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News In Lithuania, the ties of the Confederation of Industrialists’ vice president to Belarusian business are to be checked following a BIC investigation

The Novus Industry factory, which was owned by Lithuanian millionaire Sigitas Paulauskas, traded with companies in his holding, VMG Group, in 2023–2024.

19 October 2026 Read Article

News “The company does not disclose the names of its beneficiaries.” What Novus Industry told the BIC about furniture shipments, owners, and the similarities to IKEA

The former contractor of the Swedish brand stated that it does not supply products to the occupied territories, but did not disclose the names of the new beneficial owners or customers.

13 October 2026 Read Article

News Courts, debts and sanctions. “Lukashenko’s chalet” near Sochi becomes a long-delayed construction project

“It was a scam scheme there from the very beginning,” claims a BIC source.

27 August 2026 Read Article

News A single Minsk address links Sheiman’s inner circle to those involved in Kotau’s kidnapping

The companies featured in the two BIC investigations are linked through the same building on Smalenskaya Street in Minsk.

26 August 2026 Read Article

News Poland refuses to open investigation into Kotau’s disappearance

The BIC elaborates on the Polish side’s official and unofficial responses to the journalists.

26 August 2026 Read Article

News Media Resilience Lab 2026: Call for Applications for a Training Program for Journalists

Participants selected based on the results of the pitch will receive a scholarship.

06 August 2026 Read Article

News Open Call for Fellowships at Media Resilience Lab

A two-year media development programme supporting independent journalism in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, and other Eastern Partnership countries through funding, training, and cross-border collaboration.

22 May 2026 Read Article

News Lukashenko’s “wallet” transferred money through a New Zealand banking system, which made it difficult to trace

Journalists discovered “tobacco king” Aliaksei Aleksin’s name in the leaked files of financial services provider Worldclear.

11 May 2026 Read Article

News "I'm always doing fine": A Less Than Candid Conversation With Alexander Shackutin

The businessman talked about his wife, his detention and new plants after the confiscation of Amkodor — and we fact-checked his claims.

07 April 2026 Read Article

News Ukraine could have imposed sanctions against Lukashenko earlier, but the head of the Presidential Office was against it, a BIC source says

Zelenskyy signed the sanctions decree less than three months after Yermak’s resignation.

18 February 2026 Read Article

News “They’re trying to get you to hand over information”. Ukrainian draft evaders are being interrogated in Belarus

Plainclothes officers are interested in the movement of military equipment, and the impact of Russian air strikes.

14 January 2026 Read Article

News Stop Nitrogen: BIC investigations have led to halting the smuggling of Belarusian fertilisers into the European Union

Over the past 30 months, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland have all imposed sanctions.

30 October 2025 Read Article

News Belarusian Investigative Centre wins a prestigious Free Media Award

In 2025, six editorial teams and journalists were recognised for their work.

10 September 2025 Read Article

News A company linked to one of Putin’s cronies is transferring goods from occupied Ukrainian territories to enterprises in Belarus

Some of the purchasers are Belarusian industrial giants

01 July 2025 Read Article

News BIC discovers Polish ad agency with Belarusian sanctioned banks among its clients

The company’s client list features Belbet, an online lottery operated by the state.

04 June 2025 Read Article

News Zelensky approves sanctions against four companies named in BIC investigation into supplying equipment to Russian military-industrial complex

The sanctions target companies from the Izovac group, whose former clients include tech giants like Apple, Tesla, and Samsung.

11 May 2025 Read Article