The Ukrainian Wikipedia community is protesting laws that go into effect Jan. 21 that criminalize criticism of government officials. In a protest banner message on its site, the community says that free speech on the internet needs to be protected.

The editors

who run the site also announced a daily 30-minute strike from 4 p.m. to 4:30

p.m. on Jan. 21. During that time, the Ukrainian pages of Wikipedia will not be

available.