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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 have received the Hans Staiger Investigative Award from the International Center for Journalists; the Free Media Award from the ZEIT-Stiftung Bucerius and the Fritt Ord Foundation; and the Data Journalism Award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Our Dubai Unlocked project was also shortlisted for the Sigma Awards.

Between 2018 and 2026, our journalists received 11 Belarusian Volnaye Slova Awards.

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

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

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Investigations 26 March 2025

Salt in a poke. Belaruskali products rebranded and sold to EU, bypassing sanctions

All those involved in the delivery scheme are closely linked.

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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 Read Article

Investigations Who and how: Laundering millions from illegal bets in a Minsk casino

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

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Investigations Deadly chips. How Integral bypasses sanctions and helps Russia keep the war going

Microchip deliveries are made through intermediary companies based in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and China.

28/01 Read Article Read Article

Investigations Belarus makes money from gambling addicts, including children

Beneficiaries include creators of surveillance system and a "tobacco king".

22 December 2024 Read Article

Investigations Lukashenko’s ex-security guard owns once belonging to Belarus land plot in Sochi

Financial losses of Belarus may reach 100 million dollars.

17 December 2024 Read Article

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 December 2024 Read Article

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 December 2024 Read Article

Investigations Tortures on the Pripyat. The BIC found a Russian military filtration camp in Belarus

According to an eyewitness, civilians transferred from Ukraine were subjected to greater abuse in the camp.

28 November 2024 Read Article

Investigations Bypassing sanctions, Belarus sells Western Microchips for Fighter Jets and Missiles to Russia

The Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) has found supply chains tied to Aleksandr Lukashenko's inner circle and the Russian military-industrial complex.

26 November 2024 Read Article

Investigations How two GRU intelligence officers infiltrated opposition and volunteer groups

The BIC, in collaboration with the Alliance of Investigators of Belarus, has successfully identified the intelligence officers of the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

12 November 2024 Read Article