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'I was dragged off the street by men checking my hijab... it happens every day'

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Mahboobeh Rajabi was just 14-years-old when she experienced her first encounter with morality police in her home country of Iran.

She claims she and her friends were stopped by Guidance Police - known as the Gasht-e Ershad - as they went shopping, over concerns their hijab was not being worn correctly.

Mahboobeh claims she was dragged by the head by police, before luckily managing to escape. So, when the mum-of-one, who has lived in Manchester since 2009, heard about the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Iran earlier this month, it sparked a triggering sense of familiarity. READ MORE:Why women are removing their headscarves and cutting their hair on TikTok Ms Amini was last week detained by morality police who said she didn't properly cover her hair with the Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab, which is mandatory for Iranian women.

The 22-year-old collapsed at a police station and died three days later. Police say she died of a heart attack, but her family say she had no history of heart trouble, and her death has sparked defiance and protest - despite the fear of beatings and possible arrest.

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