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  • Young Moroccan immigrants stand in front of the wall in the port of Tanger, where names of those immigrants who reached to cross the European border controls are written, Morocco, 22 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Haraga immigrants play cards and waiting for the night to enter illegaly to the port of Tanger, Morocco, 21 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan fugitives sleep on the beach in Tanger after unsuccessful night attempt to cross the port's checkings, Morocco, 23 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Haraga immigrants run to escape the Moroccan police near the entrance gate to the port of Tanger, Morocco, 17 June 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan fugitives try to hide themselves between the wheels in the bottom of trucks that wait for customs control in the port of Tanger, Morocco, 23 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Haraga fugitives do not like to be photographed because some of the them left unsolved problems in their home towns, some are wanted, Tanger, Morocco, 17 June 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • A young Moroccan immigrant eats bread that he begged from foreigners, Tanger, Morocco, 23 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • A Moroccan boy lives in an improvised shack built on the wall of the the Tanger port, Morocco, 21 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • A young Moroccan immigrant climbs the wall of the port of Tanger, Morocco, in the early morning 22 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan fugitives try to find a truck where they could hide themselves between the wheels and enter illegaly to the port of Tanger, Morocco, 17 June 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Moroccan Haraga refugees sleep on the beach of Tanger, after a busy night when they were trying to get illegaly inside the port and escape from Morocco, 23 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan immigrants observe the port of Tanger to enter illegaly in it and to try to escape from Morocco, 17 June 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • A young Moroccan lives in an improvised one-man shack built near the port of Tanger, Morocco, 21 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Moroccan fugitives run to escape the Moroccan police on the parking place in front of the port of Tanger, Morocco, 17 June 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • The Strait of Gibraltar, the door to Europe for nearly all African immigrants, seen from the port of Algeciras, Spain, 21 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • A young Moroccan immigrant shows injuries caused by Police beating and brutal treatment in Tanger, Morocco, 22 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Haraga immigrants hang around on the beach, waiting for the night to enter illegaly to the port of Tanger, Morocco, 22 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Moroccan immigrants sit on the beach and wait for the night to enter illegaly to the port of Tanger, Morocco, 22 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • A Moroccan immigrant shows a love letter from his Spanish girlfriend, Tanger, Morocco, 22 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan fugitives sleep on the beach in Tanger after unsuccessful night attempt to cross the port's checkings, Morocco, 23 October 2006. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • A Moroccan boy lives in an improvised shack built on the wall of the the Tanger port, Morocco, 21 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Haraga immigrants live in improvised shacks built near the port of Tanger, Morocco, 21 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan immigrants sleep outside the port of Tanger after unsuccessful night attempt to cross the port's checkings, Morocco, 17 June 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan fugitives try to find a truck where they could hide themselves between the wheels and enter illegaly to the port of Tanger, Morocco, 17 June 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

  • Young Moroccan immigrants stand in front of the wall in the port of Tanger, where names of those immigrants who reached to cross the European border controls are written, Morocco, 22 January 2007. Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. ?Harraga? (immigrants in Arabic) come to Tanger from all over Morocco. They try their good luck and hidden between the wheels of a truck they attempt to board on a ferry and get to Spain, eventually further to Europe. Considering the thorough checks at the port only few of them make it. Therefore they spend months living on a beach, in huts along the walls of the port, begging for food and waiting for the right night so as their dream about Europe came true.

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