Girchi - More Freedom chairman
Zurab Japaridze

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

1999 - Graduated from Tbilisi Medical Institute 'Doctor of the Future', General Practitioner;

2005 - Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, majored in Public Administration;

2010 - George Washington University School of Business, Master's Degree in Project Management

Professional Experience

1998-2000 Assistant to Sakstandard Coordinator;

2000-2002 Deputy Director of the International Center for Journalists;

2002-2003 Assistant Program Officer of the OSCE Mission to Georgia;

2003-2006 OSCE Mission Training Program Officer in Georgia;

2005-2011 Professor at the Institute of Public Affairs;

2006-2008 UNFPA South Caucasus Project Regional Coordinator;

2006-2011 EC / SPAMGO Project Management Consultant;

2008-2010 CEO of ABG Profservice Group Ltd;

2010-2011 USAID Project HIV Prevention in Georgia, Technical Expert;

2010-2012 Columnist of the magazine Tabula;

Professor at Tbilisi Free University since 2011;

2012-2016 Member of Parliament of Georgia of the 8th convocation, election bloc: United National Movement - More benefits to the people, party list;

Girchi candidate in the 2018 presidential election, received 36,034 (2.26%) votes;

Since October 8, 2018, his official name is Zurab Girchi Japaridze;

2020 Member of the Parliament of Georgia of the 10th convocation, election bloc: Girchi, party list;

At the end of 2020, he established Girchi - More Freedom as a result of splitting with New Political Center - Girchi

Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Gia Volski: The European Parliament has already turned into a breeding ground for this Baltic lobby group - I am sure that they do not care about the fate of Mzia Amaglobeli or the young man who hit a policeman
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on “Media Freedom in Georgia, with a particular focus on the case of Makzia Amaglobeili"
The content of the resolution "Media Freedom in Georgia, in particular the case of Mzia Amaghlobeli", which the European Parliament is voting on today, is now known
MEPs stage performance in support of Mzia Amaglobeli, arrested protesters and politicians
Zurab Japaridze: Court hearings are necessary and people attend them to determine whether someone committed a crime or not. I don’t think there’s anything to clarify in my case – I won’t go on the 23rd either
Gia Japaridze: Evil has no logic - Whatever Ivanishvili decides will happen - His goal is to imprison political leaders and ban parties
Badri Japaridze: Unfortunately, some colleagues publicly declared that a boycott was the only correct decision without having coordinated that position with us. I believe that if we all enter the fight together, we will win
Tina Bokuchava: This anti-European and anti-national regime must be overthrown! Freedom for Nika! Freedom for all political prisoners! In the end, we will win!
Elene Khoshtaria: They may be technically imprisoned, but they are the true victors in this struggle: Gvaramia, Japaridze, Melia, and Okruashvili – they refuse to recognize the system at any cost!
Tengo Tevzadze: Gakharia's party should leave "Georgian Dream" and become the opposition
Mikheil Saakashvili: What was done yesterday to Tina Bokuchava’s husband and his family is no longer Russia – this is Kadyrov’s Chechnya. It is Kadyrov who abducts people like this
Giorgi Butikashvili: Nika Gvaramia will be arrested in court like Zurab Japaridze, or he will be kidnapped like Melia and an additional fake story will be created
Nugzar Tsiklauri: This is my opinion, not a call to action for “Lelo”: Don’t stubbornly persist in a mistake
Zaza Bibilashvili: What is happening in Georgia is now classical authoritarianism – in our country’s case, the term “democratic backsliding” no longer applies
Zaza Bibilashvili: What is happening in Georgia is already classical authoritarianism - In our country’s case, the term “democratic backsliding” is over
EU Spokesperson: The persecution of political figures and activists violates democratic values - All those detained for exercising fundamental rights must be released
Swedish Foreign Minister: I am concerned about the detentions of opposition leaders Nika Melia and Zurab Japaridze in Georgia
Rasa Juknevičienė on Melia’s arrest: The situation in Georgia is getting worse - EU and Member states must act!
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger
A Korean tamada: Opening of the Korean Embassy in Tbilisi
Israeli Ambassador to Georgia - Our strategy is not to have Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip - Unfortunately, the UN cooperates with Hamas, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch work in favor of Hamas