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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)

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Investigations 22 February 2022

From arms industry to school equipment: how Igor Medved became state procurement tsar

In Belarus legislative amendments about public procurement are foreseen. Affiliated parties, who might collude and speculate on market gains during the procurement process, won’t be allowed to participate in bids. The programme “Davaite razbiratsia” found out what is indeed happening by the case of one of businessmen from Belarus

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Investigations How Belarus bypasses sanctions with the help of oligarch Varabey’s partners

Last year the amount of belarusian oil products shipped through Estonia multiplied by three times. This was almost impossible to do amidst the European sanctions without manipulations with commodity codes. The scheme beneficiaries turned out to be those tightly connected with businessman Mikalai Varabei

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Investigations SHVEDish income. How Belarus procures medical equipment using the budget funds

Belarus has been fighting the mediation business for a long time now and one of the main ways of dealing with the problem has become import substitution. The idea is to produce locally instead of buying things from abroad. However, the journalists of “Davaite Razbiratsia” found out what happened in reality

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Investigations How Tiateryn made a fortune thanks to his close relationship with Lukashenka

The journalists of “Davaite Razbiratsia” programme found out how Tiateryn started his business, how much he managed to make and why Lukashenka’s patronage isn’t necessarily the guarantee of success

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Investigations 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

21 December 2021 Read Article

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...

29 November 2021 Read Article

Investigations 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...

24 November 2021 Read Article

Investigations 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 November 2021 Read Article

Investigations 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

Investigations 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

Investigations 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

Investigations 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

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