While reports say Rekabi's family home was destroyed due to ''unauthorised construction and use of land', anti-government activists say the demolition was targeted after the climber's appearance without a hijab.
However, the climber said she came"back to Iran according to the plan" and an Instagram post attributed to the athlete described her appearance without a hijab as accidental - although it was not clear whether she wrote it.
The Iranian government routinely pressures activists at home and abroad, often airing what rights groups describe as coerced confessions on state television.Iran says reviewing mandatory headscarf lawFollowing the widespread protests in Iran and international condemnation, the country's attorney general said it is reviewing the law that requires women to cover their heads.
Quoted by the ISNA news agency, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said:"We are working quickly on the issue of hijab and we are doing our best to use a wise solution to deal with this phenomenon that hurts everyone's heart." He added that a meeting has been held with the parliament's cultural commission and results will be seen"within the next week or two".Mr Montazeri also said the morality police, which is responsible for enforcing the dress code, had been reportedly"closed".
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