Human Rights 

Middle East war: UN’s Türk decries ‘severe restrictions’ on free speech

April 1, 2026 Village Reporter

From Iran to multiple nations in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, around 3,000 people have reportedly been arrested in the first month of the ongoing war across the region, sparking alarm over free speech restrictions and state repression. Source UN News

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