US Court Suspends Sanctions Against UN Special Rapporteur

"BREAKING! US court has suspended the US sanctions against me! As the judge says: 'Protecting the Freedom of speech is always just the public interest'," Albanese wrote on X, sharing the ruling.

Albanese has drawn international attention for her outspoken criticism of Israeli policies in the Gaza Strip.

Last year, the US imposed sanctions on Albanese, citing her "efforts to prompt" International Criminal Court (ICC) action against US and Israeli officials.

“Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt (ICC) action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X.

Accusing Albanese of waging a “campaign of political and economic warfare” against Washington and Tel Aviv, Rubio added the actions “will no longer be tolerated".

The sanctions followed a report by Albanese that identified corporations facilitating Israeli occupation on Palestinian lands, including Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Palantir, which provide military hardware, surveillance technology and infrastructure that support the illegal occupation.