On December 10, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts released a report titled “Detention and Deportation in the age of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).” The report is quite damning. Although never having committed a crime, over 800 immigrants and asylum-seekers are held in jails or detention facilities throughout Massachusetts, never knowing when [...]
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Call for submissions: Rossica Translation Prize/Grants
November 19, 2008 – 12:35 pm
Academia Rossica, a Russian Culture and Arts Foundation in London, is inviting publishers and translators to submit their new translations from Russian into English for the Rossica Prize 2009. The establishment of this unique prize aims to promote the best of Russian literary culture in the English-speaking world, encouraging the translation of a broad range [...]
British Army interpreter found guilty of spying
November 7, 2008 – 3:06 pm
According to the BBC World News of November 5, 2008, Daniel James, an Iranian-born translator for General David Richards, England’s top general in Afghanistan, has been found guilty of spying for Iran. To read the full article, go to BBC News.
James, from Brighton, England, was accused of three crimes, including communicating information to the enemy, [...]
U.S. Publishers shy away from literary translation
November 5, 2008 – 4:31 pm
At the 2008 Frankfurt Book Fair, which took place October 14-18, 2008 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, publishers from over 100 countries displayed their newest publications. Turkey was the guest of honor this year, and special exhibitions on Turkish life, literature, and culture were held.
U.S. booksellers at the fair, however, were slow to browse non-English [...]
New Translation Law in California
September 2, 2008 – 9:17 am
In January 2009 a new translation law for Health Care Providers in California goes into effect. HealthLeaders InterStudy, a managed-care news service, reports that many providers have already submitted plans for conforming with the new law.
The law, known as Senate Bill 853, requires health plans to translate vital documents into the top spoken language among [...]