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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2397022473859713&id=1735432253352075 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxz24s9oUIm/?igshid=gszs0ldheung Στις Πέμ, 23 Μαΐ 2019 - 4:30 μ.μ. ο χρήστης Shani Evenstein < [email protected]> έγραψε: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?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: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Στις 23 Μαΐ 2019 4:30 μ.μ., ο χρήστης "Shani Evenstein" < [email protected]> έγραψε: 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 <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?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: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?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: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
