Russia
Interpreting
Translit helps Ukrainian refugees become trained community interpreters
In collaboration with the Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) and the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), Translit has provided community interpreter training for 37 Ukrainian refugees who were previously providing informal language services to fellow Ukrainians in Ireland.
Business
Tetyana Struk: LSP work during wartime
At the beginning of this month, Tetyana Struk sent her husband off to war with a heartbreaking post on social media. In between bomb alarms, she made time for us to tell us what it is like to manage a localization firm from war torn Ukraine.
Uncategorized
The Russian Z: from military identifier to pro-war symbol
All language uses symbols for representation and classification, just like names. But these symbols' meaning can rapidly evolve, and the Russian Z launched during the invasion of Ukraine is a perfect example of such dynamic language significance.
Press Release
ASTW launches campaign to support Ukraine
With the campaign "1 for all, all for Ukraine" ASTW SPECIALISED TRANSLATION invites all Language Service Providers and in general all language professionals to donate 1% of their monthly turnover to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Interpreting
Working in a warzone: LSP manager Maria Malykhina shares her story
MultiLingual reached out to Ukrainian LocLunch ambassador and Localization Production Manager Maria Malykhina to see how she was doing and how we could help.
Uncategorized
Russian government threatens to block Russian Wikipedia for information on war in Ukraine
The Russian government has threatened to ban the Russian-language Wikipedia site for its inclusion of “illegally distributed information” about the ongoing war in Ukraine...
Interpreting
MultiLingual hosts conversation with Ukrainian interpreter Kateryna Rietz-Rakul
Ukrainian-German interpreter Kateryna Rietz-Rakul went viral on social media after breaking into tears while translating a press conference by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Interpreting
German interpreter breaks into tears while interpreting for Zelensky
In a press conference given by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today, the Ukrainian-German interpreter couldn’t help but break into tears on live TV at the end of the president’s speech.
Localization
Russia allows companies extra time to adhere to new localization law
Last summer, the government of Russia adopted a law requiring certain large tech companies to adopt a wide-reaching localization protocol. While the law officially went into place on Jan. 1, the country recently announced that it would be lenient in imposing any penalties during the early days of 2022, in order to accommodate companies that have yet to implement the law’s requirements.