9月,伊朗22歲女子 Mahsa Amini 因違反戴頭巾規定,遭道德警察拘捕,及後在扣押期間突然死亡,激發全國示威浪潮。示威蔓延全國超過100個城市,政府大力鎮壓。
上周日在韓國首爾舉行的「抱石亞洲錦標賽」,33歲伊朗運動員 Elnaz Rekabi 除去頭巾上陣,響應祖國示威,舉動獲伊朗民眾讚許。不過到星期一,Elnaz 朋友已未能聯絡對方,星期二 Elnaz 更在其個人 Instagram 出帖道歉,聲稱是在比賽期間「不小心跌了頭巾」。從道歉文章寫法,民眾一般認為 Elnaz 是在被逼情況下發帖。
及至星期三早上,大批民眾湧到機場迎接 Elnaz 回國,並呼叫「Elnaz 是英雌!」(Elnaz is a heroine)。
At Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport, a crowd chants “Elnaz is a heroine” upon the arrival of Elnaz Rekabi, a female climber who competed without a hijab in Seoul and was later censured and forced into an apology by the Iranian authorities.#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/RfaDyjRgPf
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 19, 2022
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據 BBC 報道,Elnaz 因丈夫仍身處伊朗,未有向外國申請政治庇護。而 BBC 記者 Shayan Sardarizadeh 就在 Twitter 上載影片,Elnaz 落機後接受官方媒體訪問,重申頭巾是「不小心跌了頭巾」,並對今次事件感到憂慮。
Elnaz Rekabi was interviewed by state media upon arrival. She repeated her Instagram story about her hijab “inadvertantly” falling off. She added she was feeling “stressed” and “tense” about returning but was fine, and denied she intended to retire.#مهسا_امینی#الناز_رکابی pic.twitter.com/r9Ijrj5PI2
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 19, 2022
資料: BBC