I was contacted by two wikipedians from Ukraine which I know personally with questions about the situation at Polish border and what documents they need to enter. I just answered them + gave my private phone number, but till then I haven't heard from them, so they either decided to stay or are still trying to get to the border. One of them is from Kiev and one from Lviv. Bear in mind that at the moment, there are around 1 million Ukrainians queing at the border on the Ukrainian side, and Poland is able to accept around 100 000 per day.
I guess - if the substantial number of Ukrainian Wikipedias manage to reach Polish border - some sort of help from WMF would be very appreciated - but at the moment I guess not too much real help can be done.
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czw., 3 mar 2022 o 11:40 Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk napisał(a):
On Wed, 2 Mar 2022 at 18:04, Stephen LaPorte slaporte@wikimedia.org wrote:
The Foundation is undertaking several initiatives in assisting the
Wikimedia
communities in Ukraine and Russia, and in reviewing the potential impacts that the sanctions will have on the movement. We are not able to discuss
all
the specifics without potential risk to those being supported.
What we can disclose is that the Trust and Safety and Human Rights units
of
the Foundation are in constant communication with community members in
Ukraine
and Russia.
Thank you for the response. It is good to know that WMF is assisting our colleagues, and of course I understand the need for discretion regarding specifics, but I had hoped you could tell us /something/ about what is being done in that regard.
An additional thought occurs to me: Do we know of any Wikimedians who have become refugees, and are we assisting them in their new host countries?
Regarding sanctions, do WMF have salaried staff or freelancers in Russia, and what is their position now? Does WMF fund a chapter or any other grantees in Russia, and ditto?
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