From Foreign Waters

  Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be fined or suspended after competing without a headscarf in South Korea, the country's Olympic Committee President Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa said on Thursday. Rekabi, 33, competed in the International Sport Climbing Federation in Asia without a headscarf. Championships on Sunday in Seoul. She said her hijab accidentally fell off. Rekabi's supporters remain concerned for her as other athletes have been harassed by the government for supporting the Week protests in Iran. Activists say security forces have already killed more than 200 people and arrested thousands while cracking down on dissidents. Mr Khosravi Vafa told there was no reason to take disciplinary action against Rekabi as not wearing her headscarf on an Instagram account linked to Rekabi also described the incident as "unintentional". After returning to Tehran early Wednesday, he doubled down on the statement, blaming a sense of rush to begin his climb. However...

  Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has come out in support of Iranian women who have been protesting over the death of an Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini. Chopra expressed solidarity with Iranian women. She wrote on Instagram, "Women in Iran and around the world are standing up and raising their voices, publicly cutting their hair and protesting for Mahsa Amini, whose young life was taken away brutally by the Iranian Morality Police for wearing her hijab 'improperly'. The voices that speak after ages of forced silence, will rightfully burst like a volcano! They will not and MUST not be stemmed.” The Bollywood actress urged the authorities and people in power to help protesters and understand their issues. She further said, “These voices can no longer be forced to stay silent. I stand with you. Jin, jiyan , azaadi... Women, life, freedom.” The protests in Iran erupted after the death of Amini. She was arrested on September 13 while leaving a Tehran metro station with he...