Claim 169

All private phone and telex lines were cut off and mail was subjected to censorship once martial law took effect.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: All private phone and telex lines were cut off and mail was subjected to censorship once martial law took effect.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Phone and telex lines cut
About: incident 1981-poland-martial-law-press-suspended
Source: "All the Telephone and Telex Lines are Disconnected" - RFE and the 1981 Martial Law in Poland
Publisher: Blinken OSA Archivum
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

All private phone and telex lines were cut off, mails were subjected to censorship.