According to IranWire news agency, the family home of Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi has reportedly been demolished.
In October, Rekabi competed without her hijab in South Korea after Mahsa Amini died amid anti-regime protests across Iran. Some human rights groups raised concerns about Rekabi’s safety when she returned to Tehran.
Amini, 22, died after being taken into custody by vice squads for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly.
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Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi competes in the Women’s Boulder Lead Final at the IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Rhea Khang/International Federation of Sport Climbing via AP)
According to media reports, the police destroyed the family’s villa in the northwestern Iranian province of Zanjan.
Fox News Digital has not independently confirmed whether the Rekabi family home was demolished by government order. The authorities have not commented on the situation.
It is unclear when the demolition took place.
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Rekabi chose to wear a headband while competing in Seoul, which made international headlines.
Videos posted to social media platforms appeared to show Rekabi returning home and being greeted by supporters at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.
She later wrote on her Instagram account: “I am infinitely grateful for the support from you, all the people of Iran, the most decent people on the planet, athletes and non-athletes, and all your support in [the] international community.”
A woman looks at a screen showing video of an international climbing competition in Seoul, South Korea, in which Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competes without a headscarf in the Cypriot capital Nicosia, October 18, 2022. (AFP via Getty Images)
After Rekabi returned to Tehran, she and her brother Davood appeared in front of state television cameras. Rekabi reiterated that she forgot to wear hijab.
Iran’s Elnaz Rekabi competes in the women’s lead qualifier at the 2016 Indoor World Climbing and Paraclimbing Championships at Accor Hotels Arena in Paris, September 14, 2016. (MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)
Rekabi was placed under house arrest at her father’s home in Zanjan. According to IranWire, she was barred from conducting interviews with media or using her cellphone.
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The National Olympic Committee and Minister of Sport told the climber that “her family’s land would be confiscated if she left the country, gave interviews to the media or started sensitive activities on its social pages,” IranWire reported at the time.
Chantz Martin is a sportswriter at Fox News Digital.