Sunday Leader journalist Frederica Jansz was sacked upon her refusal to “curb her style of writing and compromise her credibility” as per the request of the new owner of the newspaper Asanga Seneviratne. – SLPI Freedom tracker

Sunday Leader journalist Frederica Jansz was sacked upon her refusal to “curb her style of writing and compromise her credibility” as per the request of the new owner of the newspaper Asanga Seneviratne.

Sunday Leader journalist Frederica Jansz was sacked upon her refusal to “curb her style of writing and compromise her credibility” as per the request of the new owner of the newspaper Asanga Seneviratne.

Incident Date: September 21, 2012

Last modified on : March 7th, 2023

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Threat Type: censorship

Attached Newsroom:Sunday Leader

Incident reference no: 2012/09/01/CP

Mode of threat: In Person

Affected Media Organization: Leader Publications

Current Status: Not Applicable

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Sunday Leader journalist Frederica Jansz was sacked upon her refusal

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