# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1981-poland-martial-law-press-suspended)
- Source: "All the Telephone and Telex Lines are Disconnected" - RFE and the 1981 Martial Law in Poland. https://www.archivum.org/entries/blog/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.

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