Wikipedia editor and co-author Mark Bernstein sentenced in Belarus for making changes to 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 reports, citing the activist’s relatives..

The wording " Taking this into account, Bernstein was released in the courtroom. The prisoner is under constant police control..

" 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 included in the list of top 50 editors of the Russian-language Wikipedia, the author of more than 200 thousand edits and many articles.

Human rights organizations recognized the activist as a political prisoner.

Against the backdrop of this high-profile case, the official Wikipedia community recommended that editors in the Russian Federation and Belarus take additional measures when making changes to the virtual encyclopedia, in particular, edit texts from additional accounts without specifying personal data.