Francesca Albanese won the 2026 Palestine Book Prize.
Francesca Albania, an Italian lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, received the Palestinian Book Award for 2026 in the memoirs section for her book "When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words and Open Wounds of Palestine".
This award was given to Albanza last Friday evening, at a ceremony organized by the "Middle East Monitor" institute in London. In a video message at this ceremony, he presented his book and his award to the Palestinian nation in recognition of their sacrifices.
Albania wrote this book under difficult conditions; Especially after the administration of the President of the United States Donald Trump imposed sanctions on him for his reports on human rights in Palestine and violations of Palestinian rights by the Israeli forces. The Arabic version of this work is translated by Ahmed A. Stored and published in 2025 by Hashem Publications in Beirut.