Irene is a dedicated member of Respond Crisis Translation and recently sat down for an interview about her work. Due to the precarious and dangerous situation in Nicaragua, Irene uses a pseudonym for her safety …

On May 11, ahead of Nakba Day, Respond Crisis Translation hosted a gathering in Palo Alto, California, to highlight the work of the Palestinian and Arab interpreters and translators who are working tirelessly to support humanitarian parolees from Gaza and …

Earlier this month, on March 21, Representatives U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), and Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), and 27 other House representatives called on the Department of Homeland Security to address serious concerns …

By Leila Lorenzo, Laura Wagner, Ariel Koren, Juan Camilo Mendez
Since its launch in October 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has required asylum seekers at the southern border to use the agency’s CBP One mobile app to schedule their appointments to enter the country.

Respond Crisis Translation’s Co-founder and Director of Operations Meg Sears recently appeared on a panel hosted by Comma Press at Manchester in Translation on decolonizing translation, alongside UCL Professor of Translation Studies Kathryn Bachelor, writer, editor, researcher and translator Dr Kavita Bhanot.

Rudaw, a major publication in Iraqi Kurdistan, featured Respond Crisis Translation’s Kurdish storytelling project, “One year since the quake: Linguicide and resilience of the Kurdish language.”

Even though the media extensively covered the Turkey-Syria earthquake that killed more than 59,000 people exactly one year ago ...

Respond Crisis Translation’s Arabic Team worked tirelessly in 2023, supporting hundreds of individuals seeking asylum and refuge, partnering with organizations on dozens of projects, as well as raising awareness around key language justice issues, throughout 2023 …

In 2023, Respond Crisis Translation’s Portuguese Team worked on 62 cases, translated over 56,000 words, and interpreted for 61 hours. This work mostly concerned the translation of legal immigration documents.

The team also participated in a fascinating project with our partner Ashoka!

Respond Crisis Translation’s Haitian Creole (Krèyol) Team completed hundreds of projects in 2023 – of these, 60 were asylum and/or immigration cases. We also helped mental health professionals provide psychosocial support, worked on several projects related to …

2023 has been a particularly difficult year, witnessing many upheavals and crises around the world, and the French Team, as always, has contributed to making the world a better place.

It was also a year of growth for the French Team, ending with a total of 106 linguists based in 30 countries around the world ..

The Less Frequent & Marginalized Languages (LFM) Team made huge strides in 2023 to uphold Respond Crisis Translation’s values in our fight against language injustices around the world, particularly for speakers of marginalized and Indigenous languages! The LFM Team is a truly global collective of language activists, with members across 86 countries representing over 100 languages!

Every project has a story, and most of the lives that we try to improve by providing language support are a true example of survival, resilience, and courage. Respond Crisis Translation’s Spanish Team worked on a huge variety of projects in 2023 …

The Afghan Languages Team accomplished remarkable feats in 2023.

We take pride in successfully concluding 951 projects, offering our assistance to nearly ten thousand individuals. Around the clock, we collaborated to provide language support across diverse areas such as immigration and asylum, legal matters, asylum clinics, education …

February 24, 2024, marked two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Respond Crisis Translation’s Ukrainian and Russian (UA RU) Languages Team has been working around the clock since the invasion to support Ukrainian people fighting for their lives and freedom.

A Respond Crisis Translation client who was politically persecuted in Venezuela was just granted asylum, alongside his family, after a year-long case!

Respond’s founder and executive director Ariel Koren joined KJZZ, the National Public Radio member station in Phoenix, Arizona, to talk about a new rule requiring asylum seekers to bring their own interpreters during USCIS interviews

von Raman Salah

Eine Auswirkung von Linguizid - der kalkulierten Auslöschung einer Sprache - besteht darin, dass in Zeiten von Katastrophen und Notfällen staatliche Reaktions- und Hilfsmaßnahmen wie wichtige Informationen und Hilfsangebote nicht jener Sprache zugänglich sind, ...

von Leila Lorenzo, Raman Salah

Die kurdische Sprache ist die 40. meistgesprochene Sprache unter den 7.000 Sprachen der Welt.

Kurdisch sprechende Menschen sind über Grenzen hinweg verstreut, was zu verschiedenen sprachlichen Umfeldern führt, die durch unterschiedliche staatliche Maßnahmen geprägt sind.

von Raman Salah

Für viele Menschen, mit denen Respond gesprochen hat, ist die kurdische Sprache ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der kurdischen Identität.

„Wie wir auf Kurdisch sagen… unsere Sprache ist unsere Identität.“ - Gordyaen Jermayi (Betonung hinzugefügt)

von Raman Salah

„Diese Sprache ist meine Sprache. Als jemand, dessen Sprache eingeschränkt, verboten und untersagt wurde, und viele Menschen ins Gefängnis kamen oder bestraft wurden, weil sie in ihrer Sprache sprachen oder schrieben, weil sie in ihr veröffentlichten - ja, ich fühle definitiv eine persönliche Verbindung zum Konzept der Sprachgewalt.“ - Berivan*, Sorani-Sprecherin aus Bashur