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Wikimedia foundation urges Pakistan telecommunications authority to restore access

The Wikimedia fundation, best known as the hosting platform for Wikipedia , has urged the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to restore access to Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in the country. ....

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ANALYSIS-Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators

The ban late last year came after an almost year-long investigation that concluded that the users had close connections to "external parties", and that these links were a source of "serious concern for the safety" of users, said the Wikimedia Foundation. Beirut-based digital rights group SMEX and human rights group Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) said that Saudi authorities had recruited Wikipedia's most reputed administrators in the country to control information about the kingdom. ....

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ANALYSIS-Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators

Beirut-based digital rights group SMEX and human rights group Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) said that Saudi authorities had recruited Wikipedia's most reputed administrators in the country to control information about the kingdom. The government jailed administrators who contributed critical posts about political detainees to the free online encyclopedia, the two groups said earlier this month. ....

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Wikimedia Disputes Claims Of Saudi 'Infiltration' Of Wikipedia

The Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has disputed a report by activists claiming it found evidence the Saudi Arabian government "infiltrated" its team in the region. ....

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KSA infiltrates Wikipedia, jails two top admins to control free speech

The two individuals are identified as Osama Khalid and Ziyad al-Sofiani, with the former receiving a 32-year sentence and Sofiani receiving an eight-year sentence. ....

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