Rekabi competed in the finals of a multinational event in South Korea without wearing a hijab, which is mandatory for all Iranian athletes, as anti-government protests continue in Iran.
On Monday, BBC PersianIranWire, a U.K.-based publication run by Iranians in exile,citing sources that the climber is likely to be jailed in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison—which holds several political dissidents and even U.S. citizens—upon her arrival in Iran.
The report notes that Rekabi always planned to return to Iran as her husband is still in the country, but Iranian officials reportedly tricked her into handing over her passport and phone and then sent her back to Tehran early to prevent anti-government protestors from gathering outside the airport.“There is a lot of information in the public sphere regarding Ms Rekabi and as an organisation we have been trying to establish the facts.
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