& pointed them to the Meta talk page. It sounded from a
quick chat as though they had something planned this week, but the real
question is how could a campaign like this be best directed if it was
carried out. I asked them to share their thoughts on what timing would be
most effective.
Gerard and I also met today a representative from Amnesty Nederland
(Amnesty was one of the previous recipients of the Erasmus Prize). They
confirmed that they've had good results by inviting people to flood the
phone lines of Embassies, and noted that for Syria many countries may not
have a dedicated embassy; but supporters can still call or write an embassy
in a neighboring country.
SJ
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 8:58 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Has there been a discussion of timing for this? SJ
(who is offline right
now) just mentioned that the Free Bassel group may be planning a focused
outreach push tomorrow through Friday. Let's coordinate with them if
possible.
On Nov 25, 2015 11:21 AM, "Gerard Meijssen" <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hoi,
I have looked at the article. It does not have the necessary urgency. He
is
likely to have been sentenced to death and the
article reads like a
Wikipedia article. This is Meta, it is not Wikipedia and it needs
urgency.
We appeal to the world to get involved to let his
death not happen. That
is
imho what the message needs to be.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 25 November 2015 at 02:57, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
FYI: User:Odder has now created [[m:Free Bassel
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Bassel>]], as a landing page to
link
> from the banner.
>
> If anyone would like to help with a design for the banner (I concede
not
> everyone shares my taste for
10pt-black-on-white text), we would be
able
to
> move ahead. There is, so far, nothing but support.
>
> A.
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Katherine Maher <
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Thank you for raising this issue here on this list. I wanted to share
> some
> > more information about how we’ve been working to support Bassel to
this
> > point, in public and behind the scenes.
Unfortunately, some efforts
are
>
sensitive, so can’t be shared in full on public mailing lists. But
we’re
> > committed to supporting next steps or decisions by the community, and
> > keeping you updated going forward.
> >
> > Working with some other colleagues at the Foundation, we have been
> tracking
> > Bassel's case for some time now, in direct contact with the
organizers
of
the
#FreeBassel campaign <http://freebassel.org> [1], and Bassel's
family.
> The actions we have taken to date have been in coordination and
approval
> > with the #FreeBassel campaign, including:
> >
> > - Coordination and communication with related organizations, such
as
> the
> > Electronic Frontier Foundation and Amnesty International.
(ongoing)
> > - Regular contact and updates with
senior human rights officials
at
> the
> > U.S. State Department. (ongoing)
> > - Outreach to the press around Bassel’s arbitrary detention and
> > contributions to the free knowledge movement. Please see this
WIRED
story, “A
Jailed Activist’s 3-D Models Could Save Syria’s History From ISIS
<
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/jailed-activist-bassel-khartabil-3d-models-cou…
>
>.”
> [2] (Although we did reach out to WIRED, we cannot say for certain
if
> > that
> > story was the direct result of our efforts or others within the
> > #FreeBassel
> > coordination community). (10/21)
> > - Raising Bassel’s case in public speaking opportunities,
including
>
Lila’s keynote to the Creative Commons Summit. (10/15)
> - Blog post #FREEBASSEL: Free culture advocate who built 3D
renderings
> > of Palmyra missing in Syria
> > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/08/bassel-missing-syria/>
[3].
(10/08)
- Ongoing participation in #FreeBassel social media campaigns on
Facebook and Twitter.
Bassel is in a situation known as arbitrary detention
<
http://en.alkarama.org/1763-syria-un-calls-for-the-release-of-freedom-of-sp…
> > >
> > [4]. Arbitrary detentions are characterized by uncertainty, lack of
> > information, and volatility. They’re scary because we don’t know
what’s
> > happening, and often we are making
decisions without a lot of
> information.
> > Our goal is always to support Bassel to make sure our efforts help
him
> > without putting him at greater risk. So
we’ve been working with
> experienced
> > human rights campaigners, including the #FreeBassel campaign, to
> understand
> > the best actions to take at different times over the past two months.
> >
> > We’ve been in touch with Bassel’s family, who would support continued
> > efforts to raise awareness about Bassel’s situation through a note on
> > Wikipedia if that should happen. We can also join action letters
(like
http://www.amnesty.nl/nieuwsportaal/pers/syria-fears-life-free-expression-a…
> > >
> > [5]) where the community agrees it's appropriate. If the community
> decides
> > to move forward with an action, we are here to help. We are
monitoring
the
> discussions and activity in
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Banner:Free_Bassel as a place where
> community consensus can form. Please let us know if there’s anything
else
we can do
to support efforts to raise awareness for Bassel.
Katherine
[1]
http://freebassel.org/
[2]
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/jailed-activist-bassel-khartabil-3d-models-cou…
http://en.alkarama.org/1763-syria-un-calls-for-the-release-of-freedom-of-sp…
http://www.amnesty.nl/nieuwsportaal/pers/syria-fears-life-free-expression-a…
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Daniel Mietchen <
> > daniel.mietchen(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, a CentralNotice would seem appropriate here.
> > > Please help flesh it out at
> > >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Banner:Free_Bassel .
> > >
> > > Daniel
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Gerard Meijssen
> > > <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hoi,
> > > > I have started a text..
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > GerardM
> > > >
> > > >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Banner:Free_Bassel
> > > >
> > > > On 24 November 2015 at 15:25, Pete Forsyth <
peteforsyth(a)gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> +1
> > > >> Gerard, or Andrea, or anybody who knows better than myself,
could
> you
> > > start
> > > >> a draft on Meta Wiki with a proposed text for a banner, and
where
it
> > should
> > >> link/what it should advise readers to do?
> > >> Pete
> > >> On Nov 24, 2015 3:13 AM, "Tito Dutta"
<trulytito(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > Sad news. Agree with everyone here that we should do
something.
> >> >
> >> > On 24 November 2015 at 16:38, Gerard Meijssen <
> gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com
> >> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hoi,
> >> > > Tomorrow we have a platform as well at the Erasmus award
ceremony
> in
> > >> > > Amsterdam. It is Wikipedia, its community that is receiving
the
> > > award..
> > > >> > > Thanks,
> > > >> > > GerardM
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > On 24 November 2015 at 12:03, Cristian Consonni <
> > > >> kikkocristian(a)gmail.com
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > wrote:
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > > 2015-11-24 10:47 GMT+01:00 Andrea Zanni <
> > zanni.andrea84(a)gmail.com
> > > >:
> > > >> > > > > Use the centralnotice.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > [...]
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > > A Wikipedian, a member of our community
sentenced to
death
> for
> > > >> > > believing
> > > >> > > > in
> > > >> > > > > our Mission and Vision is something
extraordinary. I
> > understand
> > > the
> > > >> > > > caution
> > > >> > > > > of setting a precedent, but I think it's
worth it.
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > > Also, remember: we have few days before
we'll ask money
> again
> > to
> > > >> all
> > > >> > > the
> > > >> > > > > English-speaking countries.
> > > >> > > > > How could we ask for money when we are not
using the
power
> > that
> > > was
> > > >> > > > > bestowed upon us by the very same spirit,
love and
courage
that
> is
> >> > > > > condemning Bassel to death?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I strongly support this.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > As for the precedent, recall that the Wikimedia Foundation
> supports
> >> > > > the users, we did this with User:Diu in Greece:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
>
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/14/wikimedia-foundation-supports-wikiped…
> >
>> > > >
> > >> > > > This is much more than a lawsuit.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > A message I do not want us to send is that if you
enough
force
> > or
> > > the
> > > >> > > > threat is big enough, then we, as a movement, will
be
scared
> > away.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > C
> > > >> > > >
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