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professional basketball player Enes Freedom, formerly known as Enes Kanter, has been nominated for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. This was announced by the Swedish academy this morning, news that the Turk has echoed on his social networks. “It is an honor to receive the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Sometimes taking a position is more important than receiving the next salary from him », he assured on his Twitter account.
Kanter, in recent years, has combined his basketball career in the NBA with unusual political and social activism. the pivot, no team since February 14has orchestrated campaigns against the Chinese regime
and its repression in areas such as Hong Kong, Tibet and the Muslim region of Xinjiang, in addition to joining the boycott of the Winter Olympics, which are being held these days in Beijing. His actions and political position have led to his name being censored throughout the eastern country.
I’m honored and humbled to received the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. @NobelPrize
Sometimes taking a stand is more important than your next paycheck.https://t.co/ZjAPiHUoaD
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) February 16, 2022
Not only China has been the target of their struggle. The center has also been one of the most critical voices towards the president of his country, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he came to call the “Hitler of our century.” In Turkey, since then, he is persona non grata. The government tried to arrest him for allegedly belonging to a terrorist group and his father disinherited him after everything that happened. To this day, if he steps on Turkish soil he would go straight to jail.
He landed in the NBA in 2011 as one of the great European promises. Despite the fact that she did not achieve the aura of star that was supposed to her, she has had a long career in the United States, playing for renowned teams such as the Boston Celtics or the Portland Trail Blazers. Recently, in addition to changing his name to ‘Libertad’, he has naturalized as an American.
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