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  "id": 13429083,
  "title": "Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls ICC sanctions 'unacceptable'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/nobel-peace-laureate-pillay-calls-icc-sanctions-unacceptable",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T13:57:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/nobel-peace-laureate-pillay-calls-icc-sanctions-unacceptable"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Navi Pillay, the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has strongly condemned the United States' sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling them \"unheard of\" and \"unacceptable.\" The former UN rights chief, a South African judge, made her remarks via video link from Nuremberg during an event at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. Pillay expressed deep concern over the continued existence of international courts, particularly the ICC in The Hague. The sanctions announced by the US target judges for issuing judicial orders, which Pillay described as \"unheard of\" and \"unacceptable.\" This situation emerged following President Trump's derogatory comments about Pillay, describing her as a \"mystery person\" and criticizing the Nobel Committee for not awarding the 2026 prize to her, calling it \"disgraceful and embarrassing.\"",
  "summary": "Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls ICC sanctions 'unacceptable' The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize Navi Pillay, a South African judge and former UN rights chief, called the US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) \"unheard of, unacceptable\" on Saturday. \"There is so much tension and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International…",
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        "published": "2026-10-10T15:02:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/nobel-peace-laureate-says-us-sanctions-on-icc-unacceptable",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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