In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State
World In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State As leader of the “Girchi—More Freedom” party, Zurah Japaridze spent 7 months jailed as a political prisoner. He’s prepared to spend much longer there if he has to. Japaridze is the founder of one of the few explicitly libertarian political parties in a post-Soviet state, — 'Girchi' (which means 'pine cone') — 'More Freedom.' And in June 2025, he was sentenced to 7 months in Rustavi prison for defying a parliamentary commission run by the ruling party, Georgian Dream.
- ▪World In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State As leader of the “Girchi—More Freedom” party, Zurah Japaridze spent 7 months jailed as a political prisoner.
- ▪He’s prepared to spend much longer there if he has to.
- ▪Japaridze is the founder of one of the few explicitly libertarian political parties in a post-Soviet state, — 'Girchi' (which means 'pine cone') — 'More Freedom.' And in June 2025, he was sentenced to 7 months in Rustavi prison for defying
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World In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State As leader of the “Girchi—More Freedom” party, Zurah Japaridze spent 7 months jailed as a political prisoner. He’s prepared to spend much longer there if he has to. Hunt Beaty | 8.9.2026 8:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/08/Zurab-Japaridze-v1-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="A man wearing black clothes and a blackc hat stands—he is outlined in lime green, with a darker green background photoshopped behind him, with a pine cone logo next…
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