2015

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 …