[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation governance and Russian finances

For your information WMF doesn’t allow donations from Russia since 2014. That was noted several times (for example  https://habr.com/ru/post/242987/  (in Russian)). Russian Wikimedia community repeatedly asked to transfer donors from Russia to a Russian chapter donations page, but that was most

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation governance and Russian finances

I would understand that the non-existing Wikimedia United Stated Chapter should need to check if they have investments in/from Russia. The Wikimedia Foundation receives donations worldwide, including Russian citizens. And we provide knowledge to everyone, including Russian citizens. Blocking our

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Emerging human rights concern related to invasion of Ukraine

On Mon, 14 Mar 2022 at 02:57, Ramzy Muliawan wrote: > I fail to see how *not* widely publishing the Human Rights Policy can help > better protect the human rights of Wikimedians, Because it avoids making the project an explicty activist one in that area. >particularly when we are now looking at

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation governance and Russian finances

I read the original e-mail as asking for something more than implementing recent sanctions. I hope and assume that the WMF has already taken the necessary steps to ensure that its activities are in compliance with applicable laws. I agree with Gerard that the WMF is different from Facebook, and it

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation governance and Russian finances

"we do not support any government"? Nothing in my original email indicated or presumed the Wikimedia Foundation supported any government. A governance review would be for the Wikimedia Foundation to define the terms for. Taking into account legally binding sanctions and governmental guidelines wou

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation governance and Russian finances

Hoi, As far as I am aware we do not support any government. We do not have interests or investments that support any and all governments. So it is wonderful that you are so happy for the WMF to spend effort on a hypothetical. As to taking offence, you apparently expect that you and your intentions

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation governance and Russian finances

A governance review to check where investments or interests "support the actions of the Russian government" is nothing similar to calling "The Russian people" an enemy. A Wikimedia Foundation review or independent assessment would sensibly take into account sanctions and recommendations that gover