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Belarusian Investigative Center is an independent production that specializes in the most complex forms of journalism

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

In this project a team of Belarusian investigative journalists reveal corruption schemes and top-level legislation abuse

Investigations

21 December 2021

Which defects were revealed after the Belarus Nuclear Power Plant was built and who is going to pay for it

Belarus Nuclear Power Plant is one of the most disputed sites. The quality of plant construction as well as its efficiency of operating the facility raises lots of questions

Investigations

Having supplied the Presidential Security Service carpark, Aleksin got control over tobacco business

The fact that in 2018 belarusian oligarch Aliaksei Aleksin got in charge of the most profitable tobacco business line many people attributed with his close relationship with Aleksandr Lukashenko. In fact, as the journalists of the “Davaite razbiratsia” program found out, in that year Aleksin expanded the Presidential Security Service carpark with 9 expensive vintage automobiles

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How Lithuanian businessmen make money on Belarus potassium

Every year Belarusian potassium fertilizers are exported for $2,5 bln, a huge part of which remains in Lithuania. Journalists of the “Davaite razbiratsia” program in cooperation with the Lithuanian Center “Siena” found out how such deals can be conducted at the expense of potential profit of “BelarusKali”. Meanwhile, mineworkers risk their health mostly because of lack of new equipment

24/11 Read Article Read Article

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How come that arms business stood at the origins of telecommunication provider “beCloud”?

About 10 years ago Belarus authorities introduced a big telecommunication operator “Belarus Cloud Technologies”.The company partially belongs to anonymous offshore companies

09/11 Read Article Read Article

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Offshore in Orsha trying to circumvent sanctions and satisfy Kremlin

In recent years businessmen close to Alexander Lukashenko were sanctioned by Europe in connection with making profits for the top authorities. Russian government wanted to impose sanctions for re-export of sanctioned goods. But our team “Davaite razbiratsia” found out that none of the sides...

26 October 2021 Read Article

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How Sheiman’s son mined gold in Africa

The investigators of Davajcie Razbiracca (Let’s Get it Sorted Out) program found out, which Belarusian businesspersons gained the opportunity to make money on exploration of minerals in Zimbabwe

04 October 2021 Read Article

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Ex-deputy chief of Vilnius prison promotes the interests of BelAZ

In May Belarusian automobile factory BelAZ signed a contract with Chili to sell 18 dump trucks. This is the biggest contract for the Zhodino plant with Latin America

28 September 2021 Read Article

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How do heads of the Ministry of Healthcare get richer?

Who and how pries on the budget overpaying for fake Belarusian medications, how much indulgence from a criminal corruption-related case costs, and how all this affects whether medications are affordable for common Belarusians.

27 April 2021 Read Article