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Pirates at the United Nations Office in Vienna, 2025!

We are pleased to present the following report from Kay Schroeder, PPI’s representative at the United Nations Office in Vienna. This year is the first time since before COVID that we were able to send representatives to all three UN offices (New York, Geneva, and Vienna). Please let us know if you would also like to visit the UN on behalf of PPI.   Report of Kay Schroeder on UNOV Meetings of the UNODC The UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) invited its member states to attend the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, held from March 10th to 15th. This marked my first appearance as …

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April 1 Board Meeting, March 30 PPEU Meeting, and Other News

Ahoy Pirates, On April 1st we have our scheduled board meeting. Please note that due to the time change in Europe, the meeting will start at 20:00 UTC, which is 22:00 CEST. Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board Agenda: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ppi-board-meeting-2025-04-01-xxxxxxx On March 30th at 16:00 UTC 18:00 CEST we will have a special PPEU-PPI Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for just 30 minutes. This is just the third time that PPEU and PPI have held a joint meeting, and the first time in 4 years. We look forward to collaborating with our European friends and hopefully we can develop some common working plans together. We will meet for the PPEU PPI meeting in their Jitsi. Where: …

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Let’s Revisit The Tyranny of the Putin Regime in Ukraine

Opposition to war is ingrained in Pirate values. Pirates have stood firmly against the aggression of Putins’s regime and in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty. The conflict in Ukraine has been a rallying call for us. Pirate Parties International responded swiftly in solidarity with Ukraine. We began volunteer activities to support Ukraine with donations. Some of our members even travelled to Ukraine, risking their own lives to provide aid. Three years later the conflict continues. We may be at a crossroads where the US government seems to be switching sides, and we worry for the future of the region. There have been growing untruths (especially by the current US President) that …

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Pirate Beer Tonight Feb. 22, starting at 19:00 UTC

Ahoy Pirates, The extremely casual Pirate beer event will take place tonight (Europe) on Jitsi. The event usually lasts for several hours. Remember that you can find out about all of our events on our calendar, shown below. Everyone is welcome. It is a great opportunity to meet other Pirates around the world and discuss whatever interests you. We look forward to seeing you! Pirate Beer 19:00 UTC Saturday, February 22·8:00pm CET https://meet.jit.si/ThePiratesAreEgalitarian CALENDAR

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Upcoming Meetings: Board, Working Group, and Beer

The Next Meeting PPI Board Meeting will take place on March 11th, 2025 at 14:00 UTC Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board Agenda: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ppi-board-meeting-2025-03-11-m9jl0ly The following is a review of our past meeting: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2025-02-18 We also have two other meetings that are coming up: A Pirate Beer will take place on Saturday February 22: https://meet.jit.si/thepiratesareegalitarian  (An exact meeting time will be updated on our calendar, but it is likely that someone will be online at most times.) A SCENE-SCUBA Working group meeting will take place directly after the board meeting on March 11th, 2025, so at 15:00 UTC. Finally, we encourage our members to send us content that they want us to share on this website …

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Concerns About Pegasus Spyware in Japan

Members from the Pirate Party Japan informed us about a campaign they have against Pegasus Spyware in their country that they would like to share. On February 13, 2025, a member of the party made a statement at a study group at the Japanese House of Councilors on this issue, an image of the discussion in Japanese is shown below. Speakers shared concerns about illegal monitoring through Pegasus. They said it is dangerous if private data is collected without permission. They also explained how they have reported suspected cases to the local police. According to some accounts, the police are not taking strong action. Pegasus is a spyware that can …

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Pirate Security Conference is Going on Now: Watch It Live!

The Pirate Security Conference 2025 is going on now (February 15–16, 2025). You can watch it live or after the fact on YouTube at https://youtu.be/E_nWrp4EBds. Pirate Parties International (PPI) is proud to sponsor this year’s event together with Denk Selbst e.V., Piratenpartei Oberbayern, and Alpha Team & Cerberus Systemhaus GmbH. Since its inception, for 11 years now, the conference has taken place alongside the Munich Security Conference. This year’s event includes an exciting lineup of talks, including discussions on AI-driven infiltration, cybercrime treaties, and disruption management from Dietmar Pichler, Benjamin Tallis, Stephen Douglas, and more. The hybrid war dimension gets special attention in sessions examining cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, disinformation …

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Dialogue Over Division: Pirate Parties and BDS

A recent article in the German Pirate affiliated Flaschenpost newspaper by Markus Schaub entitled “The working structure of BDS” describes a hierarchical and centrally coordinated movement with ties to terrorist groups. This image stands in contrast to the grassroots campaign many associate with BDS.  Within the Pirate Party movement, there is a notable divide. Many Pirates see BDS as a tool for Palestinian advocacy, an expression of civil disobedience, a legitimate form of protest against genuine attrocities of the Israeli government… Another contingent of our supporters, as depicted in Markus Schaub’s exposé, equate BDS’s goal as the extermination of Jews in Israel, the whitewashing of Hamas’s atrocities, an extension of Palestinian …

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Social Media and UN Working Group Meeting Review

The SCENE (Standing Committee on External Networking Engagement) and SCUBA (Standing Committee on UN Bureaucratic Activities) working groups met on Feb. 11th. The following is a summary of that meeting. We started social media accounts with BlueSky- @ppinternational.bsky.social and Mastodon- https://mastodon.social/@ppinternational). With Twitter (now “X”) phasing out free TweetDeck access and introducing “Pro X,” we agreed that paying for such a tool just doesn’t mesh with our Pirate ethos. Instead, we’re researching open-source or cost-free alternatives to manage our accounts across X, Mastodon, Facebook, and Bluesky . The team is also drafting comprehensive social media guidelines to ensure clarity in our voice and to encourage the community to contribute their …

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PPI Board Review, Upcoming Meetings Feb. 11 and Feb. 18

PPI Board Review and Upcoming Meetings Upcoming Meetings 1. SCENE/SCUBA Combined Meeting with Orientation Session SCENE discusses social media. SCUBA discusses UN. The Orientation is for new members, where we will show them what to log in to and how. All Pirates interested in communications, social media, and the UN are encouraged to attend. Date: February 11, 2025 Time: 20:00 UTC (21:00 CET) Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board# 2. PPI Board Meeting Date: February 18, 2025 Time: 20:00 UTC Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board 3. The Pirate Security Conference will be held on February 15–16, 2025, in Munich. Several Board members and alternates plan to attend, and PPI will post content about the event.   Review …

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