Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[Andy Mabbett]

On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 at 01:13, Amanda Keton  wrote:

> Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and our
> efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
> over.

Do we have a central log of these blocks; and steps taken to overcome them?

-- 
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[Natacha Rault via Wikimedia-l]

Great news and welcome back indeed,
Natacha / Nattes à chat

> Le 16 janv. 2020 à 19:25, Rupika Sharma  a écrit :
> 
> Thank for sharing the wonderful news Amanda! Welcome back Turkey!!
> 
> Warmly,
> Rupika
> 
>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 11:51 PM Amanda Keton  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
>> Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy week of
>> community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
>> today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia in
>> Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
>> traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to Wikipedia
>> has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we celebrate
>> Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!
>> 
>> Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from Turkey.
>> While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
>> Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks ahead.
>> It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel welcome
>> again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident that
>> our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I know we
>> have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
>> forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
>> celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move forward.
>> 
>> Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
>> pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way to
>> continue advocating for strong protections for free expression online. We
>> will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before the
>> ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
>> statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]
>> 
>> Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts as we
>> worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
>> Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
>> continued participation in the movement during the more than two and a half
>> years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort, on
>> behalf of free knowledge everywhere.
>> 
>> Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and our
>> efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
>> over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
>> accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back the
>> people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.
>> 
>> With gratitude,
>> 
>> Amanda
>> 
>> [1]
>> 
>> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
>> --
>> 
>> Amanda Keton (she/her)
>> 
>> General Counsel
>> 
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>> *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you
>> have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the
>> mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical
>> reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community
>> members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more
>> on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[Eduardo Testart]

Knowledge as a human right

El jue., 16 de ene. de 2020 17:52, RhinosF1 -  escribió:

> Happy Brithday Wikimedia!
>
> What a great gift to celebrate!
>
> Welcome back Turkey and here’s to another 19 years of free knowledge
> available in every corner of the world.
>
> RhinosF1
> Volunteer
>
> On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 at 19:49, Rajeeb Dutta  wrote:
>
> > Thanks Amanda for sharing this wonderful news, looking forward to
> > collaborate and work with Turkish Community.
> > All my best wishes.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Rajeeb.
> > (U:Marajozkee)
> >
> > On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 01:12, John Erling Blad  wrote:
> >
> > > Seems like the site is throttled or even redirected to a taerpit.
> > > Anyone inside Turkey that can run a trace?
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 7:21 PM Amanda Keton 
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
> > > > Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy
> week
> > > of
> > > > community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
> > > > today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia
> > in
> > > > Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
> > > > traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to
> > > Wikipedia
> > > > has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we
> celebrate
> > > > Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!
> > > >
> > > > Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from
> > Turkey.
> > > > While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
> > > > Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks
> > > ahead.
> > > > It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel
> > welcome
> > > > again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident
> > > that
> > > > our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I
> > know
> > > we
> > > > have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
> > > > forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
> > > > celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move
> forward.
> > > >
> > > > Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
> > > > pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way
> to
> > > > continue advocating for strong protections for free expression
> online.
> > We
> > > > will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before
> > the
> > > > ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
> > > > statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]
> > > >
> > > > Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts
> as
> > > we
> > > > worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
> > > > Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
> > > > continued participation in the movement during the more than two and
> a
> > > half
> > > > years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort,
> > on
> > > > behalf of free knowledge everywhere.
> > > >
> > > > Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place,
> and
> > > our
> > > > efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far
> from
> > > > over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
> > > > accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back
> > the
> > > > people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.
> > > >
> > > > With gratitude,
> > > >
> > > > Amanda
> > > >
> > > > [1]
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Amanda Keton (she/her)
> > > >
> > > > General Counsel
> > > >
> > > > Wikimedia Foundation 
> > > > *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If
> you
> > > > have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about
> > the
> > > > mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and
> > > ethical
> > > > reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for,
> > > community
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[RhinosF1 -]

Happy Brithday Wikimedia!

What a great gift to celebrate!

Welcome back Turkey and here’s to another 19 years of free knowledge
available in every corner of the world.

RhinosF1
Volunteer

On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 at 19:49, Rajeeb Dutta  wrote:

> Thanks Amanda for sharing this wonderful news, looking forward to
> collaborate and work with Turkish Community.
> All my best wishes.
>
> Best regards,
> Rajeeb.
> (U:Marajozkee)
>
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 01:12, John Erling Blad  wrote:
>
> > Seems like the site is throttled or even redirected to a taerpit.
> > Anyone inside Turkey that can run a trace?
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 7:21 PM Amanda Keton 
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
> > > Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy week
> > of
> > > community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
> > > today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia
> in
> > > Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
> > > traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to
> > Wikipedia
> > > has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we celebrate
> > > Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!
> > >
> > > Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from
> Turkey.
> > > While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
> > > Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks
> > ahead.
> > > It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel
> welcome
> > > again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident
> > that
> > > our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I
> know
> > we
> > > have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
> > > forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
> > > celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move forward.
> > >
> > > Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
> > > pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way to
> > > continue advocating for strong protections for free expression online.
> We
> > > will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before
> the
> > > ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
> > > statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]
> > >
> > > Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts as
> > we
> > > worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
> > > Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
> > > continued participation in the movement during the more than two and a
> > half
> > > years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort,
> on
> > > behalf of free knowledge everywhere.
> > >
> > > Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and
> > our
> > > efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
> > > over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
> > > accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back
> the
> > > people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.
> > >
> > > With gratitude,
> > >
> > > Amanda
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
> > > --
> > >
> > > Amanda Keton (she/her)
> > >
> > > General Counsel
> > >
> > > Wikimedia Foundation 
> > > *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you
> > > have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about
> the
> > > mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and
> > ethical
> > > reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for,
> > community
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> > more
> > > on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[Rajeeb Dutta]

Thanks Amanda for sharing this wonderful news, looking forward to
collaborate and work with Turkish Community.
All my best wishes.

Best regards,
Rajeeb.
(U:Marajozkee)

On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 01:12, John Erling Blad  wrote:

> Seems like the site is throttled or even redirected to a taerpit.
> Anyone inside Turkey that can run a trace?
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 7:21 PM Amanda Keton  wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
> > Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy week
> of
> > community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
> > today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia in
> > Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
> > traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to
> Wikipedia
> > has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we celebrate
> > Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!
> >
> > Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from Turkey.
> > While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
> > Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks
> ahead.
> > It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel welcome
> > again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident
> that
> > our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I know
> we
> > have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
> > forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
> > celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move forward.
> >
> > Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
> > pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way to
> > continue advocating for strong protections for free expression online. We
> > will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before the
> > ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
> > statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]
> >
> > Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts as
> we
> > worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
> > Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
> > continued participation in the movement during the more than two and a
> half
> > years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort, on
> > behalf of free knowledge everywhere.
> >
> > Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and
> our
> > efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
> > over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
> > accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back the
> > people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.
> >
> > With gratitude,
> >
> > Amanda
> >
> > [1]
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
> > --
> >
> > Amanda Keton (she/her)
> >
> > General Counsel
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation 
> > *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you
> > have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the
> > mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and
> ethical
> > reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for,
> community
> > members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For
> more
> > on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[John Erling Blad]

Seems like the site is throttled or even redirected to a taerpit.
Anyone inside Turkey that can run a trace?

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 7:21 PM Amanda Keton  wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
> Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy week of
> community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
> today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia in
> Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
> traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to Wikipedia
> has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we celebrate
> Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!
>
> Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from Turkey.
> While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
> Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks ahead.
> It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel welcome
> again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident that
> our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I know we
> have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
> forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
> celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move forward.
>
> Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
> pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way to
> continue advocating for strong protections for free expression online. We
> will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before the
> ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
> statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]
>
> Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts as we
> worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
> Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
> continued participation in the movement during the more than two and a half
> years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort, on
> behalf of free knowledge everywhere.
>
> Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and our
> efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
> over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
> accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back the
> people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.
>
> With gratitude,
>
> Amanda
>
> [1]
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
> --
>
> Amanda Keton (she/her)
>
> General Counsel
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
> *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you
> have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the
> mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[Leila Zia]

This is a great news. A big thank you to all of you who worked on the
block over the past 2.5 years. It's great to have the readers of
Turkey back to the projects and while many of the editors didn't leave
during this time and stayed engaged, a warm welcome back to them as
well. And thank you for all the work you did during this time. :)

Best,
Leila

--
Leila Zia
Head of Research
Wikimedia Foundation

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 10:25 AM Rupika Sharma  wrote:
>
> Thank for sharing the wonderful news Amanda! Welcome back Turkey!!
>
> Warmly,
> Rupika
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 11:51 PM Amanda Keton  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
> > Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy week of
> > community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
> > today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia in
> > Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
> > traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to Wikipedia
> > has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we celebrate
> > Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!
> >
> > Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from Turkey.
> > While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
> > Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks ahead.
> > It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel welcome
> > again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident that
> > our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I know we
> > have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
> > forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
> > celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move forward.
> >
> > Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
> > pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way to
> > continue advocating for strong protections for free expression online. We
> > will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before the
> > ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
> > statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]
> >
> > Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts as we
> > worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
> > Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
> > continued participation in the movement during the more than two and a half
> > years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort, on
> > behalf of free knowledge everywhere.
> >
> > Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and our
> > efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
> > over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
> > accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back the
> > people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.
> >
> > With gratitude,
> >
> > Amanda
> >
> > [1]
> >
> > https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
> > --
> >
> > Amanda Keton (she/her)
> >
> > General Counsel
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation 
> > *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you
> > have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the
> > mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical
> > reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community
> > members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more
> > on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
> > .*
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[Rupika Sharma]

Thank for sharing the wonderful news Amanda! Welcome back Turkey!!

Warmly,
Rupika

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 11:51 PM Amanda Keton  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
> Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy week of
> community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
> today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia in
> Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
> traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to Wikipedia
> has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we celebrate
> Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!
>
> Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from Turkey.
> While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
> Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks ahead.
> It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel welcome
> again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident that
> our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I know we
> have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
> forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
> celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move forward.
>
> Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
> pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way to
> continue advocating for strong protections for free expression online. We
> will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before the
> ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
> statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]
>
> Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts as we
> worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
> Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
> continued participation in the movement during the more than two and a half
> years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort, on
> behalf of free knowledge everywhere.
>
> Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and our
> efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
> over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
> accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back the
> people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.
>
> With gratitude,
>
> Amanda
>
> [1]
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
> --
>
> Amanda Keton (she/her)
>
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>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

[Amanda Keton]

Hi everyone,

My name is Amanda Keton, the new General Counsel at the Wikimedia
Foundation. While Katherine is inflight traveling back from a busy week of
community meetings in Chile, I wanted to share the exciting news that
today, we have started to receive reports that the block of Wikipedia in
Turkey is being lifted, data which is also indicated by our internal
traffic reports. After more than two and a half years, access to Wikipedia
has been restored in Turkey - and on a timely occasion, as we celebrate
Wikipedia’s 19th birthday today!

Please join me in welcoming back our friends and colleagues from Turkey.
While many have remained active during the block, restoring access to
Wikipedia will allow thousands more to return in the days and weeks ahead.
It is our shared responsibility and honor to help make them feel welcome
again and make sure they know how much we missed them. I am confident that
our community will successfully welcome them back with open arms. I know we
have community members around the world who have been eagerly looking
forward to the block being lifted and brainstorming activities to
celebrate, and I welcome them to share their ideas as we move forward.

Our case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is also still
pending, and remains important even in light of the unblock as a way to
continue advocating for strong protections for free expression online. We
will continue to post updates about the next steps in our case before the
ECHR on the Wikimedia Foundation website. We have also published a
statement to reflect that access has now been restored in Turkey. [1]

Thank you all for your efforts, kind words, and encouraging thoughts as we
worked to restore access to Wikipedia in Turkey. I want to thank our
Turkish community, in particular, for their patience, resolution, and
continued participation in the movement during the more than two and a half
years Wikipedia was inaccessible. This was a prolonged global effort, on
behalf of free knowledge everywhere.

Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and our
efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from
over. That said, I hope all of you will celebrate this momentous
accomplishment for free knowledge today and join me in welcoming back the
people of Turkey to our projects, movement, and community.

With gratitude,

Amanda

[1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/01/16/access-to-wikipedia-restored-in-turkey-after-more-than-two-and-a-half-years/
-- 

Amanda Keton (she/her)

General Counsel

Wikimedia Foundation 
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members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more
on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
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