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We investigate corruption, uncover fake news and analyze the news agenda. The BIC is a member of the global network of investigative journalists.

Our journalists are the recipients of the national award “Free Word” from the Association of Journalists of Belarus in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. At "Free Word" 2021 BIC’s team also received first place for Analytics

BIC is a member of the OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project)

We are also members of GIJN (Global Investigative Journalism Network)

Investigations Fashionable scheme. Belarusian company violates sanctions by bringing luxury goods to Russia

OOO Torgovyi Dom Exporttorg, аn intermediary linked to one of Aleksandr Lukashenko's "moneybags", uses artificially low prices in customs documents to circumvent sanctions.

27/05 Read Article

Investigations The cost of the visit to Abkhazia. Did Lukashenko trade national interests for a plot by the sea

The company to which the unrecognised republic transferred land on the Black Sea coast is linked to Viktar Sheiman.

13/10 Read Article

Investigations The trail leads to Sheiman. BIC uncovers schemes to evade sanctions on fertiliser and luxury car sales

Both schemes are connected by the Cypriot company Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD and are linked to the Presidential Affairs Department of Belarus.

08/08 Read Article

Investigations More Expensive for Belarusians? Checking Whether Ukrainians and Russians pay less for medications, and exploring the reasons for the discrepancy

Purchasing only three types of medications, which we will discuss in the investigation, in Russian pharmacies would have cost the budget $2 million less than buying wholesale from a Belarusian supplier.

24/01 Read Article