## "If I return I will be killed," he said the Ethiopian marathoner Feyisa Lilesa, which on the podium made a gesture of protest against the actions of the government of their country.

## Lilesa, who crossed the finish line with fists and cross over the head hands, explains that his gesture is to protest the actions of the government of his country against the Oromo ethnic group to which it belongs, and which has now been subjected to injustice and forced to leave their land. "I did for my family members who are in prison. I was afraid to talk to them in jail because if you speak they will kill you," he said.
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## Since November 2015 the Ethiopian authorities have killed more than 400 people and left thousands injured during mass demonstrations. One of the symbols of these protests is the gesture made by the athlete during the race and on the podium.
## Although Lilesa said his gesture could cost him his life, will not give up their ideas. "If I return to Ethiopia probably they kill me. If they do not kill me, they will send me to jail. If they do not send me to jail, will not let me leave the airport, but I made a decision. Possibly I will move to another country," he said marathoner in a press conference, according to 'the Sydney Morning Herald'.

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