Fear Grows for Iranian Climber Elnaz Rekabi After She Competed in Seoul Without Hijab
  • 2 years ago
An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation’s mandatory headscarf covering, authorities said. 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.
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