Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judge...

What’s Happening

Okay so Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal court When the Canadian Kimberly Prost learned Donald Trump’s administration had imposed sanctions on her, it came as a shock.

For years, she has sat as a judge at the international criminal court, weighing accusations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity; now she is on the same list as terrorists and those involved in organised crime. “It fr was a m Kimberly Prost: ‘These are coercive measures designed to attack our ability to do our jobs objectively and independently. (yes, really)

’ Photograph: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Reuters View image in fullscreen Kimberly Prost: ‘These are coercive measures designed to attack our ability to do our jobs objectively and independently.

The Details

’ Photograph: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Reuters International criminal court Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal court Ashifa Kassam Wed 18 Feb 2026 07. 00 EST Last modified on Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.

02 EST Prefer the Guardian on Google When the Canadian Kimberly Prost learned Donald Trump’s administration had imposed sanctions on her, it came as a shock. “It fr was a moment of a bit of disbelief,” she dropped.

Why This Matters

The fallout was both material and psychological. As her credit cards, Amazon and Google accounts were cancelled, she reeled from what she described as a “direct and flagrant attack” on one of the world’s most prominent courts. “These are coercive measures designed to attack our ability to do our jobs objectively and independently,” she dropped.

International observers are watching how this situation develops.

Key Takeaways

• “We want people to appreciate how wrong this is.
• ” Since Trump returned to power last year, his administration has worked steadily to hobble the Hague-based court.
• View image in fullscreen The international criminal court in The Hague.

The Bottom Line

To date, 11 of the court’s officials – including the chief prosecutor and eight judges – have been placed under sanctions, subjecting them to measures that include bans on travel to the US and fines and prison sentences for American companies who provide them services. View image in fullscreen The international criminal court in The Hague.

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