Elnaz Rekabi, Iranian Climber Competed without Hijab, Arrested, to be Jailed

Climber Elnaz Rekabi reportedly missing after defying Iran’s mandatory hijab at IFSC Asia Camp, on October 17th, in Seoul

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Iranian climber who without the mandatory hijab participated in the Combined Finals at the IFSC Asia Continental Championship in Seoul on October 16th is to be arrested upon entry, in Tehran. Her competition was widely shared on social media. Reportedly she was placed in isolation in the Iranian embassy in Seoul yesterday, making it impossible for anyone to contact her. Other reports indicate his brother was also detained by the security forces earlier yesterday in an effort to put Rekabi under pressure.

Other references:

Independent: Elnaz Rekabi: Iranian athlete posts Instagram ‘apology’ for competing without a hijab

IranWire Exclusive: Athlete Who Competed Without Hijab Will be Jailed

CNN: Concerns mount over Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi after she competed without hijab

ABC News: Female athlete represents Iran without hijab at overseas climbing competition

Iranian female athletes have been required since 1979 to compete while wearing the mandatory hejab. As far as I know Elnaz Rekabi is the first to ignore this requirement. She got to the final round of the Asian Climbing Competitions, finishing in 4th place pic.twitter.com/hIVPgL8ytd

— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) October 16, 2022

Breaking via BBC Persian

Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi who competed without the Islamic headscarf at the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday has gone missing. https://t.co/GlIMasCVAN

— Megha Mohan (@meghamohan) October 17, 2022

BBC Persian reports;

A well-informed source told the BBC that Elnaz’s friends say they have not been able to conta her since last night.
BBC contacted the hotel in South Korea where the Iranian team was staying and learned that the team members left the hotel on Monday morning

— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) October 17, 2022