Ukraine: Translator May Lose Job? · Global Voices
Paul Frankenstein

Neeka's Backlog brings us a report from a Russian newspaper that Natalya Dmytruk, the sign language interpreter for the state TV channel, may soon lose her job. Dmytruk played a key role in Ukraine's Orange Revolution when she silently informed her viewers that initial election results were fraudulent while her speaking colleagues were toeing the party line.