Elnaz Rekabi hit the headlines in October when the sports activities climber competed in Seoul, South Korea, with out sporting a hijab. Amidst the continued protests in opposition to the oppressive hijab guidelines in Iran, her bravery to overtly defy the regime was applauded by everybody. However, now the household villa of Rekabi has been demolished by the Iranian authorities.

Rekabi was hailed as a hero in Iran for competing with no hijab, although she later claimed that her hijab had fallen off unintentionally and she or he apologised for it. The apology from her was reportedly a forced one and she or he was pressurised by the Iran authorities.

The undated video footage of the demolition obtained by CNN from IranWire confirmed a demolished construction and medals on the bottom. The man filming the video went on to explain what occurred to the home. The video then confirmed Rekabi’s brother, Davood, crying. Davood is himself a embellished sports activities climber, having received a number of medals within the sport.

Semi-official Tasnim information company has claimed that the demolition occurred earlier than Rekabi competed in South Korea with no hijab. They did verify that the home has been demolished however stated that this was because of the household not having a legitimate allow for its building. The household was additionally fined round $4,700.

Anti-Hijab protests in Iran

The ongoing protests in Iran started after a 22-year-old lady named Mahsa Amini died on September 16 in Tehran. She was arrested and tortured by the ‘Morality Police’ for sporting the hijab inappropriately on September 13, 2022. Iranian media reported that Amini fell right into a state of coma and was ultimately declared mind lifeless.

Mahsa Amini succumbed to her accidents on September 16. Following her demise, there have been large-scale women-led protests in Iran. Videos of girls surfaced the place they reduce off their hair and burnt hijab as a mark of protest in opposition to the enforcement of obligatory hijab for girls.

Many celebrities and sportspersons, together with the nation’s highest-ever purpose scorer Ali Daei have been questioned or had their passports confiscated throughout the course of the protests for talking in assist of the protestors.