Czech Pirates Win EU elections for School Students April 30, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Mock EU elections took place for students (over 15 years) in 254 secondary schools and colleges in Czech republic. In the elections the Pirates came out in first place with 19.19% of the votes. In total more than 25.000 students… “Be a first” – Encourage Activists […]
Swedish Pirate Party Increases in Opinion Polls April 19, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Uncategorized The Swedish Pirate Party is rising in the latest opinion poll for the election to the European Parliament in May, now at 3%, compared to 1.3% in February. According to a new poll conducted by SKOP, 3% of Swedes would… The Pirate Party of Italy joins Tsipras’ The […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 13 March 31, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. More than 500 people sentenced to death in a single hearing in Egypt. According to state media reports,… The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 11 March 17, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we did not write about this past week. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. How the NSA Infects ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware. The classified files – provided… Pirate Party Bavaria Will Contest Local Elections on Sunday […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 6 (Previously: News Digest) February 12, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic This post summarizes some of the battles we did not write about the past week. Towards a True Democracy – Citizens Abused Despite Pushback, Internet Freedom Deteriorates. The Freedom on the Net 2013 report summarizes the findings after the assessment… The Day We Fight Back February […]
Pirate Party of New Zealand Piratecamp February 28, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The small seaside town of Otaki saw the first Pirate Camp held by the Pirate Party of New Zealand over the weekend of 21-23 February 2014. There were only a handful of Pirates in attendance but in spite of that… Battles for Democracy. Week 8 February 24, […]
Pirate News Digest. Week 2 January 16, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Party News This article is a summary of some of the main pirate news that happened during the week that we did not write about. Towards a True Democracy The Call for Innovative and Open Government. An OECD overview of Country Initiatives…. Spanish Pirates to Elect their MEP Candidates by […]
The End of Net Neutrality and Why it is Not Surprising January 31, 2014 · by Michael Wartenbe · in Pirate Topic Lately Net Neutrality in the U.S. may have finally hit a wall as the D.C. Ciruit Court of Appeals struck down the FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) ability to enforce anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules on ISPs. The internet rightfully expressed its… Call for Action: […]
Arrr, it Was a Real Pirate Year! (2013 in Review) December 30, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News The year 2013 in review (Part 1) 2013 was a very good year for the pirate movement. During the past year the Pirate Movement experienced many historic events. The first three national Pirate MPs were elected (in the parliament of Iceland), the first two Pirates councilors (in… Become a Pirate […]
Politicians Use Copyright to Silence Media December 14, 2013 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Topic Swedish politician Kent Ekeroth, of the nationalist Sweden Democrats, is now using copyright as a means of silencing a critical newspaper. Pirate Party of Brazil is Officially Registered; Nearly Ready to Set Sail December 13, 2013 · by Ariel Martins · in Pirate Party News Great news from […]
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