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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 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)

News

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

News Financier who exposed money laundering scheme at Minsk's H Casino murdered in the Netherlands

How a money laundering scheme operates at a Minsk casino – and why Belarusian security forces are ignoring it – is revealed in the BIC investigation.

02 May 2025 Read Article

News US sanctions owners of Zafar bulk carrier for transporting stolen Ukrainian grain to Yemen

The BIC uncovered the ship’s involvement in similar shipments to Iran in June 2024.

03 April 2025 Read Article

News BIC investigation leads to EU sanctions against Belorusskiye Loterei

The restrictions also apply to the company that developed the software for the state-run online lottery Belbet.

27 March 2025 Read Article

News The EU has imposed sanctions on the Belarusian company Integral following an investigation by the BIC

We examined the circuit boards installed in Russian missiles and discovered that not all the electronics are of Russian origin.

24 February 2025 Read Article

News The German corporation has terminated its contract with the company that supplied chemicals to Integral

The microchips produced at Integral are used in Russian missiles.

21 February 2025 Read Article

News How did sanctioned goods get to Integral? German companies responded to the BIC inquiry

We have received letters from Wacker Chemie AG, the Faulhaber Group and the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control.

11 February 2025 Read Article

News How Lukashenko Supported Assad While Helping the Pentagon To Arm the Opposition

Bulgaria was the intermediary in the supply of anti-tank missile systems.

12 December 2024 Read Article

News From gold mining and arms trade to representation at UN conference. How two Belarusians conquer Zimbabwe

Belarusian businessmen targeted by journalistic investigations represent the African country at the climate summit.

21 November 2024 Read Article

News Kremlin's fake news factory attempted to instill fear of Lukashenko-Wagner alliance

The Social Design Agency (SDA) is sanctioned by the EU and the US.

26 September 2024 Read Article

News The BIC joins the campaign calling for press freedom in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz journalists highlight that the problem of restricting freedom of speech is relevant for all news outlets and media organizations in the country.

11 March 2024 Read Article

News “We started writing as science fiction, and made something almost documentary.” The creators of the series “Processes” visiting Chaly

Sergei Chaly spoke with the showrunners of the “Processes” project Andrei Kashpersky and Mikhail Zui about the series with the letter P, feature films and life without physical Belarus.

24 January 2024 Read Article

News A company linked to Shackutin has responded to a series of BIC investigations

According to the BIC investigation, the company is linked to Shackutin – and this is not disputed. However, the subjects of our investigation have provided clarification on the current distribution of shares in SV Maschinen GmbH.

16 December 2023 Read Article

News BIC head Stanislau Ivashkevich received Anti-Corruption Champion Award from U.S. State Department

This year, the Belarusian Investigative Center has released about two dozen investigations.

07 December 2023 Read Article

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