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The Young Guard. How teenagers in Belarus are being groomed for a military future disguised as patriotic education
Investigations The Young Guard. How teenagers in Belarus are being groomed for a military future disguised as patriotic education

We spoke with mothers whose children are taught to shoot, encouraged to develop a sense of affinity with the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, and instructed on what it means to “be a man”.

04/10 Read Article
Dubai “Wallet”: How Lukashenko’s Arab Partner Built a Business Network in Lithuania and Stayed Beyond Sanctions
Investigations Dubai “Wallet”: How Lukashenko’s Arab Partner Built a Business Network in Lithuania and Stayed Beyond Sanctions

А member of the Seimas promises consequences after the release of BIC’s investigation.

22/09 Read Article
Support under the radar. Who is supplying drones from Belarus to Russia despite the bans
Investigations Support under the radar. Who is supplying drones from Belarus to Russia despite the bans

BIC uncovered shipments of drones to companies tied to Russia’s military-industrial complex.

14/09 Read Article
Dana Holdings escapes EU sanctions: The company is replaced by a shell firm
Investigations Dana Holdings escapes EU sanctions: The company is replaced by a shell firm

Sanctions were retroactively applied to a clone company that had been set up after the introduction of economic restrictions.

28/08 Read Article
Ukrainian oligarch wanted: How a bank owned by Lukashenko's "moneybag" helped invest in arms trade
Investigations Ukrainian oligarch wanted: How a bank owned by Lukashenko's "moneybag" helped invest in arms trade

Following a fatal accident, Petro Dyminskyy fled Ukraine, received a Greek "golden visa" and ran business in five countries, using Belarusian banks for arms deals.

18/08 Read Article
Shelter from Interpol. Insight into new life and business of Finnish criminal who fled to Belarus
Investigations Shelter from Interpol. Insight into new life and business of Finnish criminal who fled to Belarus

Europol has also issued an arrest warrant for the Finn.

20/05 Read Article
On Two Fronts: How a Belarusian Company that Worked with Global Big Tech Giants Supplied Goods to the Russian Military-Industrial Complex
Investigations On Two Fronts: How a Belarusian Company that Worked with Global Big Tech Giants Supplied Goods to the Russian Military-Industrial Complex

Defense client deal volume presumably reached $200 million over three years.

24/04 Read Article
Unrefined imports: The EU buys rapeseed oil from Belarus made with crops from occupied Ukraine
Investigations Unrefined imports: The EU buys rapeseed oil from Belarus made with crops from occupied Ukraine

The beneficial owner of the supplying company is under sanctions for aiding Russia in transporting troops and military equipment.

19/02 Read Article
Who and how: Laundering millions from illegal bets in a Minsk casino
Investigations Who and how: Laundering millions from illegal bets in a Minsk casino

Casino owners are linked to Belarusian officials, politicians and security officials.

13/02 Read Article
Golden pills. Belarus government buys drugs wholesale from brother of Lukashenko’s financial associate at prices higher than retail
Investigations Golden pills. Belarus government buys drugs wholesale from brother of Lukashenko’s financial associate at prices higher than retail

The Russian government pays less for some of these drugs.

10/12 Read Article
EU v. Chevtsov. How a BIC investigation led to the dissolution of Lukashenko's European "moneybag"s company
Investigations EU v. Chevtsov. How a BIC investigation led to the dissolution of Lukashenko's European "moneybag"s company

...And to the "Chevtsov v. EU Council" case published on the European Union Court of Justice website.

05/12 Read Article
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