"Albanese has done nothing more than speak" — Justice Richard J. Leon. US court temporarily blocks Trump's "vastly over inclusive" sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine @FranceskAlbs on freedom of speech grounds. Will Europe now act? Albanese had submitted reports denouncing Israel's mass killing and ethnic cleansing. She also named US companies such as Google and Palantir who facilitated Israel's actions. The ruling was made by senior DC judge Richard D. Leon who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002. US sanctions are still active against European and Canadian ICC judges (the legality of which was not considered) and punitive measures against Albanese could be reimposed during subsequent hearings. The EU can block the sanctions using its "blocking statute" — a move Spain's government said it would back. But will it?

She's trying to stop a genocide. They are trying to stop her. Demand action to counter the US-Israeli sanctions on @FranceskAlbs and others. Sign up: now is the time for Courage. courageinternational.org/sig…

Unforgettable moment: Julian Assange sets foot in Australia after 14 years of detention. One year ago today.

One year ago today, Julian Assange began his 48-hour journey to freedom, leaving Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom and boarding a jet bound for Australia via the remote U.S. island of Saipan. “365 days have passed, but we are light years away from Belmarsh prison. To all the supporters who helped make this possible — there are no words to express how grateful we are to have Julian free.” - Stella Assange

Keir Starmer’s government has announced that it will ban British protest group Palestine Action using ‘terrorism’ laws. The group is paying for its success in targeting Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, which directly lobbied British authorities to crack down on the activists. Israel’s embassy in London appears to have also pressured the British government to intervene in Palestine Action court cases, although relevant documents released under FOI were heavily redacted as they “would be likely to prejudice the UK’s relations with Israel.” Now Elbit and Israel have got their way, and for the first time a protest organisation will be banned (on 30 June) in Britain under the Terrorism Act, alongside groups like Islamic State and al-Qaida.