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Hack the Promise 2025 Conference Review

KG October 11, 2025 October 11, 2025

The HackThePromise Festival took place again from October 3–5, 2025 in the city of Basel, Switzerland. The theme this year was “Hacking Systems, Hacking Futures.” As usual, numerous Pirates were in attendance, including PPI´s alternate board member Schoresch Davoodi who spoke at the event and took pictures for us. https://hackthepromise.org/ The festival interprets “hacking” as not only about computers. It means breaking open systems, rethinking rules, and finding new ways to live and work together. HackThePromise mixes talks, art, films, workshops, technology, and social discussions. Over three days, participants questioned ask how technology can serve freedom and community instead of control. HackThePromise continues to grow as a meeting point for …

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Happy 15th Birthday to the Pirate Party of Switzerland!

KG July 16, 2024 July 16, 2024

15 Years of the Pirate Party of Switzerland Fifteen years ago (July 12th, 2009), the Swiss Pirate Party was formed. Initially there were 124 members who came together in Zurich to form the party. They shared a vision of promoting digital rights, transparency, and freedom in an increasingly surveilled world. Today they continue their efforts together with many other Pirate parties around the world. They have (co-)launched numerous initiatives, given a voice to critical issues and created grassroots level changes in Swiss society. They have had success at the ballot box, including electing members to parliament. Learn more about the Swiss Pirates. You can find out more or become a …

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2024 UNOG Participation

KG January 29, 2024 February 8, 2024

We are thrilled to share that Pirate Parties International has once again secured ground passes, allowing our representatives to participate at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland (UNOG). We also have a team on the ground at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and will be sharing a separate blog about their activities soon. Furthermore, we are working now on getting a team together to participate at the UN Office in Vienna (UNOV). Our volunteer team is making an impact by attending events, making statements, and networking with other NGOs, International Organizations, and nation-states. We are standing up for Pirate values on this global platform. We are particularly …