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On 11 March 2022, Mark Izraylevich Bernstein (Belarusian: Марк Ізрайлевіч Бернштэйн^[a]), a Belarusian blogger and contributor to the Russian Wikipedia based in Minsk, was detained by GUBOPiK personnel after online accusations of violating the Russian 2022 war censorship laws for his editing of Wikipedia articles on the topic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[1]^[2] He was sentenced to 15 days' administrative arrest under Article 24.3 of the Administrative Code of Belarus (for disobedience to police officers).^[3]^[4]^[5] After that period, he was kept in detention; on 24 June 2022 he was sentenced to three years of restricted freedom and released from custody.^[6]^[7]

Background

Bernstein (holding microphone) at Moscow's WikiConference on 14 September 2014

Bernstein has edited Wikipedia under the username Pessimist2006.^[8] From late 2009^[9] to early 2022,^[2] Bernstein was one of the 50 most active editors of the Russian Wikipedia, with over 200,000 edits.^[2]^[10] He was commissioned by other encyclopedia publishers to write articles. He described his "best" achievement in Wikipedia in 2009 as his work on an article on censorship in the Soviet Union, in which he had cited about 250 sources. At the time he was also interviewed by Deutsche Welle for his expertise in commenting on the development of the Belarusian-language Wikipedia project, which exists in two grammatical versions, Taraškievica and Narkamaŭka.^[11] Bernstein advised new Wikipedia editors to first learn from the editing patterns of experienced editors, and to be prepared for working with editors holding very different and often opposed viewpoints, which he saw as a key to the development of Wikipedia articles.^[9]

Arrest and detention

When some editors of the Russian Wikipedia claimed that the name "Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)" violates Wikipedia's policy to present information from a neutral point of view, Bernstein said, "Russian troops invaded the territory of Ukraine. It's just a fact, not a point of view".^[12] On 10 March 2022, a Russian propaganda online messaging forum on Telegram, Mrakoborets (lit. 'Auror', a Harry Potter reference), published private information about Bernstein and accused him of violating a new Russian law against publishing fake news. The forum claimed that Bernstein's editing of Wikipedia articles on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine violated the new law.^[13]^[1]

On 11 March 2022, GUBOPiK, the Belarusian Main Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime and Corruption, detained Bernstein^[2] in Minsk.^[14] Pro-government Telegram channels published a video recording of Bernstein's detention and accused him of spreading fake "anti-Russian" information.^[1]^[2] On 12 March 2022, he was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest for "disobedience to a lawful order or demand of an official" (article 24.3 of the Administrative Code of Belarus).^[3]^[4]

On 11 March 2022, the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, stated in response to an enquiry about Bernstein's detention that the Foundations' "Trust and Safety and Human Rights teams [were] monitoring the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and [were] in close touch with [Wikimedia] communities in the region to ensure their safety and respond to their needs."^[2]^[9]

On 26 March 2022, the Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva reported that Bernstein was not released after 15 days of arrest and claimed that he was charged with "organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them" (article 342.1 of the Criminal Code of Belarus).^[15] In a joint statement of seven organizations, including the Viasna Human Rights Centre, dated 29 March 2022, he was recognized as a political prisoner.^[16]

Limited freedom

On 24 June 2022, in a second conviction, Bernstein was given a "parole-like" sentence, with restricted freedom, for three years, for "organizing and preparing activities that disrupt social order". Bernstein stated that he was innocent of the charge. The prosecution's justification for the charge was described as "unclear" by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.^[6]

Notes

^ Also transliterated as Mark Izraylevich Bernshteyn

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "В Беларуси задержали Марка Бернштейна — активиста и популяризатора интернет-энциклопедии Wikipedia.org" [Mark Bernstein – an activist and populariser of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia – was detained in Belarus]. Zerkalo.io (in Russian). 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Song, Victoria (11 March 2022). "A top Wikipedia editor has been arrested in Belarus". The Verge. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Популяризатору интернет-энциклопедии Wikipedia Марку Берштейну дали 15 суток — за "неповиновение"". zerkalo.io. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Wikipedia Promoter Mark Bernshtein was Sentenced for 15 Days of Detention for "Disobedience"". Charter 97. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "Марк Бернштейн из топ-50 лучших русскоязычных авторов рассказал о своей викидеятельности" [Mark Bernstein of the top 50 Russian-language authors talks about his work]. Мир энциклопедий (in Russian). 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Belarusian Blogger Handed Parole-Like Sentence". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022.
^ Свабода, Радыё (24 June 2022). "Вікіпэдысту Марку Бернштэйну прысудзілі 3 гады "хатняй хіміі"". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian).
^ Benjakob, Omer (14 March 2022). "Russia's war on truth: Top Wikipedia editor arrested amidst Ukraine censorship". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Марк Бернштейн из топ-50 лучших русскоязычных авторов рассказал о своей викидеятельности" [Mark Bernstein of the top 50 Russian-language authors talks about his work]. Мир энциклопедий (in Russian). 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ Kozlova, Darya (17 March 2022). "Правочный режим. ФСО редактирует статьи в "Википедии" об Украине, википедистов преследуют и угрожают блокировкой проекта — все из-за "спецоперации"" [FSO (Federal Protective Service) edits articles on Wikipedia about Ukraine, Wikipedians are being persecuted and threatened with block of their project – all because of a "special operation"]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "У белорусскоязычной Википедии есть повод для праздника – DW – 17.11.2010". dw.com (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Harrison, Stephen (1 March 2022). "How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is Playing Out on English, Ukrainian, and Russian Wikipedia". Slate. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "В Беларуси задержали редактора "Википедии" Марка Бернштейна" [Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein detained in Belarus] (in Russian). Current Time TV. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Entrepreneur, Activist Mark Bernstein Detained In Minsk". Charter 97. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "На аўтара "Вікіпедыі" Марка Бернштэйна завялі крымінальную справу". Nasha Niva (in Belarusian). 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "13 people recognized as political prisoners following recent convictions and detentions". spring96.org. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[1] Also transliterated as Mark Izraylevich Bernshteyn

[Zerkalo-2022a-2] "В Беларуси задержали Марка Бернштейна — активиста и популяризатора интернет-энциклопедии Wikipedia.org" [Mark Bernstein – an activist and populariser of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia – was detained in Belarus]. Zerkalo.io (in Russian). 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[Song-2022-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Song, Victoria (11 March 2022). "A top Wikipedia editor has been arrested in Belarus". The Verge. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[Zerkalo-2022b-4] "Популяризатору интернет-энциклопедии Wikipedia Марку Берштейну дали 15 суток — за "неповиновение"". zerkalo.io. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[Charter_97-2022-5] "Wikipedia Promoter Mark Bernshtein was Sentenced for 15 Days of Detention for "Disobedience"". Charter 97. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[6] "Марк Бернштейн из топ-50 лучших русскоязычных авторов рассказал о своей викидеятельности" [Mark Bernstein of the top 50 Russian-language authors talks about his work]. Мир энциклопедий (in Russian). 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[RFE/RL-2022-7] "Belarusian Blogger Handed Parole-Like Sentence". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022.

[Svaboda-2022-8] Свабода, Радыё (24 June 2022). "Вікіпэдысту Марку Бернштэйну прысудзілі 3 гады "хатняй хіміі"". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian).

[Benjakob-2022-9] Benjakob, Omer (14 March 2022). "Russia's war on truth: Top Wikipedia editor arrested amidst Ukraine censorship". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[Mir_Encyclopedia-2009-10] "Марк Бернштейн из топ-50 лучших русскоязычных авторов рассказал о своей викидеятельности" [Mark Bernstein of the top 50 Russian-language authors talks about his work]. Мир энциклопедий (in Russian). 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[11] Kozlova, Darya (17 March 2022). "Правочный режим. ФСО редактирует статьи в "Википедии" об Украине, википедистов преследуют и угрожают блокировкой проекта — все из-за "спецоперации"" [FSO (Federal Protective Service) edits articles on Wikipedia about Ukraine, Wikipedians are being persecuted and threatened with block of their project – all because of a "special operation"]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[12] "У белорусскоязычной Википедии есть повод для праздника – DW – 17.11.2010". dw.com (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[13] Harrison, Stephen (1 March 2022). "How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is Playing Out on English, Ukrainian, and Russian Wikipedia". Slate. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[В_Беларуси_задержали_редактора-2022-14] "В Беларуси задержали редактора "Википедии" Марка Бернштейна" [Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein detained in Belarus] (in Russian). Current Time TV. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[Charter_97-2022a-15] "Entrepreneur, Activist Mark Bernstein Detained In Minsk". Charter 97. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[16] "На аўтара "Вікіпедыі" Марка Бернштэйна завялі крымінальную справу". Nasha Niva (in Belarusian). 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[17] "13 people recognized as political prisoners following recent convictions and detentions". spring96.org. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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-{{use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}On 11 March 2022, Mark Bernstein, a blogger and editor of the [[Russian Wikipedia|Russian-language Wikipedia]] who is based in [[Minsk]], Belarus, was detained by the Belarusian [[GUBOPiK]] security force after online accusations of violating the [[Russian fake news laws|2022 Russian fake news law]] for his editing of Wikipedia articles on the topic of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="Zerkalo_Bernstein_activist_detained" /><ref name="Verge_top_WP_editor_arrested" /> He was sentenced to 15 days' administrative arrest under Article 24.3 of the [[Administrative Code of Belarus]] (for disobedience to police officers).<ref name="Zerkalo_populariser_given_15_days" /><ref name="Charter97_Bernstein_sentenced_15days" /><ref name="encyclopedia.ru">{{cite web | language = ru | title= Марк Бернштейн из топ-50 лучших русскоязычных авторов рассказал о своей викидеятельности |trans-title = Mark Bernstein of the top 50 Russian-language authors talks about his work | website= [[Мир энциклопедий]] |date = 2009-11-11 | url = https://www.encyclopedia.ru/news/enc/detail/38080 | access-date = 2022-03-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200224093210/https://www.encyclopedia.ru/news/enc/detail/38080 |archive-date= 2020-02-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+On 11 March 2022, '''Mark Izraylevich Bernstein''' ({{langx|be|Марк Ізрайлевіч Бернштэйн}}{{efn|Also [[Romanization of Russian|transliterated]] as '''Mark Izraylevich Bernshteyn'''}}), a Belarusian blogger and [[Wikipedian|contributor]] to the [[Russian Wikipedia]] based in [[Minsk]], was detained by [[GUBOPiK]] personnel after online accusations of violating the [[Russian 2022 war censorship laws]] for his editing of Wikipedia articles on the topic of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="Zerkalo-2022a" /><ref name="Song-2022" /> He was sentenced to 15 days' administrative arrest under Article 24.3 of the [[Administrative Code of Belarus]] (for disobedience to police officers).<ref name="Zerkalo-2022b" /><ref name="Charter 97-2022" /><ref>{{cite web | language = ru | title= Марк Бернштейн из топ-50 лучших русскоязычных авторов рассказал о своей викидеятельности |trans-title = Mark Bernstein of the top 50 Russian-language authors talks about his work | website= [[Мир энциклопедий]] |date = 2009-11-11 | url = https://www.encyclopedia.ru/news/enc/detail/38080 | access-date = 2022-03-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200224093210/https://www.encyclopedia.ru/news/enc/detail/38080 |archive-date= 2020-02-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> After that period, he was kept in detention; on 24 June 2022 he was sentenced to three years of restricted freedom and released from custody.<ref name="RFE/RL-2022">{{cite news |title=Belarusian Blogger Handed Parole-Like Sentence |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-blogger-wikipedia-bernshteyn-sentence/31913727.html |newspaper=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|date=2022-06-24|archive-date=2022-06-25|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220625211756/https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-blogger-wikipedia-bernshteyn-sentence/31913727.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Svaboda-2022">{{cite news |title=Вікіпэдысту Марку Бернштэйну прысудзілі 3 гады "хатняй хіміі" |url=https://www.svaboda.org/a/31913078.html |language = be|website=Радыё Свабода|date=2022-06-24|last1=Свабода |first1=Радыё }}</ref>
-On 26 March 2022, the Belarusian newspaper ''[[Nasha Niva]]'' reported that Bernstein was not released after 15 days of arrest and claimed that he was charged with "organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them" (article 342.1 of the [[Criminal Code of Belarus]]).<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=287029 |title=На аўтара «Вікіпедыі» Марка Бернштэйна завялі крымінальную справу |lang=be |website=[[Nasha Niva]] |date=2022-03-26 |access-date=2022-03-26}}</ref> In a joint statement of seven organizations, including the [[Viasna Human Rights Centre]], dated March 29, 2022, he was recognized as a political prisoner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=13 people recognized as political prisoners following recent convictions and detentions |url=http://spring96.org/en/news/107222 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=spring96.org |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Background==
 [[File:Wiki-Report-14-09-2014-18.jpg|thumb|Bernstein (holding microphone) at [[Moscow]]'s WikiConference on 14 September 2014]]
-Bernstein edits [[Wikipedia]] under the username Pessimist2006.<ref name="Haaretz" >Omer Benjakob, [https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium-russia-s-war-on-truth-top-wikipedia-editor-arrested-1.10673735 Russia's War on Truth: Top Wikipedia Editor Arrested Amidst Ukraine Censorship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314235021/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium-russia-s-war-on-truth-top-wikipedia-editor-arrested-1.10673735 |date=14 March 2022 }} [[Haaretz]] 14 March 2022</ref> From late 2009<ref name="Mir_Encyclopedia_Bernstein_of_top50" /> to early 2022,<ref name="Verge_top_WP_editor_arrested" /> Bernstein was one of the 50 most active editors of the Russian Wikipedia, with over 200,000 edits.<ref name="Verge_top_WP_editor_arrested" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Kozlova|first=Darya |title=Правочный режим. ФСО редактирует статьи в «Википедии» об Украине, википедистов преследуют и угрожают блокировкой проекта — все из-за «спецоперации»|trans-title= FSO (Federal Protective Service) edits articles on Wikipedia about Ukraine, Wikipedians are being persecuted and threatened with block of their project – all because of a "special operation"  |language=ru|date=17 March 2022|magazine=[[Novaya Gazeta]] |url=https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/17/pravochnyi-rezhim|access-date=20 March 2022|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318204125/https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/17/pravochnyi-rezhim|url-status=live}}</ref> He was commissioned by other encyclopedia publishers to write articles. He described his "best" achievement in Wikipedia in 2009 as his work on an article on [[censorship in the Soviet Union]], in which he had cited about 250 sources. At the time he was also interviewed by [[Deutsche Welle]] for his expertise in commenting on the development of the [[Belarusian Wikipedia|Belarusian-language Wikipedia]] project, which exists in two grammatical versions, [[Taraškievica]] and [[Narkamaŭka]].<ref>Павлюк Быковский [https://www.dw.com/ru/%D1%83-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/a-6241100 ‘У белорусскоязычной Википедии есть повод для праздника ,’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315083308/https://www.dw.com/ru/%D1%83-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/a-6241100 |date=15 March 2022 }} [[Deutsche Welle]] 17 November 2010</ref> Bernstein advised new Wikipedia editors to first learn from the editing patterns of experienced editors, and to be prepared for working with editors holding very different and often opposed viewpoints, which he saw as a key to the development of Wikipedia articles.<ref name="Mir_Encyclopedia_Bernstein_of_top50" />
+Bernstein has edited [[Wikipedia]] under the username Pessimist2006.<ref name="Benjakob-2022">{{Cite news |last=Benjakob |first=Omer |date=2022-03-14 |title=Russia's war on truth: Top Wikipedia editor arrested amidst Ukraine censorship |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/2022-03-14/ty-article/.premium/russias-war-on-truth-top-wikipedia-editor-arrested/00000180-5b8c-d615-a9bf-dfdc94a20000 |access-date=2024-05-13 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref> From late 2009<ref name="Mir Encyclopedia-2009" /> to early 2022,<ref name="Song-2022" /> Bernstein was one of the 50 most active editors of the Russian Wikipedia, with over 200,000 edits.<ref name="Song-2022" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Kozlova|first=Darya |title=Правочный режим. ФСО редактирует статьи в "Википедии" об Украине, википедистов преследуют и угрожают блокировкой проекта — все из-за "спецоперации"|trans-title= FSO (Federal Protective Service) edits articles on Wikipedia about Ukraine, Wikipedians are being persecuted and threatened with block of their project – all because of a "special operation" |language=ru|date=17 March 2022|magazine=[[Novaya Gazeta]] |url=https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/17/pravochnyi-rezhim|access-date=20 March 2022|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318204125/https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/17/pravochnyi-rezhim|url-status=live}}</ref> He was commissioned by other encyclopedia publishers to write articles. He described his "best" achievement in Wikipedia in 2009 as his work on an article on [[censorship in the Soviet Union]], in which he had cited about 250 sources. At the time he was also interviewed by [[Deutsche Welle]] for his expertise in commenting on the development of the [[Belarusian Wikipedia|Belarusian-language Wikipedia]] project, which exists in two grammatical versions, [[Taraškievica]] and [[Narkamaŭka]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=У белорусскоязычной Википедии есть повод для праздника – DW – 17.11.2010 |url=https://www.dw.com/ru/%D1%83-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/a-6241100 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=dw.com |language=ru}}</ref> Bernstein advised new Wikipedia editors to first learn from the editing patterns of experienced editors, and to be prepared for working with editors holding very different and often opposed viewpoints, which he saw as a key to the development of Wikipedia articles.<ref name="Mir Encyclopedia-2009" />
 == Arrest and detention ==
-When some editors of the Russian Wikipedia claimed that the name "Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)" violates Wikipedia's policy to present information from a neutral point of view, Bernstein said, "Russian troops invaded the territory of Ukraine. It's just a fact, not a point of view".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Stephen |date=2022-03-01 |title=How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is Playing Out on English, Ukrainian, and Russian Wikipedia |url=https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/wikipedia-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-edits-kyiv-kiev.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302001436/https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/wikipedia-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-edits-kyiv-kiev.html |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref> On 10 March 2022, a [[propaganda in the Russian Federation|Russian propaganda]] online messaging forum on [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]], ''Mrakoborets'' ({{lit|[[Auror]]}}, a Harry Potter reference), [[doxing|published private information]] about Bernstein and accused him of violating a [[Russian fake news laws|new Russian law]] against publishing [[fake news]]. The forum claimed that Bernstein's editing of Wikipedia articles on the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] violated the new law.<ref name="Current Time TV">{{cite news |date=11 March 2022 |title=В Беларуси задержали редактора "Википедии" Марка Бернштейна |language=ru |trans-title=Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein detained in Belarus |publisher=[[Current Time TV]] |url=https://www.currenttime.tv/a/belarus-zaderzhali-redaktora-vikipedii-marka-bernshteyna/31748330.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315163108/https://www.currenttime.tv/a/belarus-zaderzhali-redaktora-vikipedii-marka-bernshteyna/31748330.html |archive-date=15 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Zerkalo_Bernstein_activist_detained" />
+When some editors of the Russian Wikipedia claimed that the name "Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)" violates Wikipedia's policy to present information from a neutral point of view, Bernstein said, "Russian troops invaded the territory of Ukraine. It's just a fact, not a point of view".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Stephen |date=2022-03-01 |title=How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is Playing Out on English, Ukrainian, and Russian Wikipedia |url=https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/wikipedia-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-edits-kyiv-kiev.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302001436/https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/wikipedia-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-edits-kyiv-kiev.html |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref> On 10 March 2022, a [[propaganda in the Russian Federation|Russian propaganda]] online messaging forum on [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]], ''Mrakoborets'' ({{lit|[[Auror]]}}, a Harry Potter reference), [[doxing|published private information]] about Bernstein and accused him of violating a [[Russian fake news laws|new Russian law]] against publishing [[fake news]]. The forum claimed that Bernstein's editing of Wikipedia articles on the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] violated the new law.<ref name="В Беларуси задержали редактора-2022">{{cite news |date=11 March 2022 |title=В Беларуси задержали редактора "Википедии" Марка Бернштейна |language=ru |trans-title=Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein detained in Belarus |publisher=[[Current Time TV]] |url=https://www.currenttime.tv/a/belarus-zaderzhali-redaktora-vikipedii-marka-bernshteyna/31748330.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315163108/https://www.currenttime.tv/a/belarus-zaderzhali-redaktora-vikipedii-marka-bernshteyna/31748330.html |archive-date=15 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Zerkalo-2022a" />
-On 11 March 2022, [[GUBOPiK]], the Belarusian ''Main Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime and Corruption'', detained Bernstein<ref name="Verge_top_WP_editor_arrested" /> in Minsk.<ref name="Charter97_entrepreneur_activist_bernstein" /> Pro-government Telegram channels published a video recording of Bernstein's detention and accused him of spreading fake "anti-Russian" information.<ref name="Zerkalo_Bernstein_activist_detained" /><ref name="Verge_top_WP_editor_arrested" /> On 12 March 2022, he was sentenced to 15 days of [[administrative detention (Russia)|administrative detention]] for "disobedience to a lawful order or demand of an official" (article 24.3 of the [[Administrative Code of Belarus]]).<ref name="Zerkalo_populariser_given_15_days">{{cite web |author= |url=https://news.zerkalo.io/life/11149.html |title=Популяризатору интернет-энциклопедии Wikipedia Марку Берштейну дали 15 суток — за «неповиновение» |lang= |website=[[zerkalo.io]] |date=2022-03-12 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312165314/https://news.zerkalo.io/life/11149.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Charter97_Bernstein_sentenced_15days">{{cite web |url=https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/3/12/458751/ |title=Wikipedia Promoter Mark Bernshtein was Sentenced for 15 Days of Detention for "Disobedience" |date=12 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=[[Charter 97]] |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313123918/https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/3/12/458751/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+On 11 March 2022, [[GUBOPiK]], the Belarusian ''Main Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime and Corruption'', detained Bernstein<ref name="Song-2022" /> in Minsk.<ref name="Charter 97-2022a" /> Pro-government Telegram channels published a video recording of Bernstein's detention and accused him of spreading fake "anti-Russian" information.<ref name="Zerkalo-2022a" /><ref name="Song-2022" /> On 12 March 2022, he was sentenced to 15 days of [[administrative arrest (Russia)|administrative arrest]] for "disobedience to a lawful order or demand of an official" (article 24.3 of the [[Administrative Code of Belarus]]).<ref name="Zerkalo-2022b">{{cite web |author= |url=https://news.zerkalo.io/life/11149.html |title=Популяризатору интернет-энциклопедии Wikipedia Марку Берштейну дали 15 суток — за "неповиновение" |language= |website=[[zerkalo.io]] |date=2022-03-12 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312165314/https://news.zerkalo.io/life/11149.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Charter 97-2022">{{cite web |url=https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/3/12/458751/ |title=Wikipedia Promoter Mark Bernshtein was Sentenced for 15 Days of Detention for "Disobedience" |date=12 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=[[Charter 97]] |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313123918/https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/3/12/458751/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
-On 11 March 2022, the [[Wikimedia Foundation]], which operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, stated in response to an enquiry about Bernstein's detention that the Foundations' "Trust and Safety and Human Rights teams [were] monitoring the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and [were] in close touch with [Wikimedia] communities in the region to ensure their safety and respond to their needs."<ref name="Verge_top_WP_editor_arrested" /><ref name="Mir_Encyclopedia_Bernstein_of_top50" />
+On 11 March 2022, the [[Wikimedia Foundation]], which operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, stated in response to an enquiry about Bernstein's detention that the Foundations' "Trust and Safety and Human Rights teams [were] monitoring the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and [were] in close touch with [Wikimedia] communities in the region to ensure their safety and respond to their needs."<ref name="Song-2022" /><ref name="Mir Encyclopedia-2009" />
-On 26 March 2022, the Belarusian newspaper ''[[Nasha Niva]]'' reported that Bernstein was not released after 15 days of arrest and claimed that he was charged with "organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them" (article 342.1 of the [[Criminal Code of Belarus]]).<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=287029 |title=На аўтара «Вікіпедыі» Марка Бернштэйна завялі крымінальную справу |lang=be |website=[[Nasha Niva]] |date=2022-03-26 |access-date=2022-03-26}}</ref> In a joint statement of seven organizations, including the [[Viasna Human Rights Centre]], dated March 29, 2022, he was recognized as a political prisoner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=13 people recognized as political prisoners following recent convictions and detentions |url=http://spring96.org/en/news/107222 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=spring96.org |language=en}}</ref>
+On 26 March 2022, the Belarusian newspaper ''[[Nasha Niva]]'' reported that Bernstein was not released after 15 days of arrest and claimed that he was charged with "organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them" (article 342.1 of the [[Criminal Code of Belarus]]).<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=287029 |title=На аўтара "Вікіпедыі" Марка Бернштэйна завялі крымінальную справу |language=be |website=[[Nasha Niva]] |date=2022-03-26 |access-date=2022-03-26 |archive-date=29 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329170451/https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=287029 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a joint statement of seven organizations, including the [[Viasna Human Rights Centre]], dated 29 March 2022, he was recognized as a political prisoner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=13 people recognized as political prisoners following recent convictions and detentions |url=http://spring96.org/en/news/107222 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=spring96.org |date=29 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329194352/https://spring96.org/en/news/107222 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+===Limited freedom===
+On 24 June 2022, in a second conviction, Bernstein was given a "parole-like" sentence, with restricted freedom, for three years, for "organizing and preparing activities that disrupt social order". Bernstein stated that he was innocent of the charge. The prosecution's justification for the charge was described as "unclear" by [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]].<ref name="RFE/RL-2022" />
 ==See also==
+* [[List of people imprisoned for editing Wikipedia]]
-* [[Blocking of Wikipedia in Russia]]
+* [[List of Wikipedia people]]
+* [[Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ]]
+* [[Block of Wikipedia in Russia]]
 * [[Censorship in Belarus]]
 * [[Censorship in the Russian Federation]]
 * [[Censorship of Wikipedia]]
+* [[Wikipedia and the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
-* [[List of Wikipedia people]]
-* [[Pavel Pernikaŭ]]
+==Notes==
-* [[Wikipedia and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
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+  <ref name="Song-2022">{{cite news |last1=Song |first1=Victoria |title=A top Wikipedia editor has been arrested in Belarus |date=2022-03-11 |newspaper=[[The Verge]] |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22973293/wikipedia-editor-russia-belarus-ukraine |access-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311225449/https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22973293/wikipedia-editor-russia-belarus-ukraine |archive-date=2022-03-11 |url-status=live}}
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+  <ref name="Charter 97-2022a">{{cite news |title=Entrepreneur, Activist Mark Bernstein Detained In Minsk |date=2022-03-11 |newspaper=[[Charter 97]] |url=https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/3/11/458592 |access-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312011414/https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/3/11/458592 |archive-date=2022-03-12 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+  <ref name="Zerkalo-2022a">{{cite news |language=ru |title=В Беларуси задержали Марка Бернштейна — активиста и популяризатора интернет-энциклопедии Wikipedia.org |trans-title=Mark Bernstein – an activist and populariser of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia – was detained in Belarus |date=2022-03-11 |newspaper=[[Tut.By|Zerkalo.io]] |url=https://news.zerkalo.io/life/11113.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311151744/https://news.zerkalo.io/life/11113.html |archive-date=2022-03-11 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+  <ref name="Mir Encyclopedia-2009">{{cite web |language=ru |title=Марк Бернштейн из топ-50 лучших русскоязычных авторов рассказал о своей викидеятельности |trans-title=Mark Bernstein of the top 50 Russian-language authors talks about his work |website=[[Мир энциклопедий]] |date=2009-11-11 |url=https://www.encyclopedia.ru/news/enc/detail/38080 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224093210/https://www.encyclopedia.ru/news/enc/detail/38080 |archive-date=2020-02-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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