Belarusian Investigative Center

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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)

News 25 April 2023

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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

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