Elnaz Rekabi

Elnaz Rekabi, 33, was praised by those protesting against Iran's dress code after video emerged of her at the Asian Championships in South Korea on Sunday. BBC ...

A source told BBC Persian on Monday that Ms Rekabi's passport and mobile phone were confiscated, and that she left her hotel in Seoul two days before her scheduled departure date. Authorities have denied killing peaceful demonstrators and instead blamed foreign-backed "rioters". "I was given a list of things to do. "It is important to stress that athletes' safety is paramount for us and we support any efforts to keep a valued member of our community safe in this situation," it added. Other Iranian women who have competed abroad without wearing a headscarf in the past have said they came under pressure from Iranian authorities to issue similar apologies, she adds. Female athletes must also abide by the dress code when they are officially representing Iran in competitions abroad.

The BBC quoted 'well-informed sources' as saying Rekabi's passport and mobile phone had been confiscated by authorities.

Rekabi competed in the finals of a multinational event in South Korea without wearing a hijab, which is mandatory for all Iranian athletes, ...

The death toll also includes at least 23 children, a number [corroborated](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/many-23-children-killed-during-iran-protests-un-rights-office-says-2022-10-18/) by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. [reported](https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/09/mahsa-amini-acting-un-human-rights-chief-urges-impartial-probe-death-iran) blow to the head with a baton—following which she fell into a three-day coma. As part of the protests, thousands of Iranian women have taken to both social media and the streets to protest against the enforcement of the hijab by burning their headscarves and chopping locks off their hair. The morality police deemed that she was violating the public dress code for women which requires them to cover their heads with a hijab and wear loose-fitting clothes that cover their arms and legs. We have also been in contact with Ms Rekabi and the Iranian Climbing Federation. “There is a lot of information in the public sphere regarding Ms Rekabi and as an organisation we have been trying to establish the facts.

Elnaz Rekabi, 33, reportedly left Seoul on Tuesday morning and will be transported directly from the airport to Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, upon her arrival, ...

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The decision by Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi to forgo a hijab came as protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini entered its fifth week.

[who once was detained by Iran,](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-rob-riggle-iran-archive-jon-stewart-9f6e5375b2724b01a2a7981afefa3df2) alleged that Rekabi would be immediately transferred to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison after arriving in the country. Internet access has been disrupted for weeks by the Iranian government. Demonstrations have been seen in over 100 cities, according to the group Human Rights Activists in Iran. In a tweet, the Iranian Embassy in Seoul denied “all the fake, false news and disinformation” regarding Rekabi’s departure on Tuesday. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said it has no comments on the issue. [Half-Century of Reporting on Race in America](https://time.com/6220869/charlayne-hunter-gault-book/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20221014) So far, human rights groups estimate that over 200 people have been killed in the protests and the violent security force crackdown that followed. [The Fate of the Amazon Rainforest Depends on the Brazil Election](https://time.com/6221323/brazil-elections-amazon-rainforest-sonia-guajajara/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20221014) They said the event doesn’t have any rules on requiring female athletes wearing or not wearing headscarves. 16 death in custody of a 22-year-old woman have entered a fifth week. Farsi-language media outside of Iran warned she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied. [Here’s How to Support Protesters in Iran](https://time.com/6220894/how-to-help-protesters-iran/)

An Iranian climber who broke Iran's Islamic laws by competing at an international tournament without her hair covered is on her way back to Tehran, ...

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi returned safely to Tehran amid reports of her going missing for not wearing the hijab during a sports competition.

It was assumed that Elnaz Rekabi, 33, defied the Islamic Republic’s rules regarding the hijab while competing in the Asian Sport Climbing Championships in Seoul on Sunday. According to a BBC Persian report, Elnaz Rekabi’s friends had confirmed that they had not been able to contact her since Sunday. According to her Instagram, she revealed that she was on her way back with fellow athletes, which was why she could not contact her friends, who reported being unable to contact her.