US sanctions imposed on UN expert Francesca Albanese by the Trump administration have been temporarily ⁠blocked by a judge. A federal judge has temporarily ⁠blocked United States sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territory. UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 after she publicly criticised Washington’s policy on Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Family of UN rapporteur Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions list 2 of 3 Israel systematically torturing Palestinians in custody, says UN expert list 3 of 3 UN expert says world has given Israel ‘licence to torture Palestinians’ end of list Albanese’s husband and daughter filed a lawsuit in February against the Trump administration over the sanctions.…