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'I always wear colourful clothes - now I don't': Iranians tell BBC about fear of security checkpoint searches
Iranians in the country's capital have been telling the BBC about the security checkpoints around the city, where many people are being stopped and searched.
One man in his twenties, who has been providing internet access amid the blackout in the country, tells the BBC of his fear while passing through one in a taxi.
"What I do as a job is considered a crime in Islamic Republic," he explains. "I was really worried, because I had my laptop and phone with me."
"They had stopped cars. But luckily, they didn't search the car that I was in," he says.
Another man, also in his twenties, lays out his strategy for getting through a checkpoint: "I started saying things like 'thanks for your hard work' and that sort of thing.. as if they were genuinely putting in a lot of effort and I appreciated it."
The authorities let him go afterwards.
"I always wear colourful clothes. But now I don’t," says a woman, also in her twenties. "I’m afraid of their patrols, worried that if I wear something too bright it might annoy them."
Iranians in the country's capital have been telling the BBC about the security checkpoints around the city, where many people are being stopped and searched.
One man in his twenties, who has been providing internet access amid the blackout in the country, tells the BBC of his fear while passing through one in a taxi.
"What I do as a job is considered a crime in Islamic Republic," he explains. "I was really worried, because I had my laptop and phone with me."
"They had stopped cars. But luckily, they didn't search the car that I was in," he says.
Another man, also in his twenties, lays out his strategy for getting through a checkpoint: "I started saying things like 'thanks for your hard work' and that sort of thing.. as if they were genuinely putting in a lot of effort and I appreciated it."
The authorities let him go afterwards.
"I always wear colourful clothes. But now I don’t," says a woman, also in her twenties. "I’m afraid of their patrols, worried that if I wear something too bright it might annoy them."
. Taking over oil now? Thought few days ago you were cheering for Iranian government change... looks like that push has disappeared with Sanghis and Zionists? 
