Belarusian Investigative Centre

Companies owned by former Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades handled business transactions for businessmen close to Alexander Lukashenko and helped them circumvent sanctions. New investigation by the BIC investigatebel.org/en/investigati…

Companies linked to Viktor Sheiman — a close associate of Alexander Lukashenko — continued supplying banned Mercedes cars to Russia in 2025. One route runs from the Netherlands to the port of St. Petersburg. Another goes through Belarus. Read more investigatebel.org/en/investigati…

Ukrainians draft evaders are being interrogated by plainclothes officers. They are gathering information of military significance — the movement of Ukrainian equipment and the locations of Russian missile and drone strikes inlnk.ru/3ZjA4w

Are Belarusian border guards helping Ukrainian draft evaders? In 2025 1424 men were detained fleeing to Belarus. Ukrainian border guards say about 70+ smuggling groups involved in smuggling people. Fixers claim Belarusian border guard cooperation inlnk.ru/n0Y8d4

We reached an agreement with a European company to supply equipment prohibited from import to Belarus due to sanctions. It turned out to be quite simple. investigatebel.org/en/investigati…

Belarus’s Khimvolokno is a key supplier of nylon filament to Russia, used for helmets and body armor. Some buyers connected to the Russian military industrу. Despite sanctions, Khimvolokno sells into the EU via a front that claims to be the manufacturer. youtu.be/a0-g6YFHCHc

Spray money. How two of Lukashenko’s “wallets” organised a cash grab at the border. The mandatory paid vehicle disinfection process at the Belarusian border generates millions for a private company. investigatebel.org/en/investigati…

From enamel pots to kamikaze drones. A BIC investigation reveals how, behind the facade of a civilian enterprise, an infrastructure of war has taken shape — enabling Moscow to keep attacking Ukraine despite sanctions. investigatebel.org/en/investigati…

Belarusian Investigative Center received the Free Media Award for its in-depth analyses and news. The jury noted our contribution to the development of investigative journalism and our important role in exposing corruption and fake news.

A huge complex is being built near Sochi on a site covering 10 hectares: a main building, three villas, security posts. Why do we think this could be Lukashenko's residence? New investigation investigatebel.org/en/investigati…

Forced into exile but undeterred, the @BelarusFiles continues exposing corruption at the highest levels – their work has already prompted around 90 sanctions. Full story: twp.ai/4irLD6

Belarus’s monopoly hologram maker Holographic Industry is now under EU sanctions for its close ties to state structures (some are shareholders). The firm is linked to Lukashenko’s “wallet” Viktor Shevtsov, featured in our investigations 4 times.

For decades, Belarus was considered a “blank spot” on the international map of investigative journalism. It’s now changed, and the @BelarusFiles has been a major player. 👉 The Fix’s Hleb Liapeika profiled the center’s founder.  thefix.media/2025/09/25/unc…

@RFERL @svaboda A joint investigation into a harrowing Russian military "filtration" camp in Belarus from @RFERL’s @cxemu, @Svaboda, and the Belarusian Investigative Center @belarusfiles won first prize in the Investigations category. rferl.org/a/russia-filtr…

Stiftelsen Fritt Ords og Zeit Stiftung Bucerius’ Free Media Awards 2025 går til medier og journalister fra Ukraina, Georgia, Ungarn, Russland, Belarus og Aserbajdsjan. frittord.no/nb/aktuelt/fre…

💸 A Belarusian oligarch profits from a dissident passport project. @BelarusFiles' “Passportgate” follows the money from Lukashenko’s circle to a Lithuanian firm hired to help exiled Belarusians, revealing some connection: investigatebel.org/en/investigati… #IJ4EU

I know this story would have put a big smile on my beloved Hans' face and in his heart. Special thanks to Stanislau Ivashkevich and the @BelarusFiles for producing this story and to @ICFJ and @OCCRP for making it possible.

🏚️ Hopeless citizens living in chaos, betrayed by their immoral governments: over the last ten months, Belarusian #propaganda has intensified its #disinformation attacks on #EU countries, with narratives shifting noticeably towards social and economic policies. ⛔️ These efforts, often carefully timed around key events like national #elections in Poland and Germany, aim to undermine trust in Western values, depict Europeans as disillusioned, and position the EU as a cautionary tale rather than a desirable alternative to authoritarian rule. 👉 In this new investigation, @BelarusFiles analyses a carefully selected sample of 80 EU-related fake reports found in the Belarusian information space between September 2024 and June 2025. Read all findings: edmo.eu/publications/l…

Izovac, a multinational high-tech corporation with Belarusian origins and a former contractor to #Apple and #Samsung, has supplied approx $200 million worth of equipment to Russia’s military-industrial complex. Read the full text here: investigatebel.org/en/investigati…

The story of the most successful #casino in #Belarus, the secrets of how the money got into the country, and the role of Lukashenko’s former security guard in the scheme. Read the full investigation here: investigatebel.org/en/investigati…