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Every day tens of Moroccan young men try to cross ilegally the Strait of Gibraltar. "Haraga" (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...
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  • Young Moroccan immigrants standing 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Haraga immigrants playing 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan fugitives sleeping 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Haraga immigrants running 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan fugitives trying 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Moroccan immigrant eating 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Moroccan boy living 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Moroccan Haraga refugees sleeping 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Moroccan immigrant climbimg 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan fugitives trying 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Moroccan living 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan immigrants observing 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Moroccan fugitives running 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Moroccan immigrant showing 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Haraga immigrants hanging around on the beach and 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Moroccan immigrants sitting on the beach and 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Moroccan immigrant showing 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan fugitives sleeping 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Moroccan boy living 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan fugitives trying 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan immigrants sleeping 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Moroccan immigrants standing 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. "Haraga" (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. By photographer Jan Sochor
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