Elnaz Rekabi

Friends have been unable to contact athlete since Sunday, while embassy says she has returned home with rest of team.

Khadem opted to remain in France after the bout, after Iranian authorities reportedly issued a warrant for her arrest because she had boxed bareheaded and in shorts. The 22-year-old had been detained by the country’s “morality police” for not wearing a hijab properly. During competition your body needs to evacuate the heat. “For sure when it’s hot the hijab becomes a problem. The Guardian has contacted the embassy for comment. “The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in South Korea strongly denies all the fake, false news and disinformation regarding Ms.

Dimanche 16 octobre, championnats asiatiques d'escalade, Séoul. Finale femmes: Elnaz Rekabi, 33 ans, s'approche du mur. Un bandeau noir retient ses cheveux ...

Sur les réseaux sociaux, les images deviennent virales et sont relayées en masse par les Iraniens, qui appellent les Téhéranais à l’accueillir à la sortie de son avion. Elle avait laissé les informations de son voyage à ses proches. Comme beaucoup de jeunes femmes de son pays, l’athlète défie la République islamique et refuse le voile obligatoire.

Elnaz Rekabi's failure to wear a headscarf at a tournament in Seoul was seen as an act of solidarity with Iranians protesting Mahsa Amini's death.

Women can compete with men “on the same level,” she said. Iranian security forces have responded to the protests over Amini’s death with intimidation and repression. In recent weeks, many young women in Iran’s cities have taken off their headscarves to protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for violating the country’s the dress code. Iranian forces are alleged to have “I, Elnaz Rekabi, with more than 20 years of experience in the national Iranian rock climbing team, apologize for the concerns I have created. Iranian women live under a state-mandated dress code that is stricter than that of many other Muslim-majority countries; athletes who represent the nation abroad are also required to wear a headscarf.

Tehran, Iran – An Iranian athlete has issued an apology after appearing without a hijab while representing her country in an international rock climbing ...

[Mahsa Amini,](/news/2022/9/28/what-we-know-after-11-days-of-protests-in-iran) 22, was detained for allegedly violating the country’s dress code and collapsed while in a “re-education” centre in Tehran, with her family challenging authorities’ claim that she was not beaten or mistreated. “Woman, life, freedom” has become one of the main slogans used during demonstrations by men and women. Elnaz REKABI,” it said, publishing an image of the athlete wearing a hijab. Rekabi was supposed to return to the Iranian capital with her teammates early on Wednesday morning, but her schedule was changed seemingly because many on social media said they would go to the Imam Khomeini International Airport to welcome and support her. In a story published on her Instagram account on Tuesday, professional rock climber Elnaz Rekabi apologised for the “worries that I caused”. “The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in South Korea strongly denies all the fake, false news and disinformation regarding Ms.

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.

L'athlète Elnaz Rekabi est la première femme iranienne depuis 40 ans à avoir participé à une compétition sportive non voilée.

Cette déclaration dont la source reste tout de même à identifier clairement précise un "problème de timing" au cours de la compétition qui aurait empêché l'athlète de porter son voile. Dans un tweet mardi, l'ambassade d'Iran à Séoul a déclaré qu'elle "démentait fermement toutes les fausses nouvelles et la désinformation" sur Rekabi. La BBC perse annonce que ses amis sont sans nouvelle d'elle depuis dimanche et que, "selon des sources bien informées", son passeport et son téléphone lui ont été confisqués avant de prendre son vol retour pour Téhéran ce mardi.