FOSS activist arrested for tor exit node in Russia
Accused of incitations to “terrorism” made via his Tor exit-node, Dmitry Bogatov was arrested on the 6th of April. Dmitry became part of a large penal case that was initiated by Russia’s Investigation Committee on “incitations to mass riots” during…
Three Pirates Speak On the Dutch Referendum
This is a guest post from Rico Brouwer, Pirate Party Netherlands On April 6th 2016 there will be a Dutch referendum on the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Me and a few Dutch Pirates created an English (and Dutch)…
A Wind of Change at the PPI GA in Warsaw
The General Assembly for PPI took place 4-5 July 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. The organization of the GA already had some problems before it started. First announced to be in Warsaw, then changed to Lodz and finally back to Warsaw again….
Pirate Party of Russia Files a 7 Million Euro Lawsuit
Members of the Pirate Party of Russia have filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights. They have challenged the decision by the Ministry of Justice, who refused to register the party because of its name. PPRU are…
PPRU Member Missing After Arrest at Ukrainian Border
In their latest press release, the Pirate Party of Russia reported one of their members, Pavel Paramonov, missing after being arrested. Pavel tried to cross the Ukrainian border in the far east of the Ukraine on 31 May 2014. Since…
Russian Pirates Battle Piracy Laws
In Russia “anti-piracy” laws are being introduced on 1 August 2013. These laws are direct attack on internet freedom, according to the Russian Pirate Party and they are organizing a series of actions together with allied activists with four main tactics.
The Pirate Party of Russia Refused Registration Again
The Russian Ministry of Justice had refused to register PPRU again. Because “using in the name the word “pirate” that allegedly does not conform to the party’s goals and objectives “. The Russian Pirates see this decision as being politically motivated and a delaying tactic as the legal justification is riddled with errors and inconsistencies.
Pirate Party Russia hosts upcoming PPI Assembly
The upcoming General Assembly of Pirate Party International (PPI) will be held in Kazan, Russia. So decided the PPI board on January 8 2013. The conference will be held in a weekend in April and will be the first one held outside of the European Union.
A New Internet Blacklist in Russia
The Violentacrez affair made it all too visible how much horrible and filthy content there is freely available over the internet. There is no question that we need to protect our children from exposure to that trash, but does that mean that we should accept just about any means to stop it?
Plastic Pirates Putin to Prison
One more attempt was made to get hold of the cat. The lasso was thrown, it caught on one of the candles, the chandelier fell down. (Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita) We heard that after failing to arrest the cat…
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