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.

Cheers,

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?

--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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