I imagined a rather small and grassroots community project that would break down borders of languages and countries and unite people who want to create awareness by discussing, researching and in the end providing knowledge about topics of sociopolitical relevance. Out of this idea came “Wikipedia for Peace,” which took place in Vienna (Austria) in August 2015.

As the Zika virus outbreak continues to worry the World Health Organization, volunteers continue to develop and maintain information on its spread and impact as scientistic research becomes available.

Katherine Maher, the chief communications officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, has been chosen as interim executive director of the San Francisco-based nonprofit by its board and executive team.

Our new Wikipedia app for iOS features major design and usability improvements, including the new Explore feed.

In Spain, generations have abandoned villages. In such a situation, how do you keep track of their histories?

Wikipedia and paid labour; Swedish gender gap; how verifiable is “verifiable”?

With contributions by: Nicolas Jullien, Piotr Konieczny, and Tilman Bayer

By day, Emily Temple-Wood is a biology student. By night, she writes Wikipedia articles on women scientists—one for every harassing email she receives.

Rebecca O’Neill is helping both to plug gaps in Wikipedia’s coverage of women in art while simultaneously researching why people even want to.

During March, across all French-speaking territories, Wikimedians are organizing dozens of events, training workshops, conferences, and photo walks to gather local contributors and promote the Wikimedia projects.

An interview with Tal Zussman, a student who recently received the English Wikipedia’s “Editor of the week” award.