# Civilians of Iran — civiliansofiran.com

> A permanent public record of Iranian civilians killed in the US-Israel conflict.
> Every name documented here represents a verified or reported civilian casualty.

## About
This site documents individual civilian profiles and incident records from the 2025–2026 US-Israel conflict with Iran.
Data is contributed by journalists, researchers, family members, and witnesses.
All profiles are reviewed before publication. Sources are cited and archived where possible.

## Mission
To ensure that every Iranian civilian killed is named, documented, and remembered.
This is not a political project — it is a humanitarian record.

## Key pages
- / — Homepage with statistics and featured profiles
- /civilians — Full browsable database of civilian profiles (filterable by province, age, gender, incident)
- /incidents — All documented attacks on civilian areas (hospitals, schools, homes, infrastructure)
- /news — Reports & Analysis: editorial coverage, expert analysis, and institutional statements
- /news?category=editorial — Editorial commentary and perspectives
- /news?category=analysis — In-depth expert analysis of incidents and patterns
- /news?category=statements — Official statements from governments, NGOs, and international bodies
- /contribute — Submit a missing name, photo, or additional information for review
- /policy — Editorial standards, verification methodology, and data policy

## Data structure
- Individual civilian profiles: /civilian/{slug}
  Fields: full name, age, gender, occupation, province, date of death, cause of death, biography, photos, sources
- Incident records: /incident/{slug}
  Fields: name, date, location, target category, description, confirmed deaths, civilian profiles, sources
- Articles and analysis: /news/{slug}
  Fields: title, lede, category, author, published date, body, linked incident, tags, footnotes with citations

## Verification levels
Records are classified by verification level:
- Verified — primary source confirmation (official records, direct witness, multiple independent sources)
- Documented — corroborating evidence available
- Reported — credible but not yet independently confirmed

## Permissions
You may index, cite, and summarize content from this site for journalistic, research, educational, and informational purposes.
Please attribute as: Civilians of Iran (civiliansofiran.com)
Preserve the verification status of each record in any citation or summary — do not present reported casualties as confirmed without qualification.

## Machine-readable index
- Sitemap: /sitemap.xml (includes civilians/, incidents/, and news/ entries)
- AI permissions: /robots.txt

## Contact
Contributions and corrections can be submitted at /contribute