Claim 170

Jaruzelski's martial law suspended the freedoms that had been developing, closed many newspapers and put broadcast media under military control.

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

Statement: Jaruzelski's martial law suspended the freedoms that had been developing, closed many newspapers and put broadcast media under military control.
Field: action
Value: Newspapers closed, media consolidated
About: incident 1981-poland-martial-law-press-suspended
Source: History of Censorship in Poland
Publisher: EBSCO Research Starters
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

General Wojciech Jaruzelski imposed martial law in December 1981, suspending the freedoms that were beginning to develop, closing many newspapers, and putting the broadcast media under military control.