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). Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Decentralization Internet Federation Fusion 2025
As part of Project Area 3: Decentralized Communication Networks [1], the Wau Holland Foundation cooperated with the Decentralized Internet Federation Fusion (DIFF), a gathering [2]... Read more
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... Read more