US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese

5 days ago

The United States has removed Francesca ​Albanese, a UN special rapporteur on the ​Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, from its list of sanctioned individuals, according to the US Treasury Department website. The removal on Wednesday comes a week after a federal judge temporarily blocked the sanctions, finding that the administration likely violated her free-speech rights by imposing the measures ​after she criticised Israel's