# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/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). https://ecommons.cornell.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/5ed47411-365e-42d9-bad4-7078124982e3/content
- 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.

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