I'd have been surprised if they had been unblocked, but, as I said, the constitutional win is still important.
Mike On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 11:32 AM John Erling Blad <jeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Both en.wikipedia.org and tr.wikipedia.org are still blocked. > > On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 10:44 PM Mike Godwin <mnemo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Great news! Even if the court's decision isn't implemented by the current > > Turkish government, it is important to have established that the block > was > > a violation of constitutional principles. > > > > Mike > > > > On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 4:40 PM Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I have some good news to share with you all -- after nearly three > years of > > > Wikipedia being blocked in Turkey, the Turkish Constitutional Court has > > > ruled that this is unconstitutional. We hope that access will be > restored > > > soon in light of this ruling, and will keep you updated as we hear > further > > > developments. > > > > > > Please join me in congratulating the Wikimedia community in Turkey, the > > > millions of Wikipedia readers in Turkey, and all of those struggling > under > > > censorship around the world, on this critical affirmation of the > > > fundamental right to knowledge. > > > > > > Imposed in April of 2017, the block has prevented the 80+ million > people > > > in Turkey from accessing and participating in all language versions of > > > Wikipedia. It also prevented members of our community in Turkey from > freely > > > engaging with the projects and impaired our movement’s global effort to > > > represent the sum of all knowledge. > > > > > > As many of you might recall, we had filed an urgent application to the > > > European Court of Human Rights in April 2019. Our petition on the > legality > > > of the access ban is currently before the ECHR and we are evaluating > our > > > next steps based on this latest ruling. > > > > > > A team from within and outside the Wikimedia Foundation has been > working > > > diligently since the block was instituted to restore full access in > Turkey. > > > Throughout this process, we have been guided by our Wikimedia values > and a > > > belief that Wikipedia must be accessible in its entirety; with no > > > censorship of any kind to be tolerated. We worked closely with > Wikimedia > > > community members in Turkey to understand and act in a way that > reflected > > > their needs, wishes, and local context. We also benefited greatly from > > > conversations with experts around the world. > > > > > > We will be posting more information on the Foundation website soon. In > the > > > meantime, I wanted to offer my sincere appreciation and admiration to > the > > > members of our community in Turkey -- you have shown great integrity, > > > courage, and dedication. Your unwavering commitment to the Wikimedia > > > projects, despite the obstacles placed in front of you, is an > inspiration > > > to us all. > > > > > > Thank you to every Wikimedia community member around the world who > showed > > > support for the Turkish community. Your commitment to our sense of > > > community and the strength of our global movement is an inspiration. > > > > > > Finally, I would also like to thank the many Foundation staff and > others > > > involved over the past months for your exceptional diligence, > > > professionalism, and tact in handling a delicate situation. > > > > > > While this is a favorable ruling for our case in Turkey, it remains to > be > > > seen whether the Turkish government will indeed restore access in > Turkey. > > > And serious threats to free knowledge remain around the world. Today's > > > ruling is a reminder of the work we still left to do. > > > > > > But at this moment, let us celebrate this important recognition that > the > > > right to information is fundamental to every human, with happy > anticipation > > > of the return of Turkey to our global community of editors, readers, > and > > > knowledge seekers. > > > > > > Katherine > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Katherine Maher (she/her) > > > > > > Executive Director > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > > > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > > > community. 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