Claim

Claim 934

Government restrictions on the press and on political activity increased in the colony following the failed 1926 uprising.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Government restrictions on the press and on political activity increased in the colony following the failed 1926 uprising.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Press restrictions increased after the 1926 uprising
About: incident 1926-dutch-east-indies-mawa-article-153bis
Source: Arnout van der Meer, Performing Power: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia (Cornell University Press)
Publisher: Arnout van der Meer, Performing Power: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia (Cornell University Press)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020

Quotation from the source

Press censorship increased, as did political oppression.