2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine/sv
Throughout the Wikimedia movement, community members are working on initiatives to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is a list of links to the ongoing efforts and where possible, ways to get involved. While adding to this page please do keep the safety of Wikimedians in mind.
Relevant resources
- Useful resources for the Ukrainian wiki community (in Ukrainian)
- Database of options to relocate abroad for the Ukrainian community (in Ukrainian)
- Questionnaire from Wikimedia Ukraine for the Ukrainian community – for those who need support and/or can provide it (in Ukrainian)
- On privacy, confidentiality and discretion (English Wikipedia)
- Personal security practices (English Wikipedia)
- Legal Fees Assistance Program
- Defense of Contributors
- Voices under Threat
- Stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
- Wikimedia digital security best practices and support by Human Rights Team
Movement wide initiatives
- Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online
- List of '2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine' articles across Wikimedia projects
Nyheter från Wikimediastiftelsen
- 1 mars: Wikimedia Foundation calls for continued access to free and open knowledge as Ukraine crisis continues
- 3 mars: The Wikimedia Foundation stands with its communities around the world in defending free knowledge in the face of threats from the Russian government
- 4 mars: Coming together on-wiki in solidarity with Ukraine
- 10 mars: Civil society to U.S. government: Do not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus
- 11 mars: Emerging human rights concern related to invasion of Ukraine
- 21 april: How Wikimedia and partner organizations helped ensure US companies continue to support access to free knowledge for the Russian people
- 20 maj: Letter to UK Government on sanctions and internet access in Russia
- 13 juni: Wikimedia Foundation Appeals Russian Court Decision on Removal of Wikipedia Information Related to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- 22 november: Moscow court upholds fine to target Wikipedia content: The Wikimedia Foundation will continue to challenge attempts to curb free knowledge in Russia
Local community initiatives
English Wikipedia initiatives
- WikiProject Current events
- WikiProject Ukraine
- How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Wikimedians of Slovakia initiatives
For an overview on how to enter Slovakia as a Ukrainian and receive help please see this official government website (in Ukrainian, English, and Slovak)
As a user group based in neighbouring country of Slovakia, we are ready to provide Ukrainian Wikimedians and their fellow countrymen any help and assistance they require from us. Our Wikipedia community is focusing on providing reliable and up-to-date information about the ongoing war in articles on Slovak Wikipedia.
- Providing personal and material assistance to Ukrainians in Slovakia or Ukraine:
- For further info please contact user Lišiak
- Providing reliable information about Ukraine in Slovak:
Ukrainian Wikipedia initiatives
- Information Resistance Project to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- A Project to highlight the cultural monuments of Ukraine destroyed by the war (in Ukrainian)
- Portal:Resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
Georgian Wikipedia initiatives
External links
- The impact of the war on the Wikipedia Movement (short videos)
- Wikipedia covers the Ukraine invasion: a look at breaking news editing at Wikimedia Brussels. Translated in French
- Russia’s Wikipedia volunteers risk their freedom for truth by San Francisco Examiner
- Wikipedia and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (English Wikipedia Article)