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Belarus State TV Doxxing of Exiled Journalists
Belarusian state TV channel STV broadcast the home address and phone number of exiled journalist Stanislau Ivashkevich and shared personal data on 20 other journalists, prompting CPJ to call for a Polish investigation into alleged surveillance by Belarusian security services. The incident reflects an escalating pattern of transnational repression against exiled dissidents.
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## Overview
CPJ is alarmed that Belarusian state-owned TV channel STV broadcast the address and phone number of exiled investigative journalist Stanislau Ivashkevich, and shared personal information about 20 other journalists (CPJ, April 24, 2026).
## Key Developments
CPJ has called on Polish authorities to thoroughly investigate allegations that Ivashkevich has been surveilled by Belarusian security services, and has called on Belarus to cease such practices (CPJ, April 24, 2026).
## Strategic Significance
This incident represents an escalation in transnational repression tactics used by Belarus against exiled dissidents and journalists, with implications for how European host countries (particularly Poland) respond to foreign surveillance and doxxing operations on their soil. It connects to a broader pattern of authoritarian states — including Russia — targeting exiled journalists abroad, raising questions about diplomatic and security responses from EU member states hosting these individuals.
## Entities Involved
- Stanislau Ivashkevich, exiled investigative journalist targeted
- STV (Belarusian state-owned TV channel)
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
- Poland (host country, called upon to investigate)
- Belarus (state accused of surveillance)