Born in 1966 in Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos, Vaxevanis began his journalistic career in Rizospastis in 1988.
In 1991, he began reporting from war zones, including Bosnia, the Persian Gulf, Palestine, Albania and Kosovo, for the television channels NET and MEGA.
[6] On leaving the building, he told a reporter: "The prosecutor's office wants to protect tax evaders.
[5] Following his arrest, Vaxevanis wrote an article for the British newspaper The Guardian describing his view of the circumstances behind the publication of the list.
[15] David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament, stated in a letter to the journalist that "there is worry about the situation of the Press in Greece and that they observe his case".
[17][18] On November 6, 2022, Vaxevanis' Documento published detailed research on the 2022 Surveillance Crisis (wiretapping scandal).According to the journal, several important members of the New Democracy government (including Minister of Foreign Policy Nikos Dendias and Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis), ex-prime minister Antonis Samaras, and prolific investigative journalist and publisher Alexis Papahelas were illegally surveilled by the Israeli-made Predator spyware.