In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State

 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.

“This fight against Soviet totalitarianism, and now this fight against Russian influences in this country: This is my life,” says Georgian opposition leader Zurab Japaridze.
Japaridze is the founder …