Hello Hassan Arara

Thank you for the previous contributions that you’ve made to OSM, but, unfortunately, we now have to advise that a temporary block has been placed on your OSM account.

You have recently made changes to the map in the region of West Darfur, to create the new separate country of Masalit State.

What is your evidence of the existence of this State, please?

While you may well have strong convictions regarding it, OSM is not the place to make political statements! Please refer to https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/d/d8/DisputedTerritoriesInformation.pdf

Once you have read this note, you will again be able to log-in and continue mapping in OSM.

However, if we have not heard from you with the required explanations by 1 October, further action may have to be taken.

Please contact us by e-mail at data@osmfoundation.org quoting Ticket #2023092610000178 - user/Hassan Arara

Thank you,

Kind regards,

Graeme Fitzpatrick OSMF Data Working Group