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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

@johnhollinger.bsky.social Would you be available for an interview for BBC World Service on the LA Clippers story tonight around 1745 your time?

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 20/03/2026

A shocking new investigation by Index reveals that Emily (not her real name), a school librarian in Greater Manchester, faced disciplinary action after stocking the book Men Who Hate Women. Nearly 200 books were targeted. 1/4 By @katiedd.bsky.social

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International Bar Association @ibanews.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A dispute between the UK and Rwanda over a cancelled bilateral asylum deal is due to be heard at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in March. Commentators say it’s a case that could have long-term implications for UK asylum policy and influence future bilateral deals in this area. 🔗Read more:

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Rwanda arbitration case set to have long term influence on UK asylum policy

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

In my latest for @indexoncensorship.org I speak to @zeldaperkins.bsky.social about the devastating impact of NDAs and why a clause banning NDAs in the workplace in the Employment Rights Act means even more as UK businesses grapple with the fallout from the US administration's diversity rollback

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Enjoyed discussing the ethics of AI-generated content, the social harms posed by AI chatbots and what it all means for free speech with @tanyagoodin.bsky.social Henry Shevlin Jonathan Hall KC, @sahartahvili.bsky.social @jordicalbad.bsky.social and Susie Alegre. Free to read for a limited time only!

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I couldn’t believe my eyes at the price when I tried to buy a carton of orange juice last week! This is a good explainer on why orange juice prices are so high at the moment www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Why supermarket prices really became sky high in the UK

Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I spoke to Galina Arapova and Mark Stephens for @ibanews.bsky.social on Russia's continued crackdown on digital freedoms through new censorship laws, internet shutdowns and restricting access to foreign apps and websites. Read more here: www.ibanet.org/Russia-steps...

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Russia steps up crackdown on digital freedoms

A new Russian law – which came into effect in September – punishes online searches for what the government labels ‘extremist content’. But while the Kremlin has published a list of more than 5,000 ban...

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It’s four years since the Taliban toppled Kabul and Afghans’ basic rights were eroded. Here’s my article for @indexoncensorship.org last year where I spoke to some very brave Afghan women about what it’s like to live under Taliban rule www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/01/afgh...

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Afghanistan's female lawyers are the latest target for the Taliban

Pursuing a legal career has become impossible for women in the country. Some of those women told Index their stories

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

"It is truly a workers’ rights win," said @zeldaperkins.bsky.social when asked her thoughts on the UK's decision to ban NDAs in cases of harassment & discrimination. I wrote this for @ibanews.bsky.social on why it matters & why it won't make settlements more difficult www.ibanet.org/Rule-of-law-...

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Rule of law: UK to ban NDAs in cases of harassment and discrimination

The UK government has said it will legislate to stop employers from using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to cover up harassment and discrimination in what campaigners hope will lead to a sea change ...

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

In a week when Mzia Amaglobeli was sentenced to 2 years in prison on politically motivated charges, it seems apt that @indexoncensorship.org publishes my profile of Professor Donald Rayfield on why he’s speaking out against Georgia’s authoritarian regime www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/land...

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Land of the Free?: Trump's war on speech at home and abroad - Index on Censorship

The Summer 2025 issue of Index on Censorship Looks at how the second Trump administration is eroding free speech at home and overseas

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

My latest blogs for @right2equality.bsky.social on one family’s fight to stay together in the family courts.⁠ An imperfect system (Part 1) righttoequality.org/an-imperfect...

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An imperfect system: Part one - Right to Equality

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Such an interesting article by @martinbright.bsky.social on the culture of secrecy hanging over maternity services and women's healthcare in England. A must read.

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Delighted to be published in the latest edition of @indexoncensorship.org and have insight from @annagvarish.bsky.social Tamar Oniani from the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Institution and academic Sophie Shamanidi into how Georgia’s ruling party is stifling free speech and dismantling independent media

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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Yesterday, I joined the journalists’ solidarity march in Tbilisi, holding my sign: ‘media freedom is the right of the people.’ As GD tightens its grip with laws to silence us, it’s not just journalists who suffer—it’s society, robbed of truth. #GeorgiaProtests 📸 Tbel Abuseridze

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Really helpful analysis on what Trump's latest tariff increases mean for global trade and why they may not bring the economic benefits that he's hoping for

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International Bar Association @ibanews.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

@ruthsgreen.bsky.social Global Insight feature explores the upcoming Latin American elections. www.ibanet.org//Latin-Ameri...

Quote from Christopher Sabatini: Ecuador’s election is the first in Latin America in the Trump 2.0 era it’s going to be a bellwether

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Delighted to receive a copy of 'Anywhere But Here' - a deep dive into the UK's broken asylum system by @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social I've looked at some of the legal obstacles facing asylum seekers in my reporting, but looking forward to understanding more about why the system is failing so many

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Amidst calls for a public inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal, here's my piece on Prince Harry's settlement and what could happen next, with great insight from Dr Evan Harris, consultant to Harry's legal team, and media law experts Gerald Shamash and Mark Stephens

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I'm just catching up on the Zelensky-Trump nightmarish talks. The brash, domineering arrogance and rudeness of Trump and Vance is so embarrassing to watch. Their infantile demands for more overt gratitude from Zelensky. So disgusting (1/2)

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Important blog here on the importance of accurate reporting. If we want the judiciary to embrace greater transparency, then the press must ensure what they report is accurate and, when necessary, issue corrections. The consequences of misinformation are serious and real for judges and their families

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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Ten years ago today the Russian opposition politician & fierce Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on a bridge opposite Red Square.

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

For those who need reminding, Ukraine is under martial law so elections can't happen. I wrote about this last year. Scroll down to "Ukraine’s democratic dilemma". Unfortunately upholding democracy isn't foremost in the US president's mind at home or abroad www.ibanet.org/the-great-re...

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The Great Repression

As President Vladimir Putin is re-elected for a fifth term, Global Insight examines what’s kept him in power and what the vote means for the rule of law, and for Ukraine.

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I've just been reading about the re-naming of Beckwith House in Stockport. Can anyone put me in touch with a living relative of Supt Howard Beckwith? #journorequest

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Some interesting observations here from @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social on the complex challenges facing open justice and how to balance privacy, transparency and public interest reporting rozenberg.substack.com/p/open-justi...

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Open justice

Holes in the road — and how to fill them

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Belarus' recent presidential election went largely unnoticed as those who try to speak out in the country are silenced or forced to leave. I spoke to @pavelslunkin.bsky.social @markslark2.bsky.social and Mikhail Savva to find out more about why what's happening in Belarus matters

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Widely criticised election sees ‘brutal democracy’ continue in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has secured a seventh consecutive term in an election denounced internationally as a ‘sham’

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

20 years in the making, but in January Ukraine finally joined the International Criminal Court. I delved into the complex backstory for this piece, looking at why there's been so much opposition in Ukraine to joining the ICC and what difference membership will make www.ibanet.org/Ukraine-over...

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Ukraine overcomes challenges to become 125th country to ratify Rome Statute

On 1 January Ukraine finally ratified the Rome Statute and formally became the 125th state party to the International Criminal Court

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 29/01/2025

Read @ruthsgreen.bsky.social’s feature for Index on the impact of the Taliban’s gender-apartheid rules on female lawyers in #Afghanistan, and how brave legal professionals are defying them: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/01/afgh...

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

From today the media is allowed to report from all family courts across England & Wales, whilst still adhering to strict anonymity rules. It's been hailed as a "watershed" change for the family court system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Family courts: 'Watershed moment' as press allowed to report

From Monday, journalists can speak to families about ongoing cases and report what they hear in court.

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21/01/2025

In the run-up to the #Belarus election, Index shares letters from political prisoners still behind bars. #MaksimZnak, a lawyer imprisoned since 18 Sept 2020, remains in prison today. We continue to call for his immediate and unconditional release: www.indexoncensorship.org/campaigns/le...

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

My latest for the IBA on the landmark advisory proceedings on climate change held at the International Court of Justice in December. The ICJ's opinion will be even more significant as the US seeks (again) to withdraw from the Paris Agreement despite the LA wildfires www.ibanet.org/Small-Island...

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Small Island States take landmark case to the ICJ

In December, 15 judges heard more than 100 oral arguments in an international legal case on the climate crisis

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Here's the final part of my blog series for @right2equality.bsky.social This looks at a family court case involving allegations of domestic abuse and international child abduction and how judges, interpreters and court clerks always have to expected the unexpected righttoequality.org/a-week-in-ma...

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A week in Manchester’s Family Court Part Three – Behind Closed Doors - Right to Equality

Ruth Green writes about a hearing where a judge must quickly adjust to unexpected news to determine the best interests of the child.

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Here's the second instalment of my sobering week in Manchester's family court for @right2equality.bsky.social focused on care proceedings, alleged neglect, parental struggles with addiction and a child being reunited with his father after 12 years righttoequality.org/a-week-in-ma...

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A week in Manchester's Family Court - Part Two - Right to Equality

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 07/01/2025

For a limited time, Index’s latest magazine issue, Unsung Heroes, is free to read on Sage! This issue celebrates the universality of music and the vital role of musicians in society while examining how they are being silenced. Explore the new issue now: journals.sagepub.com/toc/IOC/curr...

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Hard to believe this was 10 years ago. A tragic reminder that freedom of expression was then and still is very much under threat

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

My feature on the brave Afghan women who have seen their legal careers, education and fundamental freedoms torn away by the Taliban is now in the latest issue of @indexoncensorship.org Visit their website for more info. Thanks to @shaharzadakbar.bsky.social and others for their incredible insight

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Another year, another COP, but as the dust settles in Baku, I look at whether the so-called "finance COP" really delivered. Read my COP29 analysis about what progress was made, missed opportunities and what challenges remain ahead of COP30 and beyond

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Climate crisis: finance-focused negotiations fall short of expectations of developing nations at COP29

Analysis of COP29 in Azerbaijan

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

My take on ‘brazen’ Russian influence in Moldova’s presidential election, including an exclusive interview with Veronica Dragalin, Moldova’s Chief Anti-corruption Prosecutor, and how the situation compares with interference in Georgian’s recent parliamentary elections www.ibanet.org/Moldova-year...

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Year of elections: Moldova edges towards EU amid claims of ‘brazen’ Russian influence

A referendum on EU membership, alleged Russian interference, a cash-for-votes buying scheme and a tense election run-off culminated in Maia Sandu clinching a second term as President of Moldova

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Ruth Green @ruthsgreen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Blown away reading about support for bereaved school children in NI. There was nothing like that when I was at school and my brother died in 1998. The teachers were supportive of course, but this is next level stuff. I hope it's happening everywhere www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?

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Bereavement: 'It can be really overwhelming to deal with grief'

Teenagers speak about their experience of bereavement at an event run for schools by Marie Curie.

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