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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: interpreters

interpreters stories: 4 news summaries

Iraq's Unmasked Interpreters Fear for Their Lives

New US rule makes it easier for insurgents to target translators

Nov 17, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A change in US military policy in Iraq has endangered some of its more useful local allies: Iraqi interpreters. Since September, translators have no longer been allowed to wear masks while on the job, something they say is necessary to protect their identities from extremists who target them as traitors,... More »

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Iraq • US military • Iraqis killed • interpreters

 Interpreter Shortage
 Signals Gitmo Gridlock

Lawyers struggle to find interpreters for cascade of cases

Aug 20, 08 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of cases filed by Guantanamo prisoners will be delayed by a shortage of qualified interpreters, reports the Washington Post. Lawyers are swamped with work since the Supreme Court ruled that terror suspects have the right to seek release in federal court—and they desperately need translators. Interpreters who can... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Department of Defense • interpreters • Center for Constitutional Rights • US Supreme Court • detainees • Judge Royce C. Lamberth

Britain Opens Doors to
Iraqi Interpreters

In danger if they stay in Iraq, British supporters may settle in the UK

Oct 6, 07 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain will allow and aid hundreds of Iraqi interpreters and their families to relocate to the UK when British forces withdraw, reports the Times of London. Interpreters and other support staff who helped coalition forces in Iraq are often targeted by death squads; dozens have been kidnapped, tortured or killed.... More »

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Iraq • interpreters • Britain

After Uproar, Britain Reviews Asylum Policy

Iraqi interpreters left for dead may win refugee status

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A row over the fate of 91 Iraqi interpreters working for the British military took a new turn today, with the government promising to reexamine its refusal to grant them asylum. The Times of London, which broke the story on Tuesday, now reports that Gordon Brown has ordered a review... More »

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Iraq • torture • Gordon Brown • kidnapping • asylum • interpreters • British military • Des Browne

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