Journalist flees Sri Lanka media crackdown, seeks safety in U.S.
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Special to The Seattle Times
Frederica Jansz worked for decades as a journalist in Sri Lanka — a country Reporters Without Borders ranked among the worst for press freedoms. After 25 years of tough stories and taking on powerful people, Jansz is seeking asylum in the United States and making her home in the Pacific Northw
Frederica Jansz is used to making people mad. She worked for decades as a journalist in Sri Lanka — a country ranked among the worst for press freedoms by Reporters Without Borders.
