Thanks for bringing this to the mailing list, Farah. I am the CEE coordinator of Project Korikath. Most of our members are from Bangladesh and are students. We are currently facing difficulties communicating with our Bangladeshi colleagues due to low internet bandwidth and the blocking of major messaging platforms there.
>From what I've heard, three Project Korikath members sustained minor injuries. >One young Wikimedian from Bangladesh was detained for interrogation a few days >ago but was later released. We are particularly concerned about the high >school Wikimedians, as they seem to be a major target of law enforcement. Our >Bangladeshi colleagues are among the most experienced in ECWO >(https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Extracurricular_Wikimedia_organizations) >practices within the movement, and as a person who leads an ECWO in Greece, >the help of Bangladeshi colleagues has been very important on the process of >setting up my ECWO. Additionally, one of our Project Korikath photographers is currently being held unlawfully by the police in Bangladesh. We have issued a statement regarding this matter and are seeking support from the Wikimedia Foundation's human rights team. You can read the statement here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Project_Korikath/statements/July_30,_2024 Nikos Likomitros, regional coordinator for the CEE Region, Project Korikath. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/7G7OEZ7QG4VAUQQ45OT43NLTO6Q2YGIZ/ To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
