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Posted: May 23, 2015/Under: Andrew Reitemeyer, Creator, Interview, News/By: Andrew Reitemeyer

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Interview with a German Pirate Living in Iceland

May 23, 2015 · by · in Interview

Interview with an overseas Pirate The Icelandic Pirate Party has reached over 30% in the current polls. We spoke to Simon, a Pirate who lives and studies in Iceland, to throw some light on the background to the Icelandic success-story. Editor:…

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Protesting Parliament Bills in Iceland is Easy

July 29, 2014 · by · in Pirate Party News

‘Öryggisventill’ is the Icelandic word for a safety valve. You might think that a safety valve in Iceland has something to do with tourists trying to pronounce “Eyjafjallajökull” or geothermal steam. In this case it is related to the second of…

Reykjavik City Hall with activists and cupcakes

Iceland Election Results A Nail-Biting Finish

June 3, 2014 · by · in Election

Iceland Election Results A Nail-Biting Finish

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Icelandic Pirates Prepared to do Well in Municipal Elections

May 28, 2014 · by · in Pirate Party News

The Pirate Party of Iceland saw three Pirates entering the Althingi (Icelandic Parliament) just over a year ago. Now  they are ready to see more Pirates taking seats in regional assemblies. Voting will take place on 31st of May 2014….

Pirates nominate Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for Nobel peace prize

Pirates nominate Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for Nobel peace prize

February 3, 2014 · by · in Pirate Party News

Representatives in the EU parliament from the Pirate Party of Sweden (Amelia Andersdotter and Christian Engström) as well as parliamentarians from the Pirate Party of Iceland (Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Jón Þór Ólafsson and Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson) have conjointly nominated the American…

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Iceland Report #4 : History Made by a Hair’s Breadth

April 28, 2013 · by · in Election

On Saturday 27 April 2013 Pirate history was made and three members of a national Pirate Party were elected to be representatives in their national parliament. Iceland is the first country to have Pirates having a say in the running of their country.

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