Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing. Shani.
----------------------------------------------- *Shani Evenstein Sigalov* * Lecturer, Tel Aviv University. * EdTech Innovation Strategist, NY/American Medical Program, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. * PhD Candidate, School of Education, Tel Aviv University. * OER & Emerging Technologies Coordinator, UNESCO Chair <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495> on Technology, Internationalization and Education, School of Education, Tel Aviv University <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495>. * Chairperson, WikiProject Medicine Foundation <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>. * Chairperson, Wikipedia & Education User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>. * Chairperson, The Hebrew Literature Digitization Society <http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580428621>. * Chief Editor, Project Ben-Yehuda <http://bybe.benyehuda.org>. +972-525640648 On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 4:01 PM Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > For the past two years, Turkish authorities have blocked access to > Wikipedia across all languages -- the most expansive form of blocking of > Wikipedia ever imposed. > > During that time, the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to lift the > block through many different efforts, including legal action in Turkish > courts, good faith conversations with Turkish authorities, and speaking > directly to the public to raise awareness of the block and its impact on > both Turkey and the rest of the world. Recently, we have also seen China > censor Wikipedia across all languages to the same extent. > > Therefore, we are announcing today that we have filed a petition in the > European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the international court hearing > cases of human rights violations within the Council of Europe, in order to > lift the more than two-year block of Wikipedia in Turkey. > > In our filing, we argue that denying access to Wikipedia violates > fundamental freedoms of expression—freedoms that have been denied to the > more than 80 million people in Turkey who have been impacted by the block — > but also to the rest of the world, which has lost the perspectives of > residents of the country in contributing, debating, and adding to > Wikipedia. Turkey is a long-standing party of the Convention, which > protects the right to freedom of expression including the right to receive > and share information. > > We are making this petition to stand for these fundamental human rights and > freedoms, and to ask the court to order that the Turkish government lift > the block of Wikipedia. You can learn more about our and the ECHR in our > announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation blog: > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/05/23/wikimedia-foundation-petitions-the-european-court-of-human-rights-to-lift-the-block-of-wikipedia-in-turkey > > As part of this filing, we're also inviting Wikimedia affiliates, > communities, and the rest of the world to join us in amplifying the about > this action through a social media campaign. The campaign will focus on > raising awareness of Wikipedia being blocked in Turkey, and educating > people on why we took the step of filing with the ECHR. We will also tie > into the broader narrative around “knowledge is a human right” to make > clear the ECHR filing is one of many steps we need to take to ensure > Wikipedia is accessible to everyone. > > We invite you to join us in amplifying the messages of the campaign on > social media and sharing our statement with your networks. More information > on how to participate and translate into your language: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Unblock_campaigns > > This next action in the ECHR is part of an ongoing, resolute commitment and > strategy to protect everyone’s right to freely access knowledge. While the > focus of our action today is on the block in Turkey, we are also continuing > to explore our options and ways to support our readers and contributors in > China. We have more work to do, but I’m grateful for the steps we can take > today to realize that commitment. > > Finally, and perhaps most importantly -- I want to thank the Turkish > community for their continued efforts to stay involved, active, and present > in the Wikimedia projects and global community, despite these adverse > circumstances. We stand with you today in support of your continued efforts > on our projects. > > With gratitude, > Katherine > > -- > > Katherine Maher (she/her) > > Executive Director > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > _______________________________________________ > 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>
