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Wau Holland Foundation Funds Legal Costs in Case Against EU Sanctions Imposed on a German Journalist

The Wau-Holland Foundation considers journalist Hüseyin Doğru to be a victim of political persecution. We have decided to cover the costs of his legal defense before the European courts (General Court, Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights). Weiterlesen

Italian Hacker Collective Designated as Terrorists by U.S. Executive Order

On August 26, 2026, the U.S. administration (the State Department and the Treasury Department) designated the Italian hacker collective Autistici/Inventati as a terrorist organization and imposed sanctions on it. Weiterlesen

10th OpenPGP EMail Summit

The tenth OpenPGP Email Summit took place in Dietzenbach from March 26 to 29, 2026, at the invitation of the Wau-Holland Foundation, where OpenPGP developers from across Europe gathered in person and online to share experiences and discuss the future of OpenPGP. Special thanks go to Patrick Brunschwieg for organizing the meeting and to Kai Engert for providing the audio infrastructure. Weiterlesen

Chaotic Catalyst Scholarship (CCS)

As part of project area "Alpha-BIT-isation" the Wau Holland Foundation is financing the Chaotischer Catalysator Stipendium ("Chaotic Catalyst Scholarship") for the winter semester 2025/2026. Weiterlesen

Genetic Data Protection

The Wau Holland Foundation us supporting the Gen-ethische Netzwerk e.V. in the preparation of an online campaign on police access to DNA data and how it threatens informational self-determination. Weiterlesen

One Year in Freedom

On 26 June 2024, Julian Assange was finally free after more than a decade in detention. As we observe the one-year anniversary, here is a recap of the Foundation's contribution, and what has happened during his first year in freedom. Weiterlesen

Soldering at the Schalt Kreis Symposium

As part of Project Area 5: Alpha-BIT-isation [1], the Wau Holland Foundation sponsored the soldering station [2] of the Schalt Kreis (“Circuit”) Symposium [3], held... Weiterlesen

Wau Holland Annual Reports at EasterHegg 2025

In April, the Wau Holland Foundation participated in the 22nd annual EasterHegg: Unhandled Eggception event [1] at Kampnagel in Hamburg. In addition to hosting a... Weiterlesen