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monday 09 december 2024
Automatically translated from Basque, translation may contain errors. More information here. 
The City of Irun apologizes for the violation of linguistic rights in the days of historical memory
- Those responsible for the Memory Service indicate that it will have simultaneous translation for future editions. The association Kepa Ordoki and the Observatory on Linguistic Rights reported that they had ordered the participants to speak Spanish.
The Memory Service of the City of Irun apologizes to those who consider that in the days of the historical memory "their linguistic rights were not respected". The heads of the service explain that priority was given to Spanish and that there was no simultaneous translation in Basque. They note that for future editions they will "correct the error" offering simultaneous translation.
From 28 February to 2 March, the City of Irun, in collaboration with Ficoba and the UPV, held the "State Congress of Democratic Memory". Kepa Ordoki - Memoria Histórico en Bidasoa participated in the conference, denouncing that they had received a message from the organization saying that they should give the conference in Spanish "for political reasons". The association of historical memory and the Observatory of Linguistic Rights denounced the attitude of the City Hall for violating linguistic rights.
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