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The household dwelling of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, in keeping with the pro-reform information outlet IranWire, after she rose to worldwide prominence this fall for competing together with her head uncovered.
Rekabi competed with out her hijab in South Korea in October, simply as anti-regime protests swept Iran following the demise of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini whereas within the custody of the morality police for allegedly not sporting her hijab correctly.
Some Iranian demonstrators noticed Rekabi as a logo of the nationwide rebellion calling for larger freedoms for ladies. However, human rights teams expressed fears for her security when she returned to Tehran.
Footage obtained by CNN from IranWire reveals a destroyed construction and medals on the bottom. The man filming the video clip describes what has occurred to the home. The video clip additionally reveals Rekabi’s brother, Davood, crying. Davood Rekabi is a sport climber champion himself with ten gold medals to his identify, in keeping with IranWire.
The man filming the footage – whose identification just isn’t identified – says off digicam, “This is the result of living in this country. A country’s champion with kilos of medals for this country. Worked hard to make this country proud. They pepper sprayed him and demolished a 39 sqm house and left. What can I say?”
It just isn’t clear when the demolition happened.
CNN can’t independently verify if Rekabi’s household dwelling was destroyed by order of the federal government. Neither the authorities nor state-aligned media have commented on the state of affairs publicly.
Footage of Rekabi sporting a scarf together with her hair in a ponytail whereas competing in Seoul went viral on social media and made worldwide headlines. When she returned to Iran, movies posted to social media appeared to indicate her being greeted by crowds chanting “Elnaz the Hero” at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.
The climber wrote later that week on her Instagram account, “I am endlessly grateful for the support of you, all the people of Iran, the most decent people of the planet, athletes and non-athletes, and all your support in [the] international community.”
Rekabi has recommended – each on her Instagram account and in interviews with state media IRNA – that she had solely “accidentally” competed with out her hijab, which Iran mandates have to be worn by girls representing the nation overseas.
However, it’s unclear whether or not Rekabi’s feedback had been made underneath duress.