Hengaw's eighth report confirmed 6,900 killed through Day 29, including 720 civilians among them 150 children and 190 women, while Iran's Health Ministry has not updated its official figure of 1,937 since Day 28. Hengaw had documented 6,900 dead and 1,700 arrested in its previous report; the methodology and the divergence ratio have remained consistent across all eight reports.
The Hengaw methodology requires explanation. The organisation operates networks of human rights monitors in Kurdish-majority provinces, which have both disproportionate civilian casualties and restricted media access. Their count is a documented minimum verified through independent corroboration, not a comprehensive survey.
At 92 deaths per day between Days 25 and 29, Day 33 projects at approximately 8,250 to 8,500 killed. Iran's official figure of 1,937 has not moved since Day 28, a freeze that follows the pattern established early in the conflict when Iran revised its toll upwards from 1,750 to 1,937 and then stopped updating. The State Department had counted 93,000 damaged properties in Iran by Day 27, providing independent corroboration that the scale of destruction is incompatible with the low official death toll.
The concentration in Kurdish border provinces matters. Ilam, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, and West Azerbaijan account for 107 of the 720 civilian deaths despite holding a small fraction of Iran's population. These provinces are structurally more exposed to cross-border strikes and have the least access for journalists and aid organisations. The human cost at Day 32 had already established this pattern; today's report confirms it has not moderated.
