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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

Light sellers. Who profits from holographising Belarus and how?

The company producing holo stickers is linked to Lukashenko’s “moneybag”. The security mark price is classified.

07/05 Read Article

Investigations

Accessible endoprostheses for all. Who profited in the turf battle following the "orthopedic surgeons case"?

The government promised to tackle the problem around long waiting lists for large implant replacement surgeries. Here is what came out of it.

27/01 Read Article

Investigations

Silent Money. How Lukashenko's "oil money man" Anatoly Ternavskiy vanished from his companies' records to avoid sanctions

Investigation into the largest "oil wallet" of Lukashenko and simultaneously one of the most non-public.

14/11 Read Article

Investigations

Grodno Azot's window on Europe. How Uzbekistan assists Belarus in bypassing bans and selling fertilisers from a sanctioned enterprise to the EU

EU countries freely buy fertilisers from Belarus.

27/09 Read Article