Their Own Young People Dislike What They Do To Them

Young people in Iran are using a new app called Gershad (a contraction of 'Gashte Ershad', or 'guidance patrol'), to avoid the 'morality police' by sharing the location of checkpoints with other users.

 Iran has a very youthful population, with half of its people aged 25 and under.

 At checkpoints strict Islamic dress and behavior codes are enforced, and their ad hoc nature can make them difficult to avoid.

 Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, said of Gershad, "This is an innovative idea and I believe it will lead to many other creative apps which will address the gap between society and government in Iran."