A complete statement from the Wikimedia Foundation, made by Katherine, has been posted on the Wikimedia Blog: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/08/03/bassel-khartabil/ <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/08/03/bassel-khartabil/>
We are also asking for people’s assistance with translating this message into other languages given the global impact of these events: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Bassel/Wikimedia_Foundation_mourns_the_loss_of_Bassel_Khartabil <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Bassel/Wikimedia_Foundation_mourns_the_loss_of_Bassel_Khartabil> The plan is to make additional information about the Foundation’s efforts to honor Bassel’s contributions and values will be available during Wikimania. I want to join Katherine and others on this list in offering my personal condolences to all impacted by this tragic outcome. -greg ------- Gregory Varnum Communications Strategist Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> gvar...@wikimedia.org > On Aug 3, 2017, at 2:26 AM, Isaac Olatunde <reachout2is...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Extremely sad news. May his soul continue to rest in perfect peace. > > My condolence to the family. > > Regards, > > Isaac Olatunde. > > On Aug 2, 2017 9:57 AM, "Richard Farmbrough" <rich...@farmbrough.co.uk> > wrote: > > Very sad news indeed. Frustrating that we could not gain more social > media traction, when there is such nonsense that does. > > On 2 Aug 2017 08:37, "kayode yussuf" <kayusyus...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> This is a very sad news. >> >> Bassel will continue to be an hero in our hearts and we will take solace >> in his activities in the Open movement. >> >> Kayode Yussuf >> >>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 00:19, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 2 August 2017 at 00:00, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> at his article [2], and at https://freebassel.org. >>> >>> >>> This is giving an SSL error ... >>> >>> >>> - d. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>