US lawfare targeting UN on Palestine
Richard Stallman's Personal Page [Unofficial]
April 18, 2026
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestine, has been singled out by the persecutor as a special target for the most
extreme possible lawfare persecution.
It is shocking that the US has the power to block use of bank payment cards world-wide. No country should have that special power, and European countries ought to set up their own networks that the US cannot censor. But I can affirm that it's not hard to live without a bank card. I never use mine except to buy airline tickets, which I do perhaps once every few years — and I could pay cash if necessary.
The other forms of harassment and punishment described in the article are harder to cope with.
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