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Global Demonstrations Against TTIP – Hundreds Jailed in Brussels May 19, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News 15 May 2014 was a day of demonstrations in several countries throughout Europe against TTIP. A wiki site was used to organize the trans-national demonstrations. More than 1.600 people across 5+ countries went out in the streets to protest. The… Battles for Democracy. Week 20 May 18, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic European Commission are following the agenda of those with money; possible abuses of ‘the right to be forgotten’ ; FCC votes to kill Net Neutrality; 281 persons protesting against austerity and TTIP were …

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 to do More April 29, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Learning (tips&tricks) Being an activist means putting yourself out for public criticism. Being part of a group diffuses the criticism while also creating a positive bubble of people believing in the same …

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 Other Europe April 18, 2014 · by Airon90 · in Pirate Party News On 9 April, the Pirate Party of Italy closed the internal debate on the European Elections and largely voted in favour of the motion about the support to the Alexis Tsipras’ list …

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 Politics March 30, 2014 · by Matthijs Pontier · in Election The Piratenpartij Netherlands (PPNL) has achieved an historic result with the Amsterdam elections of 2014. With the seat for Jelle de Graaf in the board committee of Amsterdam West, PPNL has the first elected pirate …

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 March 16, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election This Sunday 16 March 2014 the Pirates of Bavaria are fielding dozens of candidates in many cities, towns and communities around Bavaria. In 38 electoral districts electors will have the opportunity to vote Pirate. In a trend …

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 11, 2014 · by Ed · in Pirate Party News Today, 11 February 2014, marks The Day We Fight Back, on a date chosen to coincide with the anniversary of Aaron Swartz‘s death and the two-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout which he helped organise.  …

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, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Towards a True Democracy Nothing this week. Citizens Abused… and Murdered EU political parties ignoring young people. In the most recent European elections in …

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 Open Primaries January 13, 2014 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election Confederación Pirata, an association of Spanish regional Pirate Parties, started an open and fully democratic process for the election of its list of candidates for the Euroelections 2014. Julia Reda Tops German List …

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: Support PPUA January 28, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Edit: 16/2/14 The deadline has been extended so keep sending videos to the new e-mail added below! The Vice President of the Polish Pirate Party, Zbigniew Łukasiak, recently held an interview …

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 Times Contributor December 27, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Inside Pirate Times In our short existence the Pirate Times has had a large turnover in staff. This is mainly due to the fact that a lot of our writers, editors and use the …