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The Lingua project works to bring down barriers to understanding through mission-driven translation. Our hundreds of volunteers make @globalvoices.org stories available in dozens of languages.

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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"There’s been so many wild and wonderful connections happening because of the community." We spoke with Anikó Pető-Mordovski and Kelsey Frick, founders of #TeamTranslator, about what it's like nurturing a place where freelance translators can come together. lingua.globalvoices.org/2026/09/buil...
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Building a positive, supportive space for freelancers: An interview with the founders of #TeamTranslator
"It’s absolutely a wonderful feeling [...] that we can contribute a little to making the industry a bit better.."
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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happy International Translation Day, everyone! #internationaltranslationday #protecthumancreativity #translatingismysuperpower
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lingua is nothing without its generous community of volunteer translators from around the world. Take a look at some outstanding translations from our contributors published during the first half of the year: lingua.globalvoices.org/2026/08/from...
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From statelessness to stop-motion animation, here are some excellent Lingua story translations from 2026 so far
On a regular basis, the Lingua project's Translation Managers select one or two outstanding translations that deserve special recognition.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social translation into #Yorùbá (from a story originally written in French, and translated via English) yo.globalvoices.org/2026/06/08/1...
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Àwọn oko tíì lórílẹ̀-èdè Burundi ń gbégi dínà ààbò àwọn elégbèdè
Ní orílẹ̀-èdè Burundi, iṣẹ́ ọ̀gbìn ohun mímu tíì ń ṣe ìdènà fún ààbò àwọn ẹ̀dá tó ń dínkù, bíi àwọn elégbèdè.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
love watching the languages rotate in this new @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social widget on the @globalvoices.org home page
Global Voices Lingua
Our community translates Global Voices stories into dozens of languages. Learn more about Lingua »
বাংলা
‘কারাগার যেন আমাদের সম্পূর্ণ গ্রাস না করে – সে জন্যই আমি ক্যানভাসে রঙ ছড়াতাম': ইরানি সাংবাদিক ভিদা রাব্বানির সাক্ষাৎকার
Written (English) by Omid Memarian
Translated (বাংলা) by তৌহিদা আক্তার
Ελληνικά
Η Δυτική και η Κεντρική Αφρική πλημμύρισαν, παρόλο που έχουν μικρή συμβολή στην κλιματική αλλαγή
Written (Français) by Jean Sovon
Translated (English) by Laura
Translated (Ελληνικά) by Global Voices Greek
русский
В Башкирии возрождается традиция самоварных дискотек для молодежи
Written (English) by Anastasia Pestova
Translated (русский) by Anastasia Pestova
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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...
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Register for a free webinar on culturally sensitive translation, hosted by Tarjimly and Lingua
Learn how thoughtful translation and interpretation can respect identity and agency. Join our virtual discussion on culturally sensitive language.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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/
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The Indigenous rangers protecting Katsa Su in Colombia
The rangers dedicate themselves to serving their community, which, in Katsa Su, includes both humans and nonhumans.
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Rising Voices @risingvoices.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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...
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Support Global Voices as we launch our donation campaign
Sharp cuts to foreign aid by a number of governments are shrinking the available funds for nonprofits, with digital rights organizations like ours taking a particular hit.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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!
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Donate to the Lingua Translation Project · Global Voices Lingua
Support language diversity, multilingual journalism, human translation and the cultivation of empathy with a financial contribution.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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
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Global Voices n’asusu Igbo · Local perspectives for a global audience
Global Voices (Global Voices) is an international, multilingual community of writers, translators, academics, and digital rights activists.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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...
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‘Language should never stand in the way of care, dignity or justice’
Tarjimly allows asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants to receive language support from volunteers. We spoke with the platform’s translation team to learn more.
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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 09/06/2025
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.
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A niche publisher is using Asian literature to bring Taiwan and Japan closer to Ukraine
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.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
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:
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Outstanding translations from the Lingua team!
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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
globalvoices.org/2025/04/10/f... I missed this story. LOVE it! Thank you for the translation. @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social @globalvoices.org #Colombia
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From Colombia: A manifesto of love for all living beings
The presence of Añemó and the wisdom of the Awá led me to question the outdated idea that only humans can be subjects of rights.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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...
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A round of applause for these excellent story translations from the first three months of 2025
Once a quarter, the Lingua project's Translation Managers select one or two outstanding translations that deserve special recognition.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Want to support language diversity, multilingual storytelling, human translation, or the cultivation of empathy? Donate to the @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social Lingua project today!
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Donate to the Lingua translation project · Global Voices Lingua
Support language diversity, multilingual storytelling, human translation and the cultivation of empathy with a financial contribution.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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...
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Join us for the edit-a-thon: Strengthening Wikipedia Malagasy with Global Voices
Wikimedia Community User Group Madagascar and Global Voices Malagasy invite you to take part in the one-day edit-a-thon designed to create free knowledge in Malagasy incorporating citable sources…
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
💡 "...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...
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The Future Will be Translated: A Manifesto in Three Lies
In my early twenties, I worked one summer as domestic help in a private residence for rich male university students in New York City. As part of our training, we women were taught to close all the …
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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!
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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):
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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...
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"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...
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‘We think humans should be doing the actual creation work': An interview with FairLoc's Tina Julsgaard
FairLoc is a digital seal that certifies a translation was created by humans, not machines. Co-founder Tina Julsgaard explains its origin, how it works and why it matters.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
💡"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."
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Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English: On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another
I remember the first time I learned an English word. It was in a classroom somewhere in downtown Tehran. The language school was a four-story building, grand but sad, set against the smog and noise…
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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
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Polish-Taiwanese cultural bridges: An interview with translator Wei-Yun Lin-Górecka
Taiwan and Poland are distant geographically and culturally, yet share a long history of bilateral relations, as Taiwan-based translator and researcher Lin Wei-Yun Górecka explains.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
"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."
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‘A piece of home I carry with me': What our mother tongues mean to us
Members of the Global Voices community discuss the beauty of and injustices faced by their native languages.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
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):
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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:
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Volunteer as a Translator · Global Voices Lingua
Volunteering as a translator with the Lingua project can be rewarding in several different ways.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
"The creation of the French–Ewe dictionary stems from a simple observation: a community’s language is the core of its identity." #translation
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Interview with the author of a new French–Ewe dictionary in Togo
Slowly but surely, linguistic communities are benefiting from initiatives to promote local languages. A French–Ewe dictionary is now accessible, aimed at boosting language learning in West Africa.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
💡"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."
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With AI translation tools so powerful, what is the point of learning a language?
AI-powered technology means it has never been easier to translate between two languages. But that doesn’t mean we should give up on learning another tongue. The benefits still outweigh the effort.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"...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."
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‘We think humans should be doing the actual creation work': An interview with FairLoc's Tina Julsgaard
FairLoc is a digital seal that certifies a translation was created by humans, not machines. Co-founder Tina Julsgaard explains its origin, how it works and why it matters.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
@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...
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[Convocatoria] Taller virtual: Traducción a lenguas indígenas · Activismo Digital de Lenguas Indígenas
Rising Voices y Global Voices Lingua te invitamos a participar en un taller virtual introductorio sobre la traducción del español a las lenguas indígenas. No solo aprenderás sobre la metodología de la...
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
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!
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Celebrating outstanding translations from the last three months
Once a quarter, the Lingua project's Translation Managers select one or two outstanding translations that deserve a special round of applause.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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!
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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.
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Four villages in Tibet have a lot to tell us about AI and the future of linguistic diversity
Artificial intelligence cannot solve the material, social and political problems that are driving global language endangerment.
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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:
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Global Voices Lingua @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
“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...
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‘We think humans should be doing the actual creation work': An interview with FairLoc's Tina Julsgaard
FairLoc is a digital seal that certifies a translation was created by humans, not machines. Co-founder Tina Julsgaard explains its origin, how it works and why it matters.
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