Sowt Podcasts produces a new season of Manbet in partnership with Wikimedia Foundation
Sowt and the Wikimedia Foundation, have partnered to produce a new season of Sowt’s podcast Manbet. Hosted and written by veteran content creator Bisher Najjar, the educational podcast explores various topics from the fields of humanities and society. This partnership is a result of Sowt and the Wikimedia Foundation’s mutual vision to share knowledge with….
Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi Davası, Türkiye’de Vikipedi’ye erişim engelinin kaldırılmasından iki yıl sonra reddedildi.
Avrupa İnsan Hakları mahkemesi bugün, Vikipedi’ye erişim engelinin kaldırılması için Wikimedia Vakfı’nın 2019 tarihli dilekçesini reddettiğini duyurdu. Dava, Türk hükûmeti tarafından Vikipedi’ye erişimin Ocak 2020’de tekrar sağlanmış olması ve engelin bir insan hakları ihlali olduğunun Türk Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin Aralık 2019 tarihli kararında zaten belirlenmiş olması nedeniyle reddedildi. Mahkeme, Türk Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin artık çevrimiçi ifade özgürlüğü….
Ten ways to close the gender gap on Wikipedia and beyond
Women’s History Month in March serves as a designated time to commemorate women and highlight their contributions to society. As we showcase the many women who have shaped our world, however, their struggles to be recognized and seen for their many achievements also become clear. This is especially true in the information landscape, the universe….
Фонд Вікімедіа підтримує свої спільноти по всьому світу, захищаючи вільні знання перед лицем загрози з боку російського уряду
This post is also available in English.Этот пост также доступен на русском языке. 1 березня 2022 року Фонд Вікімедіа отримав від уряду Росії вимогу видалити контент щодо неспровокованого вторгнення в Україну, розміщений волонтерами російської Вікіпедії. Рух та Фонд Вікімедіа ніколи не відступали перед загрозами урядів позбавити людей їх основного права на доступ до безкоштовної, відкритої….
Фонд Вікімедіа закликає до безперервного доступу до вільних і відкритих знань під час війни в Україні
This post is also available in English.Этот пост также доступен на русском языке. Оновлення: під час конфлікту Фонд Вікімедіа отримав від уряду Росії вимогу видалити контент з російської Вікіпедії. Ви можете ознайомитися з останнім оновленням і нашою відповіддю. Фонд Вікімедіа підтримує глобальний рух волонтерів і спільнот по всьому світу. Ми підтримуємо наших волонтерів в Україні,….
Wiki Unseen: Get Involved
About Wiki Unseen Did you know we are more likely to remember pictures and images than words? And that on the internet, images have an impact on what people discover because search engines tend to drive more traffic to Wikipedia articles with images than those without? These are just two factors that contribute to a pressing problem in the open….
Amplifying Black and Diverse Histories is the Focus of New Wikimedia Foundation Collaboration with Global Artists
To kick off Black History Month, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, announced the launch of Wiki Unseen, a collaboration with artists aimed at expanding the visual representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Wikimedia projects and advancing knowledge equity. Launched today, the first iteration of the project, a….
Creating a Culture of Online Safety: Wikipedia’s Security team rises to new cyber challenges
The Wikimedia Foundation’s Security team is an often invisible force that works tirelessly to protect the information and software of Wikipedia and our other projects. The internet has changed a lot since Wikipedia was created in 2001, and that change has brought with it myriad new security challenges. From our vast army of diverse volunteer editors….
Series: Reflections on representation this Black History Month
October marks the start of Black History Month, in the UK and Ireland. At the Wikimedia Foundation, this month is an exciting opportunity to honor the lived experiences, stories, and contributions of Black people, Africans, and Africans in the diaspora around the world. We are also digging deeper into the meaning of representation — exploring….
Wikimedia Foundation launches campaign with South African creative community to promote access to and sharing of free knowledge
September 28 2021, Johannesburg, South Africa – Today, on the International Day for Universal Access to Information, the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, is launching a campaign in collaboration with the South African creative community to showcase the power of knowledge and everyone’s right to access, create and share it. Over the next….