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Exclusive: Barcelona Pickpocket Photos Revealed for the First Time

October 19, 2011
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A “Robbed in Barcelona” exclusive. A selection of never-before-seen photos of pick-pocketing incidents in Barcelona. These photos were sent to us this week. The photographer has requested anonymity. The photos were taken approximately two years ago in Calle Princesa and around Jaume I metro area. 1. On Carrer Princesa, on the Picasso Museum side....

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Open Letter to Irish Fans in Barcelona for Andorra V Ireland Euro 2012 Qualifier

October 3, 2011
Foto: Martin Addison

(The football game has been moved to Andorra, but sufficient numbers have bought flights via Barcelona to make this worthwhile.) As seen in Ireland’s Sunday World newspaper on October 2nd, we will circulate this letter to Irish fans arriving at Barcelona airport on October 7th. Welcome to Barcelona You will be Robbed! This city...

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One Question, Five Mayoral Candidates, Four Responses

May 3, 2011
Source of Images: La Vanguardia

In a recent blog post on April 19th, we posed a single question to the five candidates for the position of mayor of Barcelona. The election takes place on May 21st 2011. We contacted each of the candidates by both Twitter and email. We were pleased to receive a response from four of the...

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Chinese Posters Warning About Pickpockets

April 29, 2011
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Following our recent distribution of Japanese posters warning about pickpockets, we’re thrilled to follow-up with a trio of posters in the Chinese language, which have been created especially for us. They are to print and post in locations in Barcelona where you feel tourists are in danger of being pickpocketed. If you own a...

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Japanese Posters Warning About Pickpockets

April 22, 2011
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We’re very proud to have a pair of posters in the Japanese language designed especially for us. They are to print and post in locations in Barcelona where you feel tourists are in danger of being pickpocketed. If you own a business, please consider displaying these. English language posters available here. The posters read “Hi Risk...

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Five Mayoral Candidates, One Question

April 19, 2011
Foto: Sergio Calleja

Barcelona, número ú en robatoris. Amb vostè, què canviarà? | Barcelona, número uno en robos. Con usted, qué va a cambiar? Municipal elections for the new mayor of Barcelona are on May 22nd, 2011. We are concerned about robbery and crime on the streets of Barcelona. We ask each candidate about this. Jordi Hereu (PSC), Xavier Trias...

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From Facebook: Tweets Detailing Robberies During Mobile World Congress 2011

February 18, 2011
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Facebook – where we started the original Robbed in Barcelona – is closing down all “Discussion” functionality, so in an attempt to not lose our valuable user contributions, we’re moving these to the blog.     I know someone who got robbed in Barcelona TWEETS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 13th 2011 and FEBRUARY 18th 2011, MOBILE WORLD...

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