Enes Kanter’s price of freedom

Enes Kanter is an international sports star. The center for the Boston Celtics in the NBA, he is known wherever basketball is discussed.  He is also in 24-hour protection from the FBI. The reason?  His frequent criticism of the human rights situation in his native Turkey, where tens-of-thousands of people have been arbitrarily arrested, detained, and tortured.  Kanter joins Crime Waves to discuss his journey to becoming an athlete with a conscience — and the price he and his family have paid as a result.

The show: Learn more at www.crimewavespodcast.com, you can follow the team on twitter at @declan_hill 

Enes Kanter is an international sports star. The center for the Boston Celtics in the NBA, he is known wherever basketball is discussed. He is also in 24-hour protection from the FBI. The reason? His frequent criticism of the human rights situation in his native Turkey, where tens-of-thousands of people have been arbitrarily arrested, detained, and tortured.

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