If you would like to share information, send us a story or news item, report a problem, or suggest a topic related to the Belarusian Railway, contact us using the method that works best for you. You can also report suspected corruption or other unlawful activity connected with the railway, or share information about military transportation.
Quick guide
Choose a contact method
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We reply within 24 hours, taking urgency into account. To receive a reply, leave a contact method or return to the conversation in your chosen service.
Review and correspondence
How we use material
We decide how to use material based on its reliability, public interest and the safety of the source.
Where to find your reply
The reply will arrive at the contact you provided or in your chosen service. For GlobaLeaks and SecureDrop, return to your submission using the access code or codename you saved.
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Channels with added protection
GlobaLeaks and SecureDrop let you submit material and continue the conversation without providing contact details. Encryption protects the content, but your message, attachments or device may still identify you.
Protected form and correspondence
GlobaLeaks
Use this protected form to send messages and files. After submitting, you can continue corresponding with us without providing contact details.
Access through Tor or a regular browser.onion access Use Tor Browser to hide your IP address.
HTTPS access HTTPS encrypts the connection, but does not by itself hide your IP address.
Keep your access code
You will receive it after submitting. Keep it to return to the conversation; do not share it with anyone else.
Submit material without providing your identity or contact details. Access requires Tor Browser. Read the guide for sources first: your device and file contents also affect your anonymity.
Tor Browser only
Open the address in Tor Browser on a computer you control. Do not use a workplace device or your employer’s network.
Keep your codename
You will need it to return to the conversation and check for replies. Do not share it with anyone else.
You can email us from any provider. Use PGP for confidential content. Encryption does not hide the sender’s address; keep sensitive information out of the subject line.
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With PGP encryptionEncrypt the message and attachments with our public key before sending.
PGP fingerprint and key verification
PGP key fingerprint
AFF4 821E 8E29 ABAD CFE5 7D86 2D7E 4D77 376B 99BC
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Compare the downloaded key’s fingerprint with the one shown above. For independent verification, confirm it through a BelZHD contact you already know and trust.
Signal, Wire, Threema, Keybase and WhatsApp use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for private conversations. In Telegram, only Secret Chats use E2EE; messages to the channel do not.
Encryption does not make an account anonymous: a profile name, phone number or message content can identify the sender.
Signal
Recommended for secure communication
Messages and calls use end-to-end encryption by default. Registration requires a phone number.
Verify your contact by comparing safety numbers.
Control who can see your phone number.
Signal number
+48 780 632 078
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Wire
Recommended for secure communication
Messages, calls and chat attachments use end-to-end encryption.
Verify devices by comparing key fingerprints.
A separate encryption key for each message.
Wire username
@belzhd
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Threema
Recommended for secure communication
Messages, calls and files are end-to-end encrypted by default.
No phone number or email address required.
Verify contacts using their ID and public key.
Threema ID
BVEDA265
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Keybase
For existing Keybase users
Private chats and attachments use end-to-end encryption. Public chats and files are visible to other users.
Approve new devices from an already trusted device.
Revoke a lost device from your account.
The Keybase app must be installed to open a chat.
WhatsApp
For quick contact
Personal messages and calls use end-to-end encryption; a phone number is used to connect.
Compare security codes with your contact.
Locked chats with a separate secret code.
WhatsApp number
+48 780 632 078
Automatic copying is unavailable. Select the text and copy it using your device’s menu or Ctrl+C / ⌘C.
Telegram
For quick contact
Regular chats do not use end-to-end encryption. It is available only in Secret Chats, which must be started separately.
Control who can see your phone number.
Add a password for signing in to your account.
These links do not start a Secret Chat.
Compare security codes and key fingerprints through a trusted channel you already know, outside the current chat.
