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June 2026
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Not This Time.

Editorial

Not This Time.

Civilians of Iran launched in June 2025, in the hours after the first Israeli strikes on Tehran. This post explains what we are, what we have built, and why the work is not optional.

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Join CoI: Volunteer Roles Open Across the Division

Civilians of Iran is expanding its documentation and analysis capacity. We are looking for volunteers across six roles, communications, technical, design, administration, international law, and journalism, who are committed to rigorous, principled reporting on the human cost of conflict on Iranian civilians.

4 min read

Analysis

After the Blast: The Hidden Civilian Harm of the Mahshahr Strikes

The visible damage in Mahshahr was only the first layer. The deeper civilian harm lies in the systems the strikes interrupted: power, water, work, emergency response, and household life.

6 min read
After the Blast: The Hidden Civilian Harm of the Mahshahr Strikes

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"War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians"

Attacks on essential infrastructure have already punished millions of civilians both near and far from the front lines. This pattern, combined with an escalatory rhetoric that disregards the limits imposed by international humanitarian law, normalizes a style of warfare that strips away our shared humanity.

Mirjana Spoljaric1 min read
"War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians"

StatementsRepost

IRCS and INCHL Condemn U.S. Strike on Destroyer Dena as Grave Breach of IHL Violation

Statement No. 5 of the Iranian Red Crescent Society and the National Committee on International Humanitarian Law documents the March 5, 2026 U.S. submarine strike on the destroyer Dena, a training vessel returning from an international naval exercise in India, which killed 84 crew members and cadets, left 20 missing, and wounded 32 more near the territorial waters of Sri Lanka. The statement identifies at least ten discrete violations of international humanitarian law, including breaches of Geneva Convention II, the San Remo Manual, and the law of neutrality.

Pir Hossein Kolivand2 min read
IRCS and INCHL Condemn U.S. Strike on Destroyer Dena as Grave Breach of IHL Violation