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Claim 184

From July 5, 1975, telex messages sent by foreign correspondents faced restrictions and prior screening by government censors.

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

Statement
From July 5, 1975, telex messages sent by foreign correspondents faced restrictions and prior screening by government censors.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Foreign correspondents screened
About
incident 1975-india-emergency-press-censorship
Source
The Emergency in India archived copy
Publisher
Press Information Bureau, Government of India
Method
primary document
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

prior screening