Mohammed Mostafaei, a human rights lawyer for an Iranian woman who was recently sentenced to death by stoning, looks out from a barred window at the Kumkapi Foreigners Detention center in Istanbul on Aug. 5. At the time of the photo, Mostafaei was unsure whether he'd be sent back to Iran, from where he fled after an arrest warrant had been issued for him.
The 31-year-old said he first fled to Turkey, where he was detained for an undisclosed passport issue. He then flew to Norway two days later with a one-year Norwegian travel visa and may consider applying for asylum. Mostafaei has promoted the case and the sentence of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani widely within the international community.
Jonathan Lewis is a freelance photojournalist based in Istanbul.
Meggi, 6, an internally displace person (IDP) from Eredvi, Georgia, paints her nails in her family's one room at the Isani Shelter in Tbilisi. The family took shelter at the abandoned Isani Military Hospital in August 2008, when they escaped from the fighting in their village during the conflict over South Ossetia. Eredvi is no longer under Georgian control.
Meggi and her family have lived at the shelter since fleeing the fighting, waiting on the government to issue them the $10,000 housing allowance they were promised. On Aug. 5, Amnesty International issued a report on IDPs in Georgia, calling on the government to do more to provide suitable housing, employment and security for all the IDPs displaced during the country's many conflicts during the past two decades.
Molly Corso is a freelance photojournalist based in Tbilisi.
A music group made of elders from western Georgia prepare to go on stage during the festival of Georgian traditional folk music at the Ethnographic Museum in Tbilisi on July 25.
Art Gene Festival was started by several Georgian friends in 2004 to preserve and popularize the traditional and folk culture of Georgia. The organizers travel to the country's regions to find local performers for the festival. For many people living in remote villages the festival offers the opportunity to perform on a live stage for hundreds of listeners.
Justyna Mielnikiewicz is a freelance photojournalist based in Tbilisi.
Young girls play on July 18 in the central Istanbul district of Tarlabasi, a community facing displacement as developers threaten the run down, but centrally located district.
Jonathan Lewis is a freelance photojournalist based in Istanbul.
Madonna, a 16-year-old Roma bride, poses in her wedding gown in the Georgian village of Leninovka. Weddings are one of the few traditions the Roma of Georgia continue today. Lasting for three or more days, the wedding follows strict rules cherished by the ethnic Roma community of Georgia. Though most Roma of Leninovka live on the verge of poverty, they try to make sure that every marriage ceremony has a feast overflowing with food and drink.
Temo Bardzimashvili is a freelance photojournalist based in Tbilisi.
