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Opposition MPs motion to set up parliamentary hacking commission

Paweł Kukiz, who heads the Kukiz '15 political movement, said the proposed make-up of the commission was "five places for the ruling party, five places for the opposition and one place for the Kukiz '15 group." Leszek Szymański/PAP

At a joint press conference, the signatories from opposition parliamentary groups and caucuses declared support for Paweł Kukiz's candidature as head of the commission.

Security chief denies audit office was subject to covert surveillance

The head of Poland's National Security Department has said there is no evidence employees of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) were subject to mass surveillance after NIK told a Monday press conference use of the Pegasus spyware was a "working hypothesis."

Citizen Lab has proof Polish opposition senator hacked with spyware

An expert from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which researches digital surveillance, has said there is evidence that a Polish opposition senator was "under extensive monitoring."

No wrongdoing in spyware case justice minister says

Poland's justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, has said he has "no knowledge of any illegal actions" in a spying scandal involving the hacking of smartphones.

PM says reports of spying on opposition should be verified

The Polish prime minister has said media reports of opposition figures being spied on with Israeli-made software must be verified before any accusations are made.

PROFILE: ‘In Poland I can dream’, says student who left Belarus after police intimidation

When Angelina Bets was 17-years-old, a ‘terrifying’ encounter with the police made her realise she had no future in her homeland. Now 23, she is studying for a Master’s degree in International Trade Policy at Warsaw University.

PROFILE: Psychologist who fled Lukashenko’s Belarus tells of escape and new life in Poland

In the first of a series looking at minority groups living in Poland, TFN met award-winning psychologist Albina Stroganova who, after being put under surveillance by the Belarusian secret police for her opposition to the country’s president Alexander Lukashenko, decided to flee to a new life in Poland. 

Ruling United Right continue to lead electoral poll

The United Right can count on the support of 31 percent of respondents, the main oppositionist Civic Coalition would be voted for by 22 percent, the latest Friday-released Kantar survey shows.

Fascinating new book of secret police surveillance photos reveals chilling Big Brother control methods

Compiled as a warning about today’s internet surveillance, the 150 never-before-seen photos cover a wide range of Poland’s communist secret police activities between 1944 and 1989 and reveal the sometimes drastic measures authorities took to keep ‘enemies of the state’ under control.

Nord Stream 2 could be used for intelligence gathering - official

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea could be used for clandestine intelligence activities once it is completed, a Polish security official has claimed

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