The War On News

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Claim

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 archived copy
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.