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Dialogue on Crisis Translation from Aotearoa to the World

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From left to right: Dr Fahim Afarinasadi (MSD), Dr Sara Harrison (Hazard and Risk Social Scientist, NZ), Prof Federico Federici (University College London), Dr Roula Salam (FIT, University of Alberta), His Excellency Keith Smith, Agustina Marianacci (NZSTI), Peter-Lucas Jones (Te Hiku Media), Dr Mark Fishel (University of Tartu), Te Ataahia Hurihanganui (Te Reo Māori translator

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International Translation Day 2026 Webinar

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By Jørgen Christian Wind Nielsen, (FIT, chair of the External Partnerships Standing Committee and Council member)   The theme for the International Translation Day (ITD) 2026 webinar is ‘Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights’, and will focus on translation, interpreting and terminology at the heart of linguistic inclusion, with the subtitle ‘the power of being understood’. 

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FIT Asia hosts inaugural lecture on AI and translation

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By Defeng LI (FIT Asia, University of Macau) and Junhuan Liu (TAC)    The Asian Regional Centre of the International Federation of Translators (FIT Asia) launched its Global Online Lecture Series on 9 December 2025, with the first session delivered by Mr Gao Anming, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the Translators Association of China (TAC),

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FIT president visits Czech Republic

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The Union of Translators and Interpreters of the Czech Republic (JTP) alerted FIT to the Czech government’s proposal to replace human interpreters with unsupervised AI machine interpreting in immigration and legal settings. Concerned that this could set a precedent for other governments to prioritise perceived cost savings over best practices and service quality, the FIT

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ITD 2024 theme and 2025 Congress venue announced

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FIT Council is pleased to share this year’s theme for International Translation Day (ITD): Translation, an art worth protecting. Inspired by issues surrounding copyright, this year’s theme embraces the recognition of translations as original creative works in their own right, owed the benefit of copyright protection under the Berne Convention. As the creators of derivative

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