active again. Last week, on 14 March, the Portuguese Pirate Party Movement revealed their tough and long work on their party infrastructure. They released a new website with everything gathered to be easily accessible (forum, working groups, opinion texts etc). This re-organization was launched on 14 March 2015 (3.1415) as a symbolic gesture for “π as in Pirate”. PPPT are not yet able to obtain enough signatures to become …

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Josef Ohlsson Collentine March 25, 2015 October 19, 2020

Pirate Party of Portugal is Rising to Activity Again March 25, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Europe, Pirate Party News The Portuguese Pirate Party (PPPT) has not been very active lately but now it seems they are ready to get active again. Last week, on 14 March, the Portuguese Pirate Party Movement revealed their tough and long work on their party… About Josef Ohlsson Collentine I’m a dual citizen (American/Swede) and try to integrate my reflections from a more global perspective if possible. I’m the organizational leader for Pirate Times and work actively to strengthen the pirate movement through this work as well as being the international contact …

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Swiss Pirate Party Elects Co-Presidents, Passes Resolutions Regarding Upcoming Votes | PirateTimes

Morgan Pevonka-Thompson March 8, 2015 October 19, 2020

Swiss Pirate Party Elects Co-Presidents, Passes Resolutions Regarding Upcoming Votes March 28, 2015 · by Morgan Pevonka-Thompson · in Europe, Pirate Party News On Saturday, 21st of March, 2015, Pirate Party Switzerland elected two co-presidents for the first time! The General Assembly elected Guillaume Saouli and Stephan Thöni to replace outgoing President Alexis Roussel. Stephan Thöni is from the canton of Zug. He is a 29-year–old IT developer and student rights activist; Guillaume Saouli, 44, is a contractor in Geneva. They will divide the tasks of supporting regional sections in an efficient manner, as well as defending the issues for which the Pirate Party stands. During the Pirate Party General Assembly, …

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PPI Board Responds To PPAU Membership Termination | PirateTimes

Guest Author March 4, 2015 October 19, 2020

PPI Board Responds to PPAU Membership Termination March 4, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Europe, Pirate Party News This is a guest post from the board of PPI stating their response and view on the recent resignation of PPAU. Since PPAU resigned PPUK followed suit and PPBE just decided to suspend their membership in past few days. —- The Board of Pirate Parties International (PPI) regrets the decision of the National Council of Pirate Party of Australia (PPAU) to terminate its membership with PPI. We wish the Pirates in Australia growth and success in the upcoming elections. We want to take this opportunity to deliver a slight different view about the …

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PPUK Bids Farewell to PPI [Guest Post] | PirateTimes

Guest Author February 26, 2015 October 19, 2020

PPUK Bids Farewell to PPI [Guest Post] February 26, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Europe, Pirate Party News This post is a guest post from Andy Halsall, Chief of Staff for the Pirate Party UK’s Leaders Office. So long and thanks for all the fish. The rumour is true. No, not that I’m joining Facebook (a dastardly lie!), but the other one, alluded in Andrew Reitemeyer’s piece about Parties leaving PPI. As briefly mentioned there the Pirate Party UK has, indeed, left PPI. That is, that the party has sent the PPI board the requisite registered dead-tree letter… I’ve also spoken to Thomas Gaul and I know others have been …

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Pirate Security Conference Held In Munich | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer February 15, 2015 March 6, 2021

Pirate Security Conference Held in Munich February 12, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Europe, Pirate Party News On Saturday, 24 January 2015 the German Pirates held a conference on international security. You might wonder why Pirates should be interested in Security. The fact is that most of our rights are being degraded in the name of increased security. The speeches and discussions have been recorded and uploaded to youtube. The full list can be found on the conference program including some in German for the benefit of the German press. We have selected some to present here to give you an idea of what was being discussed. Enno …

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EuroDIG – dialogues on decisions made elsewhere? | PirateTimes

Patrick Schiffer June 20, 2014 October 31, 2020

EuroDIG – dialogues on decisions made elsewhere? June 20, 2014 · by Patrick Schiffer · in Europe, Pirate Party News, Pirate Topic A Guest Post by Amelia Andersdotter EuroDIG is as always a vibrant place with many different nationalities coming together to discuss important topics for the future of internet governance. Unfortunately, many of the discussions coming up are displaced: the accountability and responsibility for deciding on important stakes for the internet community is just not present. EuroDIG 2014 was organised in Germany. This means a slight over-representation of Germans in the meeting, just as last year there was a slight over-representation of Portuguese people. While the issues of concern …

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Stathis Leivaditis | PirateTimes – Part 2

Stathis Leivaditis June 17, 2014 March 6, 2021

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 Stathis Leivaditis The English “pirate” is derived from the Greek word “πειρατής” (peiratēs) and this in turn from the verb “πειράομαι” (peiráomai), “I attempt”, which is a derivative of the noun “πείρα” (peîra), “experience”. Coming from the depths of the centuries, the word “pirate” took …