US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinian rights

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The United States has lifted sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, a week after a federal judge blocked the measures. The sanctions, imposed by the Trump administration in July, were reportedly a punishment for Albanese's advocacy and reports detailing alleged Israeli human rights abuses and complicity in the Gaza conflict.

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Albanese is among several people sanctioned by the US for advocacy against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.

US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinian rights

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