Hengaw Human Rights Organisation published its 9th casualty report on 2 April, five or more days overdue. The report confirms 7,300 killed in 34 days, including 890 civilians, 180 minors, and 210 women. The toll rose 400 from the previous floor of 6,900. Iran's official count remains frozen at 1,937; state media separately reported 2,076, a figure that has drifted upward without acknowledging the discrepancy.
The gap between Hengaw's 7,300 and Iran's official 1,937 is now 3.7-fold. Both figures carry methodological caveats: Hengaw counts all conflict-related deaths across provinces; Iran's count uses a narrower definition. Hengaw's methodology is the more transparent of the two, and its prior reports have been broadly consistent with HRANA and other independent monitors.
The new element in the 9th report is the documented evidence of IRGC forces stationing in schools, dormitories, and mosques. Under the laws of armed conflict, using protected civilian buildings as military positions creates dual violations: one by the party using the shield, one potentially by the party that strikes through it. Both tracks will feature in any subsequent accountability process.
Hengaw's five-day publication delay is itself a data point. The organisation has published on a regular cycle since the war began. Delays correlate with access restrictions inside Iran, not with a lower toll.
