Safety Resource Center/Physical Safety

Physical Safety Resource Center

This page contains context and guidance on various physical threats Wikimedians can face when contributing to Wiki-projects. The page is curated and maintained by the WMF Human Rights Team.

Contacting the Human Rights Team

If you have any questions and comments on safety for Wikimedians, or if you and your community would like to explore or co-create more Wikimedia-related resources that fit your specific context and circumstance, please feel free to reach out at talktohumanrights@wikimedia.org.

To report credible threats of physical harm or persecution related to Wikimedia activity: emergency@wikimedia.org

Welcome to the Physical Safety Resource Center! Here you will find resources and learning material on how to stay safe in the physical world.

Resources are grouped by thematic subtabs. In every subtab you can find context on threats and risks, recommendations and tools/resources.
Take the time to go through the resources and learn to better protect yourself, the people you interact with and the communities you support.
If you feel overwhelmed or don’t know what to do first, the tab on “Safety Planning” includes some resources that can help you prioritize safety recommendations for your own context.
If you have questions on some of these terms and concepts, try exploring our glossary of threats or reach out to the WMF Human Rights Team at talktohumanrights@wikimedia.org.