Mark Bernstein is the author of more than 200,000 edits and many articles in the virtual encyclopedia.
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Wikipedia editor and co-author Mark Bernstein was sentenced in Belarus for amending an article about Russia's war against Ukraine. The man was sentenced to three years of “home chemistry” for “gross violation of public order,” Mediazona reported, citing the activist's relatives.
The verdict uses the wording “home chemistry” to mean actual house arrest, without sending the accused to an open correctional facility. Bernstein was therefore released in the courtroom. The convict is under constant police control.
“I am free. Healthy physically and mentally. Thank you all for your support, “he commented.
It is worth noting that Mark Bernstein, who was detained on March 11, is one of the top 50 editors of the Russian-language Wikipedia, author of more than 200,000 edits and many articles. p>
Human rights organizations have recognized the activist as a political prisoner.
Against the background of this high-profile case, the official Wikipedia community recommended that editors in Russia and Belarus take additional measures to edit the virtual encyclopedia, including editing texts from additional accounts. without specifying personal data.
It will be recalled that Wikipedia is appealing against the decision of a Moscow court to delete true information about the war in Ukraine.
See the special topic: Russian troops fired on 13 settlements in the Donetsk region: there are dead and injured 25 civilian objects were destroyed. The turning point in the war will take place in August, and by the end of the year the fighting will be reduced to almost zero – the head of GUR Budanov is confident that Russia will not succeed in the war against Ukraine. Ukrainian military shot down two missiles over Khmelnytsky region No one was killed or injured. The FSB claims that there were no abuses during the inspection of Ukrainians in “filtration” camps The FSB calls “justified” the long inspections that deported citizens of Ukraine undergo during crossing the border with Russia. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down ten missiles over Zhytomyr region The invaders fired about 30 missiles through Zhytomyr region.
