Washington — On Wednesday, the United States removed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, after a federal court issued an injunction earlier this month. The Treasury Department's website listed the designation removal on 21 May 2026, reversing a July 2025 blacklist that had restricted her financial transactions. The removal follows a preliminary injunction granted last week by US District Judge Richard Leon, who wrote that protecting freedom of speech is 'always' in the public interest; the injunction had halted enforcement of the sanctions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had announced the July 2025 designation, while Albanese has denied allegations of antisemitism and other accusations tied to her UN reporting and ICC recommendations.
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此案突显了国家安全与言论自由之间的平衡。它关系到一名联合国官员在不受经济惩罚的威胁下,就争议性问题进行举报的权利。如果您重视这些权利,请关注类似案件。
美国政府可以实施制裁,但法院可以对其提出质疑。此案展示了我们体制的制衡机制在发挥作用。如果您信奉公平竞争和言论自由,这就是一个胜利。如果您认识珍视这些原则的人,值得转发。
制裁的解除使弗朗切斯卡·阿尔巴尼斯和倡导巴勒斯坦人权的组织受益,恢复了她获得全球金融系统的渠道,并使她能够在没有即时银行限制的情况下继续向联合国报告。
支持制裁的美国官员遭遇了法律上的挫折,因为一位联邦法官发现第一修正案存在担忧,这限制了这些官员维持对联合国专家实施的指定金融和交易限制的能力。
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