Iranian state media announced Saturday that the home of Elnaz Rekabi, an Iranian female rock climber who competed abroad with her hair uncovered, had been demolished.
Times of Israel Rekabi became a symbol of the anti-government movement in October after competing in a rock climbing competition in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic. In an Instagram post the following day, Rekabi described not wearing a hijab as “unintentional,” but it remains unclear whether she wrote the post herself and if she did, what condition she was in at the time.
Rekabi was later placed under house arrest and according to reports, her brother was also detained for a period of time. The BBC has cited unnamed sources saying that her apology was forced.
Iran’s official judiciary news agency, Mizan, said the destruction of the home was due to its “unauthorized construction and use of land,” adding that the demolition had taken place months before Rekabi competed.
Anti-government activists have disputed this, arguing that it was a targeted demolition.
A video circulating on social media last week showed ruins of a house with medals on the ground. Rekabi’s brother, Davood — himself a medal-winning competitive climber — was seen crying in the footage. It was not clear when the video was taken.
Islamic Republic authorities have demolished Elnaz Rekabi’s family home.
Last month Elnaz broke the taboo and appeared in international competition without a Hijab.
This video was recorded by Elnaz’s brother. #ElnazRakebi#IranRevolution https://t.co/40VREuasaI pic.twitter.com/3Q1W1U05hK
— Mo 💚🤍💔 (@MozFrame) December 4, 2022
In a report published late Saturday by IRNA, Iran’s prosecutor general, Mohamed Jafar Montazeri, said the morality police had been ‘‘closed.’’ He provided no further details about the state of the force, or if its closure was widespread and permanent.
“The judiciary continues to monitor behavioral actions at the community level,” Montazeri added.
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Ziggysue says
If you can get out then.stay out.
People like this woman.are true refugees and would be welcomed as such.
Not the detritus that washes upon our beaches every day.
Islamic regimes do not care about the individual.
Human beings have no intrinsic worth.
They are seen as part of the whole.
The whole being pisslam and allah.
Nothing else is important.
Women should perform a mass exodus and leave these hell holes behind.
BLR says
she went abroad she should have kept going what was she thinking , a trap only works if you are supersized by it nothing supersizing was hidden intent of these regulators for thousands of years
David Grisez says
One thing you can count on in a number of Islamic countries is the religious police that make sure that Sharia law is enforced, even if it means the deaths of many young girls. We know that in Saudi Arabia a number of years ago a fire started at a girls school. When the religious police arrived they made absolutely sure that none of the girls could leave the burning school building because they were not properly clothed with hijabs to be seen outdoors. Thus these religious police hypocritically and fastidiously fulfilled their sharia police duty and many young girls died. What a hypocritical and evil system.