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Press Freedom Declining Around the World
Every year Reporters Without Borders (RSF) compile an index of press freedom around the world. The index has been published since 2002 and measures the state of press freedom in 182 countries. It measures “the media freedom situation based on…
Interview with the Director of the International Modern Media Initiative
The Pirate Times connected with Guðjón Idir in Iceland to ask some questions about the International Modern Media Institute that is running a crowd funding campaign. Its aim is to form Iceland and other nations into a “Switzerland of Bits.” Guðjón…
Icelandic Pirates on the Verge of Government – Can we help?
How to help Icelandic Pirates is a rather difficult question to answer. With only three MPs the party does not get much funding from the state. They still need to rely mainly on their members and supporters to fund them….
Birgitta’s Jónsdóttir: We, the People, are the System
Birgitta Jónsdóttir’s speech, ‘We, the People, are the System’, was delivered at the TEDx Reykjavik event held on 16 May 2015. Birgitta tells us why the small island country of Iceland needs a Pirate led government. She also explains why the…
IMMI – A Safe Haven for Digital Rights – An Introduction
Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to and explain IMMI (International Modern Media Initiative ) and how it relates to the Pirate Movement. In this article we will bring you two videos.
Iceland Report #5: A Look Back
A week has passed since the election and the first three Pirates were elected to the oldest parliament in the world.
Two of them, Helgi and Jon Thor are coming to terms with their new positions and responsibilities. Not only being now a part of the Icelandic political scene they have to come to terms with being well known in the world, not only of Pirates but in the activist universe. The more politically experienced Birgitta will no longer be a lone voice in the Althingi.
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