In the minutes of the meeting of the Board of the Pirate Parties International (PPI) that was held on 24-5-2023 we see an attempted “coup” against its then chairwoman, Florie Marie, by a group of Board members[1]. The “stars” of this “coup” were regular member Alexander Isavnin (Pirate Party Russia – PPRU) and, from the Pirate Party Germany (Piratenpartei – PPDE), Mia Utz (alternate member at the time) and Sebastian “Bastian” Krone. Krone was upgraded to PPI treasurer, while Utz became a regular member of the Board[2].
On 20 December 2024, the European Pirate Party (PPEU) endorsed a citizens’ initiative called “Stop Killing Games” to protect gamers’ rights.[1] This initiative came about in response to Ubisoft’s decision to abruptly cut paying customers’ access to a game titled The Crew. We obviously support and endorse this initiative, but we do find it addresses only one of the many factors that are killing videogames: the violation of gamers’ rights as consumers. Videogames, however, are more than mere consumer products. Like movies and books, they are forms of artistic expression and, through their narratives, tropes, and symbolism, they reflect the artistic, mental, social, political, and emotional landscape of their creators and players. As interactive cultural artifacts though, they do not just reflect all these aspects, but they influence them, as the interactivity of the medium makes them extremely powerful influence tools.
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The International Criminal Court. Image credit: ICC
The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants against war criminals Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant may have been tragically overdue, but is still a welcome first step towards accountability and consistency in the application of International Law. For far too long, International Law has been viewed as not applicable to allies of the Global North. The issuance of these warrants finally sends the world a clear message that no state, no politician, regardless of flag, religion or race, is above and beyond the Law.
The Pirate Party of Greece has stood from the very beginning with the oppressed Palestinian people and with the families of the hostages that were illegally abducted by Hamas. We stand with Gaza; we stand with the Palestinians of the West Bank; we stand with the people of Lebanon and Syria; finally, we stand with the democratic Israelis and Jews suppressed and silenced by the criminal Netanyahu regime and its accomplices.
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On the 23th and 24th of November 2024, the 17th Council of the European Pirate Party (PPEU) was organized in Prague. The collective that expresses and unites the glorious Pirate Movement, focusing on what really matters, decided to denounce the video game industry for its serial violation of Directives 93/13/EEC and 2011/83/EU: they abuse their position in their relationship with gamers by depriving them of access to the games they have bought, when they decide to stop supporting these games.
