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Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability

UN human rights experts have raised alarm over renewed US–Iran hostilities, calling for independent investigations into alleged violations of international law, including attacks affecting civilians and protected civilian sites.

24 July 2026Reem Alsalem, Morris Tidball-Binz, George Katrougalos, Ben Saul, Farida Shaheed3 min read

Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability

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The human cost of the 40-day Iran war

Airwars found Iranian civilians were killed or injured on every day of the 40-day war, tracking nearly 300 separate incidents of harm across the country.

19 June 2026Airwars17 min read

Editorial

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.

9 May 20264 min read

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.

8 May 20269 min read

Editorial

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.

8 April 20266 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.

23 March 2026Mirjana Spoljaric1 min read

"War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians"

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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.

18 March 2026Pir Hossein Kolivand2 min read

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

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MSF adapts and scales up activities amid escalating Middle East conflict

Médecins Sans Frontières warned that escalating attacks across the Middle East, including in Iran, have killed, injured, and displaced civilians, and called for the protection of civilians and medical infrastructure.

5 March 20261 min read

MSF adapts and scales up activities amid escalating Middle East conflict

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UNESCO expresses concern over the protection of cultural heritage sites amidst escalating violence in the Middle East

UNESCO has expressed concern over reported damage to cultural heritage sites in Iran amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East, reminding all parties of their obligations to protect cultural property under international law.

2 March 20261 min read