Denmark: Translators and writers win right to compensation from the state
Tags: DenmarkIn 2021, the Danish Authors’ Society (of which DOF is a part), the Danish Publishers’ Association and the collecting society CopyDan instituted proceedings against the state-owned library service, Nota, which provides audiobooks for visually impaired...
Spanish translators join forces against non-paying publishing house: avalanche of solidarity on Twitter
Tags: SpainA spontaneous campaign started on Twitter last Tuesday 4th of June with the hashtag #MalpasoPagaYa (Malpaso, pay now) in support of translators affected by the non-payment of the Spanish publishing house Malpaso Ediciones. The spark was a series of messages...
Two translators among arrested human rights defenders in Istanbul
Tags: TurkeyOn 5 July 2017, ten human rights defenders from various international organisations who took part in a workshop on the island of Büyükada, Istanbul, were arrested. Two of them, İdil Eser and Özlem Dalkıran, also work as translators. Both are members of the...
First hearing in the case against the detained translator Necmiye Alpay, author Aslı Erdoğan and other members of the advisory board of the newspaper Özgür Gündem. They risk a life sentence.
Tags: TurkeyOn 24 November 2016, the first hearing was held in the case against the translator Necmiye Alpay, the author Aslı Erdoğan and other members of the advisory board of the now banned newspaper Özgür Gündem. The hearing took place in the court house in...