Iranian female climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in Seoul, South Korea, without a hijab, was put on an early flight back to the Islamic Republic, where she faces possible imprisonment.
who competed in a South Korean championship without a hijab has reportedly gone missing and is expected to be placed under arrest upon her return to the Islamic Republic. at the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday, has not been heard from.
The Iranian government routinely pressures activists at home and abroad, often airing what rights group describe as coerced confessions on state television, according to the Associated Press. Sport Climbing’s Asia Championship, She wore just a black headband when competing Sunday, her dark hair pulled back in a ponytail; she had a white jersey with Iran's flag as a logo on it. The video of Rekabi competing without the headscarf went viral as protests sparked by the Septembera 22-year-old woman detained by the country’s morality police for wearing the hijab too loosely, have entered a fifth week in more than 100 Iranian cities.
In a tweet, the Iranian Embassy in Seoul denied"all the fake, false news and disinformation" regarding Rekabi’s departure. But instead of posting a photo of her from the Seoul competition, it posted an image of her wearing a headscarf at a previous competition in Moscow, where she took a bronze medal.
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