Hi there, What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ? Best ​Emna

Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release. Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.

Thanks for the update, Katherine. Best, Isaac On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Isla Haddow-Flood &lt;isla(a)wikiloveswomen.org > Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release. > > Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone. > > On 30 Apr 2017, at 07:04, Katherine Maher &lt;kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> > Hi all, > > The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but > it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you > posted! > > Katherine > > On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni &lt;emna.mizouni(a)gmail.com&gt; > >> Hi there, >> >> What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the >> community or the foundation ? >> >> Best >> ​Emna >> >> _______________________________________________ >> African-Wikimedians mailing list >> African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >> >> > > > -- > Katherine Maher > > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <(415)%20839-6885> > +1 (415) 712 4873 <(415)%20712-4873> > kmaher(a)wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > >

Hello all Katherine - on behalf of the wikimedia foundation - has released a statement: We regret and condemn the decision by Turkish authorities to block access to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a vital source of information for hundreds of millions of people around the world, containing essential historical, cultural, and scientific knowledge. Restricting access to this source violates our fundamental rights to information, education, and inquiry. We are committed to ensuring Wikipedia is available to the millions of people in Turkey who rely on it every day. We urge the Turkish authorities to reconsider this course of action, and will be pursuing judicial review of this decision. Thanks! Isla Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.