Hitchhiking in Iran is pretty unusual, but three young women are sharing their adventures hitching lifts across their country and beyond on social media.

They are also encouraging other Iranian women to get on the road by offering them tips on how to travel safely alone.

Video by Jilla Dastmalchi and Noosha Soluch, BBC Monitoring

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