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Olympics runner Feyisa Lilesa fails to return to Ethiopia after protest in Rio

OLYMPIC marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa failed to return to Ethiopia on Monday night despite assurances he would not be punished for his Rio protest over political repression in his country..

Lilesa 1a LLLLAn AFP journalist at the airport in Addis Ababa said Lilesa was not on board the plane that landed on Monday night carrying Ethiopia’s Olympics team…

Source: Olympics runner Feyisa Lilesa fails to return to Ethiopia after protest in Rio

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