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UN warns of rights clampdown in Iran, across Mideast amid war

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01-04-2026 | 08:14

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UN warns of rights clampdown in Iran, across Mideast amid war

Iran and countries across the Middle East are using the war as an excuse to clamp down on rights, the U.N. warned Wednesday as it denounced attempts to limit media freedom in Israel and the United States.

"We are witnessing a sharp securitization of civic space across the region, with severe restrictions imposed by governments on people exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly," U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement.

He also decried "attempts to limit media freedom, such as restrictions imposed by Israeli military censorship authorities, and a threat by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to revoke broadcast licenses for coverage deemed critical of the war."

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