US sanctions on Francesca Albanese have significantly impacted her personal and professional life by restricting her access to financial resources and her ability to work as a lecturer.

Francesca Albanese's family recently won a case against punitive US sanctions, but a US appeal has put the sanctions back in place. Albanese says the sanctioning “equates to a civil death. She is unable to access her bank accounts & savings or continue her work as a lecturer." https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/may/28/human-rights-lawyer-francesca-albanese-on-life-under-us-sanctions-podcast #USPol #USSanctions #EUPol #FrancescaAlbanese #news #palestine .

In an extraordinary move in July last year, the Trump administration placed sanctions on the UN’s special rapporteur for Palestine – placing her alongside figures such as Vladimir Putin and Bashir al-Assad – over her engagement with the international criminal court. As she tells Nosheen Iqbal, it “equates to a civil death”. She is unable to access her bank accounts and savings or continue her work as a lecturer. https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/may/28/human-rights-lawyer-francesca-albanese-on-life-under-us-sanctions-podcast

Francesca Albanese's family recently won a case against punitive US sanctions, but a US appeal has put the sanctions back in place. Albanese says the sanctioning “equates to a civil death. She is unable to access her bank accounts & savings or continue her work as a lecturer." https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/may/28/human-rights-lawyer-francesca-albanese-on-life-under-us-sanctions-podcast #USPol #USSanctions #EUPol #FrancescaAlbanese #news #palestine .