"melilla" (by k. flo razowsky)

Spanish/Moroccan border fence

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:26:48 +0000

Spanish/Moroccan border fence
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The border fence consists of 11 km (7 miles) of parallel 3 m (10 ft) high fences topped with barbed wire, regular watchposts and a road running between them to accommodate police patrols

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The border fence consists of 11 km (7 miles) of parallel 3 m (10 ft) high fences topped with barbed wire, regular watchposts and a road running between them to accommodate police patrols
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If a migrant succeeds to scale the first section of the border fence, they land on a mess of razor wire rods designed to inflict grave damage. This breach then triggers an automatic shower of pepper spray and blinding flashes of light.

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If a migrant succeeds to scale the first section of the border fence, they land on a mess of razor wire rods designed to inflict grave damage. This breach then triggers an automatic shower of pepper spray and blinding flashes of light.
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CETI (Immigrants Temporary Holding Centre). Although official EU documents state "stay in the Centres should be for up to three months", many migrants have been living in this center for up to 2 years.

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CETI (Immigrants Temporary Holding Centre). Although official EU documents state "stay in the Centres should be for up to three months", many migrants have been living in this center for up to 2 years.
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Commonly, migrants living at the CETI detention center in Melilla, Spain, work 12 hours a day washing and parking cars for spare change

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:46:52 +0000

Commonly, migrants living at the CETI detention center in Melilla, Spain, work 12 hours a day washing and parking cars for spare change
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The boardwalk in Melilla, Spain with a border fence guard tower in the background

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The boardwalk in Melilla, Spain with a border fence guard tower in the background
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The European Commission allocated 40 million Euros to help Morocco be responsible for securing the border

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The European Commission allocated 40 million Euros to help Morocco be responsible for securing the border
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A few of the Moroccan youth that live in a detention center in Melilla, Spain hoping to get Spanish papers

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A few of the Moroccan youth that live in a detention center in Melilla, Spain hoping to get Spanish papers
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Life along the border fence

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Life along the border fence
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Bangladeshi migrants in a camp they built outside the CETI detention center to elude the immigration police who come to CETI in the night and take them from their beds for deportation

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Bangladeshi migrants in a camp they built outside the CETI detention center to elude the immigration police who come to CETI in the night and take them from their beds for deportation
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Along the border fence, underground cables connect spotlights, noise and movement sensors, and video cameras to a central control booth

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Along the border fence, underground cables connect spotlights, noise and movement sensors, and video cameras to a central control booth
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A look into the CETI detention center in the Spanish enclave of Melilla

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A look into the CETI detention center in the Spanish enclave of Melilla
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A guard tower in the border fence that separates the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco.

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A guard tower in the border fence that separates the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco.
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A common story, this migrant from Cote d'Ivoire, is one of the two sole survivors of a group of 9 that originally set off to migrate north. The 7 died at different points while crossing the desert by foot and the sea by boat. This man has now lived at CETI for almost a year waiting either for papers or rejection and deportation. The other survivor still has not made it to European soil.

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:05:37 +0000

A common story, this migrant from Cote d'Ivoire, is one of the two sole survivors of a group of 9 that originally set off to migrate north. The 7 died at different points while crossing the desert by foot and the sea by boat. This man has now lived at CETI for almost a year waiting either for papers or rejection and deportation. The other survivor still has not made it to European soil.
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The border fence with a view of the Moroccan troops guarding the other side. Since 2005, repressive measures to secure this border have been put into the hands of the Moroccan authorities in order to leave the Spanish (ie, European) authorities free from human rights violations.

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The border fence with a view of the Moroccan troops guarding the other side. Since 2005, repressive measures to secure this border have been put into the hands of the Moroccan authorities in order to leave the Spanish (ie, European) authorities free from human rights violations.
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A guard tower in the border fence of Spanish enclave Melilla. Many migrants (mostly those from various African countries), attempt to swim over 8 hours in the sea to make it around this deadly border and onto European soil in hopes of getting Spanish papers

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:04:48 +0000

A guard tower in the border fence of Spanish enclave Melilla. Many migrants (mostly those from various African countries), attempt to swim over 8 hours in the sea to make it around this deadly border and onto European soil in hopes of getting Spanish papers
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Some Moroccans from just the other side of the border have permission to cross on a daily basis. Many set up an open air market in hopes of supplementing their incomes. In the market the average person makes no more then 50 euros a month.

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Some Moroccans from just the other side of the border have permission to cross on a daily basis. Many set up an open air market in hopes of supplementing their incomes. In the market the average person makes no more then 50 euros a month.
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A common situation, this migrant from Bangladesh spends nearly 12 hours a day washing and parking cars for spare change. The average income for a day of work amounts to no more then 10 euros

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A common situation, this migrant from Bangladesh spends nearly 12 hours a day washing and parking cars for spare change. The average income for a day of work amounts to no more then 10 euros
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The Spanish border fence cuts across the landscape

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The Spanish border fence cuts across the landscape
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Working with the Moroccan youth in hopes to obtain Spanish papers before their 18th birthdays when they are kicked out of the detention center to live in the streets. The boy in the baseball cap will turn 18 after 3 months.

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Working with the Moroccan youth in hopes to obtain Spanish papers before their 18th birthdays when they are kicked out of the detention center to live in the streets. The boy in the baseball cap will turn 18 after 3 months.
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Migrants from Africa play checkers on a homemade board to pass the time. Migrants spend anywhere from a couple of months to a couple of years living in this CETI detention center awaiting either papers or deportation

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Migrants from Africa play checkers on a homemade board to pass the time. Migrants spend anywhere from a couple of months to a couple of years living in this CETI detention center awaiting either papers or deportation
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Migrants from Algeria, these men display a CETI identification card. The man in the white jacket has just been served papers that he will be deported.

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Migrants from Algeria, these men display a CETI identification card. The man in the white jacket has just been served papers that he will be deported.
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The Spanish border fence.

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The Spanish border fence.
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Late at night, these migrants from Bangladesh move en mass to their 'other camp' in order to avoid the immigration police raids that happen in the night.

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Late at night, these migrants from Bangladesh move en mass to their 'other camp' in order to avoid the immigration police raids that happen in the night.
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Tents have been brought in to solve the problem of over crowding at the center that at times reaches triple capacity. Of low quality these tents leave many, as these Algerian migrants, flooded out after a rain.

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Tents have been brought in to solve the problem of over crowding at the center that at times reaches triple capacity. Of low quality these tents leave many, as these Algerian migrants, flooded out after a rain.
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In the Bangladesh 'other camp'. It is common for these men to have spent up to 4 years traveling to this side of the border and almost 2 years waiting in the CETI detention camp for either papers or deportation. The majority of the men detained at CETI are under the age of 25

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:07:10 +0000

In the Bangladesh 'other camp'. It is common for these men to have spent up to 4 years traveling to this side of the border and almost 2 years waiting in the CETI detention camp for either papers or deportation. The majority of the men detained at CETI are under the age of 25
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Very few migrants are accepted as legal migrants and transferred to the mainland

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:38:30 +0000

Very few migrants are accepted as legal migrants and transferred to the mainland
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The Spanish border fence that separates the enclave of Melilla from Morocco

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:04:48 +0000

The Spanish border fence that separates the enclave of Melilla from Morocco
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A group of migrants from Bangladesh, many of whom have lived in the CETI camp for almost two years waiting either for papers or deportation. Many say that if deported, their only option is suicide

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:05:34 +0000

A group of migrants from Bangladesh, many of whom have lived in the CETI camp for almost two years waiting either for papers or deportation. Many say that if deported, their only option is suicide
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Graffiti crew. The ones who cover the nighttime walls with slogans of the revolution. In pink is world renown Bahraini blogger and activist, Zainab Al Khawaja.

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:26:51 +0000

Graffiti crew. The ones who cover the nighttime walls with slogans of the revolution. In pink is world renown Bahraini blogger and activist, Zainab Al Khawaja.
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Fire on the highway

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:37:32 +0000

Fire on the highway
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