Iranian climber, Elnaz Rekabi, claimed on her Instagram account that she competed without the veil "unintentionally". A few hours ago, IranWire reported that she could be imprisoned in Evin Prison after participating in the Asian Climbing Championships in Seoul on Sunday without the hijab (head and chest covering veil for Muslim women).
EXCLUSIVE: a female Iranian athlete who did not wear a hijab at an international competition will be directly transferred to Evin prison from the airport, IranWire can reveal.https://t.co/CQcNPluqSp #Iran #Truth #Mahsa_Aminiمهساامینی #MahsaAmini #hijab
- IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) October 17, 2022
Iranian authorities deceived Rekabi. After receiving the order from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Iranian Climbing Federation President Reza Zarei and Iranian Olympic Committee President Mohammad Khosravivafa, took the athlete to the Iranian embassy in the South Korean capital. There, she was promised a safe return to Iran if she handed over her passport and cell phone.
In a historic move, Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi who represented Iran at the Asian Climbing Competitions finals in Seoul, competed without hijab, disobeying the Islamic Republic's restrictions for female athletes. pic.twitter.com/KvxE5NoQLi
- Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) October 16, 2022
According to IranWire sources, Iranian authorities will transfer Rekabi from Imam Khomeini International Airport to the notorious Evin prison, where opponents of the current Islamist regime are imprisoned and kept in extremely poor conditions.
Iranian authorities force all athletes to wear their hijab while competing. Since the assassination of Mahsa Amini, protests in the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities have continued unabated, more than 215 people have been killed so far, according to the Iran Human Rights (IHR).
Fake news
The Islamist regime of Iran has denied these allegations. The Iranian embassy in Seoul reported that Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran from the South Korean capital with the rest of the team. They also claimed that any news of the athlete's imprisonment is false.
Ms. Elnaz REKABI, departed from Seoul to Iran, early morning of October 18, 2022, along with the other members of the Team.
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in South Korea strongly denounces all the fake, false news and disinformation regarding Ms. Kumar. Elnaz REKABI. pic.twitter.com/053pFWs96m- Iran embassy in Seoul (@IraninSKorea) October 18, 2022
