オロモ族の祭り「イレチャ」から発生した反政府デモで、頭上に両手を交差させるポーズをとる参加者たち。この「クロスポーズ」は政府に抗議するためののシンボルとして広く使われている。
エチオピア最大の部族オロモ族の反政府デモが激化する中、政府は10月9日、全土に6カ月間の非常事態宣言を発令した。
エチオピアでは10月2日、オロモ族の祭りが反政府デモに発展し、治安部隊が催涙ガスなどで鎮圧しようとしたところ参加者が折り重なって倒れ、50人以上が死亡している。
エチオピアのハイレマリアム・デサレン首相は「国民が脅威にさらされている状況を鑑み、非常事態を発令した。短期間で平和と安定を取り戻すことが必要だ」と述べ、連立与党「エチオピア人民革命民主戦線」（EPRDF）は内閣を改造し、野党との対話を予定していると語った。
オロモ族は、1億人いるエチオピアの人口のおよそ3分の1を占めているが、長年にわたって政府の弾圧を受けている。人権団体アムネスティ・インターナショナルによると、2011年からの4年間で少なくとも5000人のオロモ族が反体制的という理由で逮捕されている。また、ヒューマン・ライツ・ウォッチによると、オロミア州の土地強制収用をめぐり、2015年11月以降400人以上のデモ参加者が殺害され、数万人が逮捕されている。
オロモ族による抗議活動として、リオデジャネイロオリンピックの男子マラソンで銀メダルを獲得したオロモ族のフェイサ・リレサが、反政府を象徴する「頭の前で両手を交差させるポーズ」でゴールしたことが注目を集めた。
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エチオピアで反政府デモ
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(01 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 2: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 2, 2016. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(02 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 2: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 2, 2016. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Ethiopia Stampede(03 of34)
People march during an annual religious festival in Bishoftu, a town southeast of Ethiopia\'s capital, Addis Ababa, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Several people were crushed to death Sunday morning, according to witnesses, in a stampede after police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters chanting anti-government slogans as they pushed toward a stage where leaders were speaking. (AP Photo) (credit:Stringer/AP)
Ethiopia Stampede(04 of34)
In this image from video, tear gas envelops protesters in background as people march during an annual festival in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Oct.2, 2016, where witnesses report that several dozen people died in a stampede during the religious celebration. According to eyewitness reports, several people at the annual festival in Bishoftu Sunday were crushed to death after police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters chanting anti-government slogans as they pushed toward a stage where leaders were speaking. (AP Photo/Elias Meseret) (credit:Elias Meseret/AP)
Ethiopia Stampede(05 of34)
People march during an annual religious festival in Bishoftu, a town southeast of Ethiopia\'s capital, Addis Ababa, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Several people were crushed to death Sunday morning, according to witnesses, in a stampede after police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters chanting anti-government slogans as they pushed toward a stage where leaders were speaking. (AP Photo) (credit:Stringer/AP)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(06 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 2: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 2, 2016. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(07 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 2: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 2, 2016. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(08 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 2: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 2, 2016. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(09 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 2: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 2, 2016. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(10 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 02: Security measures are taken as the Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 02, 2016.\n\n\n \n\n (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(11 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 02: Security measures are taken as the Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 02, 2016.\n\n\n \n\n (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(12 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 02: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 02, 2016.\n\n\n (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(13 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 02: Security measures are taken as the Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 02, 2016.\n\n\n \n\n (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(14 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 02: Security measures are taken as the Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 02, 2016.\n\n\n \n\n (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(15 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 02: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 02, 2016.\n\n\n (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Addis Ababa(16 of34)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPHIA - OCTOBER 02: Oromo people stage a protest against government during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa\' near the Hora Lake at Dberzit town in Addis Ababa, Ethiophia on October 02, 2016.\n\n\n (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Ethiopia Stampede(17 of34)
People march during an annual religious festival in Bishoftu, a town southeast of Ethiopia\'s capital, Addis Ababa, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Several people were crushed to death Sunday morning, according to witnesses, in a stampede after police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters chanting anti-government slogans as they pushed toward a stage where leaders were speaking. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ethiopia Stampede(18 of34)
In this photo made available by OMN, men receive medical attention after a stampede at a religious festival, in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Dozens of people were crushed to death Sunday in a stampede after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an anti-government protest that grew out of a massive religious festival, witnesses said. (OMN via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ethiopia Stampede(19 of34)
In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, Ethiopians chat slogans against the government during their march in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Violence flared again Monday in Ethiopia\'s restive Oromia region, where dozens of people were killed a day earlier in a stampede when police tried to disrupt an anti-government protest amid a massive religious festival. Clashes between security forces and protesters erupted Sunday evening and continued Monday morning in the towns of Bishoftu and Ambo, an Ethiopian government official and witnesses told The Associated Press. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ethiopia Stampede(20 of34)
In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, Ethiopians chat slogans against the government during their march in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Violence flared again Monday in Ethiopia\'s restive Oromia region, where dozens of people were killed a day earlier in a stampede when police tried to disrupt an anti-government protest amid a massive religious festival. Clashes between security forces and protesters erupted Sunday evening and continued Monday morning in the towns of Bishoftu and Ambo, an Ethiopian government official and witnesses told The Associated Press. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ethiopia Stampede(21 of34)
In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, soldiers and civilians carry an injured man to safety after a stampede in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Violence flared again Monday in Ethiopia\'s restive Oromia region, where dozens of people were killed a day earlier in a stampede when police tried to disrupt an anti-government protest amid a massive religious festival. Clashes between security forces and protesters erupted Sunday evening and continued Monday morning in the towns of Bishoftu and Ambo, an Ethiopian government official and witnesses told The Associated Press. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ethiopia Stampede(22 of34)
In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, people run during a stampede in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Violence flared again Monday in Ethiopia\'s restive Oromia region, where dozens of people were killed a day earlier in a stampede when police tried to disrupt an anti-government protest amid a massive religious festival. Clashes between security forces and protesters erupted Sunday evening and continued Monday morning in the towns of Bishoftu and Ambo, an Ethiopian government official and witnesses told The Associated Press. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(23 of34)
Security personnel attempt to stop protesters during the Irrechaa, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(24 of34)
People assist an injured protestor during Irrechaa, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(25 of34)
Demonstrators show the Oromo protest gesture sign during Irreecha, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(26 of34)
Protestors run from tear gas launched by security personnel during the Irecha, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(27 of34)
Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters during Irreecha, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(28 of34)
Protesters run from tear gas being fired by police during Irreecha, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/(29 of34)
Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/(30 of34)
Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/(31 of34)
Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(32 of34)
Women mourn during the funeral of Tesfu Tadese Biru, 32, a construction engineer who died during a stampede after police fired warning shots at an anti-government protest in Bishoftu during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Denkaka Kebele, Ethiopia, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(33 of34)
Women mourn during the funeral of Tesfu Tadese Biru, 32, a construction engineer who died during a stampede after police fired warning shots at an anti-government protest in Bishoftu during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Denkaka Kebele, Ethiopia, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
ETHIOPIA-PROTESTS/CASUALTIES(34 of34)
A man mourns during the funeral of Tesfu Tadese Biru, 32, a construction engineer who died during a stampede after police fired warning shots at an anti-government protest in Bishoftu during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Denkaka Kebele, Ethiopia, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Tiksa Negeri / Reuters)
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