What?
Martial law means the government removes rights from the citizens and forces them to relocate, give up personal possessions, surrender their homes, and to turn all business leadership over to the government.
Basically if the resistance force is being dangerous, we'll be forced to punish everyone because of their irresponsibility.
As of now, the citizens of Occupied Wicherton have all rights of normal Burellian citizens, except that they are not recognized as what is known as a "First Territory," that is, one that can vote on issues that influence the Fatherland.
As it rests, the Wichertians are guaranteed safety from foreign attack, something that the sovereign state did not provide.
The propaganda is torn down and incinerated, some by officials, and some by local citizens. Citizens report some of the people they see putting up this propaganda, leading to a few arrests. The prisoners are detained and are currently being processed for interrogation.