Register now! Tarjimly and Lingua are hosting a free webinar on Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. GMT all about culturally sensitive translation and interpretation. lingua.globalvoices.org/2025/10/regi...

This incredible story was written in Spanish and translated into English by one of the volunteer translators in the @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social project. If you appreciate all the work that goes into bringing it to you, please support: globalvoices.org/donate/

Keep @globalvoices.org newsroom & @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social translation communities strong! Since 2005, GV has been independently shining a light on stories & voices that traditionally aren’t seen in the mainstream media. Please support by donating or sharing! globalvoices.org/2025/07/09/s...

You can support our multilingual newsroom, fighting language hegemony on the internet one translation at a time, by donating to @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social Even a small donation makes a big difference!

VERY pleased to announce that some fantastic new translation managers at @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social have revived our Igbo page! Come find Igbo translations of our stories covering news, culture, and digital rights from contributors around the world! ig.globalvoices.org

New Q&A! "In an ideal world, interpretation would be fully funded and part of every system...Until that day comes, Tarjimly offers a simple and human way to help: showing up for someone in their own language, with care, dignity, and respect." lingua.globalvoices.org/2025/06/lang...

The Ukraine-based Safran publishing house focuses on niche literature: Asian books in Ukrainian translation. Global Voices interviewed its founder Svitlana Pryzynchuk, who lived in China and is now in Taiwan.

Every 3 months, @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social translation managers put forward their favorite translations. Sometimes it's about speed, or clarity, or the way the translator connected with the article. Find some fascinating stories you missed & learn more about our translators' incredible work:

globalvoices.org/2025/04/10/f... I missed this story. LOVE it! Thank you for the translation. @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social @globalvoices.org #Colombia

An essay about recognizing the rights of all living beings. An interview with a Macedonian comic artist. A piece about how Palestinians cope with displacement. And many more! Take a look at the latest honorees in our Translated Story Spotlight. 👏 lingua.globalvoices.org/2025/05/a-ro...

more stories in more languages means a more diverse internet, more access for people who don't speak English, and not losing the process of translation, a beautiful and very human endeavor. But there aren't many grants supporting this. Your donation - even a small one - makes a huge difference.

Want to support language diversity, multilingual storytelling, human translation, or the cultivation of empathy? Donate to the @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social Lingua project today!

The Malagasy-language version of @globalvoices.org‬ offers over 20,000 news articles about peoples and places all over the world that can serve as valuable sources for the Malagasy Wikipedia. If you're in Madagascar, apply to join the edit-a-thon! lingua.globalvoices.org/2025/05/join...

💡 "...the translator is an interpreter like an actor is an interpreter, the product, the translation, being a personally specific reading of the text in the same way an actor’s performance is a personal specific interpretation...translation is a process not a product." lithub.com/the-future-w...

Don't see your language on @globalvoices.org? You have the power to change that! This is what you see when you start a new language as a volunteer Translation Manager at Lingua: a post welcoming you and a blank slate full of possibility. We've got a new language site in the works. Stay tuned!

Translations, translations, translations, oh my! Over the past several days, Lingua's many volunteers have donated their time to bring @globalvoices.org stories into their languages. Here's just a few (1/8):

The dozens of language sites at @globalvoices.org are made possible by the generosity of the Lingua project’s volunteers, who donate their time to translate stories and thereby build bridges between countries, cultures, languages and peoples. Apply to join: lingua.globalvoices.org/volunteer-as...

"My worry was that we were at the beginning of a race to the bottom... I was concerned we were going to end up hollowing out our industry until what we’re left with is a tech sector rather than a creative, human sector." #translation lingua.globalvoices.org/2025/03/inte...

💡"Language is not just a vessel; it is a living entity. It changes as we change, lives as we live. It is no outsider but a part of us, breathing the same air, taking the shape of our lives, following the same paths of undoing and redemption."

From the archives: "I am not the only one doing this, there are many Taiwanese people engaging in this kind of people’s diplomacy." #translation

"The Malagasy language faces a major problem...As a translator, I strive to revitalize this rare and precious language because I hope it will one day become one of the most sought-after languages ​​in the field of translation."

Quite a number of @globalvoices.org stories became available in lots of languages this week, thanks to the wonderful #translation work of our community of translators! Here's a sampling (1/9):

The dozens of language sites at @globalvoices.org are made possible by the generosity of the Lingua project’s volunteers, who donate their time to translate stories and thereby build bridges between countries, cultures, languages and peoples. Apply to join:

"The creation of the French–Ewe dictionary stems from a simple observation: a community’s language is the core of its identity." #translation

💡"The nuances of languages...are difficult to communicate via translation tools. And the benefits of being bilingual or multilingual–both personally and for the wider community–risk being lost if we don’t support second language learning."

"...we’ve got things a little back-to-front. We’re letting the machines do the heavy lifting by creating a pre-translation, and then we’re doing the dull, mechanical part of the work when we go in and painstakingly tweak and review the machine output."

@risingvoices.bsky.social and Lingua te invitamos a participar en un taller introductorio sobre la traducción del español a las lenguas indígenas de América Latina. Más información y registro: rising.globalvoices.org/lenguas/conv...

Once a quarter, the Lingua project's Translation Managers select outstanding translations of @globalvoices.org stories that deserve a special round of applause. A new batch is coming next month, so be sure not to miss last quarter's honored translators!

Most @globalvoices.org stories are translated into at least one, often multiple languages by volunteers working with @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social. You will ALWAYS find the name of the translator next to the name of the writer at the top of the article, because we value those contributions!

When a language dies, so much is lost: a people’s history, culture and unique perspective, for a start. It’s tempting to hope AI will save languages under threat, but it doesn't address the root causes of the issue, says political anthropologist Gerald Roche.

Lots of @globalvoices.org stories became available in lots of languages this week, thanks to the wonderful #translation work of our community of translators! Here's a sampling:

“I’ve always seen #translation as a highly creative process, a kind of craft, and allowing machines to do the heavy lifting will inevitably have an impact on quality. Plus, who wants to live in a world of dull, uninspiring, automated content?" lingua.globalvoices.org/2025/03/inte...