Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Sharing sad news about Bassel

2017-08-02 Thread Gregory Varnum 
Bassel’s wife has confirmed that she received word and confirmation of his 
death. A number of organizations which follow these protocols, such as Amnesty 
International and Bassel’s own organizations, have sadly all indicated they 
believe confirmation has been met. We are relying on Bassel’s family and 
closely affiliated organizations working with them to determine the situation 
as best we can.

Unfortunately the Syrian regime has been ignoring requests for two years for 
information on Bassel’s status and whereabouts. I am not confident we will get 
public and official word from them anytime soon, if ever. They have made it 
clear they do not respect international protocol. I trust the family would not 
make this announcement without being confident it was true - especially after 
the false rumors in years prior. Additionally based on my own past experiences, 
I do not see any benefit in questioning the family’s judgement or wording in a 
matter like this - especially given the people involved (his wife is a human 
rights activist and shown familiarity with the complexities of a case like 
this) and organizations I believe are providing assistance (although cannot 
offer citations on that).

-greg

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> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:54 PM, Ivan Martínez  wrote:
> 
> Dear all. Sad and terrible news for the movement.
> 
> Just want to be sure about if Wikimedia Foundation and/or Jimmy Wales
> Foundation have proofs of Bassel's death. Some international conventions
> about forced disappearance have protocols to talk in public and confirm
> this terrible cases. One of that protocols is talk about "forced
> disappeared" victims until families have a scientific confirmation from an
> official source. In many cases around the world governments or other
> persons use rumors to undermine morale of the families of the victims and
> organizations around them or force to the victim to be abandoned.
> 
> While we don't have that kind of confirmation for respect we must insist to
> refer our colleague as "dissapeared".
> 
> Best,
> 
> 2017-08-02 12:02 GMT-05:00 Marti Johnson :
> 
>> Such heartbreaking news.  Thank you for sharing it, Katherine.
>> 
>> It's supportive to know he will be remembered and celebrated at Wikimania.
>> I'm grateful that's happening.
>> ᐧ
>> 
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>> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 9:49 AM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
>> rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> I am crying :(
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:04 PM, Shlomi Fish 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 On Tue, 1 Aug 2017 19:00:19 -0400
 Katherine Maher  wrote:
 
> Dear all,
> 
> I am very deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of our
>> fellow
> community member Bassel Khartabil, also known to some as Bassel
>> Safadi.
> 
> Bassel was detained on March 15, 2012 amid arrests on the one-year
> anniversary of the Syrian uprising. He had been missing since October
 2015,
> when he was removed from the Syrian prison where he was being held.
>> His
> wife, Noura, confirmed earlier today in a statement on Facebook that
>> he
 was
> executed by the Syrian government shortly after his disappearance.
> 
 
 Sorry to hear that.
 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Sharing sad news about Bassel

2017-08-02 Thread Ivan Martínez 
Dear all. Sad and terrible news for the movement.

Just want to be sure about if Wikimedia Foundation and/or Jimmy Wales
Foundation have proofs of Bassel's death. Some international conventions
about forced disappearance have protocols to talk in public and confirm
this terrible cases. One of that protocols is talk about "forced
disappeared" victims until families have a scientific confirmation from an
official source. In many cases around the world governments or other
persons use rumors to undermine morale of the families of the victims and
organizations around them or force to the victim to be abandoned.

While we don't have that kind of confirmation for respect we must insist to
refer our colleague as "dissapeared".

Best,

2017-08-02 12:02 GMT-05:00 Marti Johnson :

> Such heartbreaking news.  Thank you for sharing it, Katherine.
>
> It's supportive to know he will be remembered and celebrated at Wikimania.
> I'm grateful that's happening.
> ᐧ
>
>
> *Marti JohnsonProgram Officer*
> *Individual Grants*
> *Wikimedia Foundation *
> +1 415-839-6885
> Skype: Mjohnson_WMF
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share
>  in the sum of all knowledge.  Help us make
> it
> a reality!
> Support Wikimedia 
>
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 9:49 AM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
> rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> > I am crying :(
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:04 PM, Shlomi Fish 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 1 Aug 2017 19:00:19 -0400
> >> Katherine Maher  wrote:
> >>
> >> > Dear all,
> >> >
> >> > I am very deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of our
> fellow
> >> > community member Bassel Khartabil, also known to some as Bassel
> Safadi.
> >> >
> >> > Bassel was detained on March 15, 2012 amid arrests on the one-year
> >> > anniversary of the Syrian uprising. He had been missing since October
> >> 2015,
> >> > when he was removed from the Syrian prison where he was being held.
> His
> >> > wife, Noura, confirmed earlier today in a statement on Facebook that
> he
> >> was
> >> > executed by the Syrian government shortly after his disappearance.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Sorry to hear that.
> >>
> >> -- Shlomi
> >>
> >> --
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> >> Shlomi Fish   http://www.shlomifish.org/
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> >>
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> >>  Yeah, infinite loops in 5 seconds.
> >>  Has anyone re-tested that with 2.2.x ?
> >>  Yeah, 4 seconds now.
> >>
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> http://shlom.in/reply
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Sharing sad news about Bassel

2017-08-02 Thread Joe Matazzoni 
With all the tragedies in Syria, not to mention the world generally, it’s 
surprising how one particular story can reach out and really wrench your 
feelings. Sad..and angry.
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> On Aug 1, 2017, at 4:00 PM, Katherine Maher  wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I am very deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of our fellow 
> community member Bassel Khartabil, also known to some as Bassel Safadi. 
> 
> Bassel was detained on March 15, 2012 amid arrests on the one-year 
> anniversary of the Syrian uprising. He had been missing since October 2015, 
> when he was removed from the Syrian prison where he was being held. His wife, 
> Noura, confirmed earlier today in a statement on Facebook that he was 
> executed by the Syrian government shortly after his disappearance. 
> 
> Bassel was a leader, advocate, and member of so many open culture communities 
> it is difficult to do them all justice. In addition to his contributions to 
> Wikimedia, he was project lead and public affiliate for Creative Commons 
> Syria, a member of the Global Voices community, a free software advocate and 
> contributor to Mozilla, and much more. The European Parliament statement on 
> his detention credited him with “opening up the Internet in Syria and vastly 
> extending online access and knowledge to the Syrian people."[1] He was known 
> for his boundless enthusiasm and passion, always encouraging others to share, 
> create, and connect with a better world around them.
> 
> Many of you cared deeply about Bassel, working to raise awareness of his 
> detention and disappearance. Please know that his friends and family knew of 
> and appreciated these efforts, both as a voice on his behalf and a reminder 
> of the values of the communities to which he devoted his time and attention. 
> I personally am grappling with profound anger and sorrow that someone so 
> brilliant, humane, and generous should be taken in this way. For those who 
> did not know Bassel, you can learn more about his life and work at his 
> article [2], and at https://freebassel.org .
> 
> The Wikimedia Foundation will publish a statement soon, and ask for your 
> support in helping us translate that message to share more broadly. We will 
> also work to find a way to celebrate Bassel’s life and honor his 
> contributions at Wikimania next week. 
> 
> Yours, sadly,
> 
> Katherine
> 
> [1] 
> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+WQ+E-2013-014046+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
>  
> 
> [2] (en) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassel_Khartabil 
> ; (ar) 
> https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84_%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84
>  
> 
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