On August 30th, Pirate Party UK announced their plans to hold a vote on whether or not to dissolve their Party: Dear Party members, It is with great sadness that we have reached the conclusion that PPUK has run out of steam. We hope that this will not be a permanent situation, but for the time being we think that there is not enough interest […]
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 […]
Pirate Parties Stand with Catalan Pirates and People October 11, 2017 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Pirate Parties from around the world are uniting in condemning censorship by the Spanish government. Pirate Parties worldwide support Catalan Pirates against censorship We, the Pirate Parties and NGOs of the Pirate movement around the world, express our solidarity with… Think Twice Three: A Conference […]
A Just Future Starts at the Local Level July 10, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Conference Jelle de Graaf is the first elected official for the Pirate Party in the Netherlands, in the borough of Amsterdam West. The Pirate Party Amsterdam recently elected him as their political leader for the municipal elections in march 2018. Earlier… Top Candidate for Pirate Party Netherlands Elected […]
A first for international Pirates: An online & asynchronous council meeting May 30, 2017 · by Koen De Voegt · in General Assembly Since the 28th of May the second Council Meeting of the European Pirates (PPEU) is going on. Unlike the previous Council Meetings, the founding meeting and the first council meeting, this one is different. Both previous events took place in… PPEU – […]
Swiss Privacy Shield Down! April 29, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News The so-called “shield” protecting Swiss data has no legal basis in the US. After several weeks of research and analysis of the US-Privacy Shield agreement and its implementation, this morning, the Swiss Pirate Party (PPS) notified the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) of a discrepancy challenging the […]
PPI turns 7 years old, accomplishments over past year April 15, 2017 · by Guest Author · in General Assembly The following article was written collaboratively by board members of PPI, several of whom are also part of the Pirate Times team. While PPI and Pirate Times are distinct organizations they maintain a working collaborative relationship to support Pirate Parties around the world. The first […]
FOSS activist arrested for tor exit node in Russia April 13, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic Accused of incitations to “terrorism” made via his Tor exit-node, Dmitry Bogatov was arrested on the 6th of April. Dmitry became part of a large penal case that was initiated by Russia’s Investigation Committee on “incitations to mass riots” during… Three Pirates Speak On the […]
PPIS Ranked Third But Won The Elections In Effect November 3, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election Although Pirate Party of Iceland (PPIS) finally ranked third in the number of votes, it gained much more publicity than any other party. PPIS has a possibility to be part of the next government, it can be considered the largest winner… Everything you want to know about […]
Pirate Party On Track For A Record Victory In Iceland October 27, 2016 · by Mattias Bjärnemalm · in Election, Guest Opinion This is a guest post by Mattias Bjärnemalm, vice-president of Pirate Party Sweden and currently in Iceland for the elections. ++++++++++ This coming Saturday there will be an election in Iceland, after the Panama scandal forced the Prime Minister to resign and the […]
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