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Romania Became More democratic. Pirates Allowed to Enter Elections February 28, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News On Thursday, the Pirate Party of Romania (PPRO) won a court case against their government. The court decision removes the requirement of collecting signatures to register a political party. The news media in Romania (including prime-time shows on television) have reported on the… Governments Covertly Fund Internet Freedom Activists February 27, 2015 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic In September of 2012, a nonprofit from the Netherlands, Hivos, announced that it was launching a new fund called the Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP). The governments of the Netherlands, US, and UK …

Pirates Contesting Elections in Hamburg February 10, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The City of Hamburg in northern Germany is holding elections this weekend and the Hamburg Pirate Party is fully involved in a campaign to convince the citizens that voting Pirate is the  best way to ensure their rights as citizens… Internet Freedom Weekend – Glenn Greenwald to Sweden February 7, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic The first ever Internet Freedom Weekend is a three day event taking place in Gothenburg 5-7 March 2015. The event will focus mainly on ‘Internet Freedom’ but also discuss the related topics of …

Let a Thousand Pirate Bays Blossom January 31, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic The Pirate Bay is back online but not back to normal. The new TPB seems to be a slimmed down version where many of the old moderators and admins, who have taken care of the site over the past decade,… Gustav Nipe: Facing Technological Change [Pirate Visions] January 29, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision Pirates need to get ready to help society prepare for a future where technology will replace workers. Gustav Nipe is the leader of the Young Pirates in Sweden and is prepared …

A report from the Argentinian Pirate Party GA January 16, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Dear Pirates and Piratesses, I would like to share with you the outcome of the General Assembly of the Pirate Party of Argentina that took place on Friday 28 December 2014 . Summary: we talked about what we have accomplished,… Young Pirates Surveil Government Officials at Security Conference January 15, 2015 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Uncategorized The Swedish Pirate Party’s youth organisation Young Pirates recently visited a security conference in Sälen, Sweden – and took the opportunity to track a hundred government officials, politicians, journalists and others through an …

2014: An Eventful Year for Pirate Party Australia December 31, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News The Pirate Party of Australia had a very busy year. With the start of a new year, Pirate Times takes a look at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of the Pirate Party’s year Down Under. Griffith and Western Australian elections… Pirate Party of Russia Files a 7 Million Euro Lawsuit December 30, 2014 · by Lisa · in Pirate Party News Members of the Pirate Party of Russia have filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights. They have challenged the decision by the Ministry of Justice, who …

2014: An Eventful Year for Pirate Party Australia December 31, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Election The Pirate Party of Australia had a very busy year. With the start of a new year, Pirate Times takes a look at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of the Pirate Party’s year Down Under. Griffith and Western Australian elections… Pirate Party of Russia Files a 7 Million Euro Lawsuit December 30, 2014 · by Lisa · in Pirate Party News Members of the Pirate Party of Russia have filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights. They have challenged the decision by the Ministry of Justice, who refused to …

2014: An Eventful Year for Pirate Party Australia December 31, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Election The Pirate Party of Australia had a very busy year. With the start of a new year, Pirate Times takes a look at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of the Pirate Party’s year Down Under. Griffith and Western Australian elections Following the Australian Labor Party’s loss of government at the federal election in September 2013, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd kept his word and resigned from Parliament. This left a vacant seat in the House of Representatives — the lower chamber of Australia’s bicameral legislature. The Pirate Party announced in January its intention to …

PPAU Translates Landmark Pirate Bay Case December 14, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News In late August 2014 I was working on a submission to the Australian Government’s Online Copyright Infringement discussion paper. The Government was canvassing new measures to “tackle” the “problem” of online copyright infringement, and this was one of many opportunities for the… Spain Adopts Repressive ‘Gag Law’ December 13, 2014 · by Lisa · in Pirate Party News On Thursday, 11 December 2014, the Spanish congress approved a devastating new law that limits many civil rights in the country. The “law on protection of public safety” (Ley Orgánica de protección de la seguridad ciudadana) has …