Claim, by election deniers, would signal latest step by DoJ in moving away from protecting Americans’ voting rights Members of Georgia’s election denial movement have claimed in recent weeks that the justice department is investigating debunked fraud claims in the state stemming from the 2020 election. The development would be just the latest in a … Read more
Culley, 19, who was arrested on drug-smuggling charges in May, is released after plea deal The pregnant British teenager Bella May Culley has been released from a Georgian prison, where she had been held for six months on drug-smuggling charges after a plea deal. Culley, 19, who is pregnant, was arrested in May at Tbilisi … Read more
Mother of Bella May Culley, 19, awaiting sentencing on Monday, says conditions have improved after transfer to new jail A pregnant British teenager accused of drug-smuggling has been moved to a mother and baby unit in a Georgian prison, her mother said. Bella May Culley, 19, who is reported to be eight months pregnant, was … Read more
Irakli Kobakhidze accused EU ambassador of supporting ‘attempt to overthrow constitutional order’ Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced a sweeping crackdown on dissent, accusing demonstrators who tried to storm the presidential palace of aiming to topple his government and blaming the European Union for interference in his country. Kobakhidze levelled his allegations a day … Read more