Re: [atlarge-discuss] [APCNews] APC Statement now in French, Spanish, Portuguese,Japanese, Slovak

[eric@hi-tek.com]

Those of us involved in multi-cultural and multinational work applaud such
efforts.
However as has been seen in A.S.E.A.N. English must be the base for the
translation.

Eric Dierker

espresso@e-scape.net wrote:

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> From: Karen Higgs <khiggs@apc.org>
> Organization: Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
> Subject: [APCNews] APC Statement now in French, Spanish, Portuguese,
> Japanese, Slovak
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> APC OPPOSES ACTIONS AGAINST AL JAZEERA WEBSITE
>
> The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), an international
> network of civil society organizations supporting the use of the
> Internet for social justice, came out in opposition to recent attempts
> to curtail the online presence of Arabic-language news service, Al
> Jazeera.
>
> "The Internet must be allowed to freely perform its unique and vital
> role as a promoter of 'freedom of expression' and content diversity,
> especially in times of conflict," APC said in a statement released April
> 4.
>
> The statement can now be read in six languages*:
>
> English: http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=10848
> Spanish: http://www.apc.org/espanol/news/index.shtml?x=11032
> Portuguese: http://www.cidadania.org.br/conteudo.asp?conteudo_id=664
> French: http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=11168
> Slovak: http://www.changenet.sk/?&section=spr&x=70512
> Japanese: http://www.labornetjp.org/antiwar2003/news2003/20030404apc
>
> The statement is featured in an article ("US turns to net for war
> updates",  April 8 2003) by BBC Online:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2925289.stm
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> *APC would like to thank ChangeNet, RITS and LaborNet Nippon for
> translations into Slovak, Portuguese and Japanese respectively.
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