Concerns over Iranian climber Ernaz Rekhabi who competed without hijab amid Masa Amini protests

Iranian sport climber Erna Rekabi has faced health concerns after competing in an event in South Korea without wearing the country’s mandated headscarf.

Rekavi left South Korea on Tuesday after finishing fourth in the event, officials said.

Persian-language media outside Iran warned that she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian authorities and returned home to be arrested.

A multiple medalist in various competitions, Rekavi’s decision not to wear a headscarf or hijab Death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on 16 September Entering the 5th week.

Amini was detained by the national moral police because of her dress.

Demonstrations that draw school-aged children, oil workers and others to the streets represent the most serious challenge to Iran’s theocracy since the mass protests over the 2009 presidential election.

Rights groups say hundreds have been killed Authorities crack down on protestsAt least 23 children have died, Amnesty International said.

Mobile phone and passport seized

The Iranian embassy in South Korea said Rekhabi left Seoul on a Tuesday morning flight. The BBC’s Persian-language service, which has extensive contacts inside Iran despite being banned from working there, said Iranian officials seized both Rekabi’s mobile phone and passport. citing an anonymous “source”.