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| The home of Catalunya's 'national team' |
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| Barcelona's stock exchange suffers blemishes from an attack of red paint |
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| Paris isn't the only city with an Arc de Triomf |
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| Capoeira in Parc de la Ciutadella |
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| The Rambla |
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| A rescue after the elevator jammed at the top of Columbus' statue |
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| Monumento de Colom |
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| A homeless man in Plaça de Catalunya |
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| 'For a quality public school, Occupy the classrooms'. Spain's government is cutting education and health services while the military and the Church go unscathed |
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| Policemen meet during the threat of public protests while the European Banking Committee is in town. A student's demonstration of some 8000 students was matched by 8ooo policemen standing by to contain the protests. |
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| The building where the ECB met was surrounded by an army of police |
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| 'Homes without people, people without homes' |
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| break dancing on the Rambla |
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| A small demonstration of train workers who have also suffered from cuts |
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| '12 May to 15 May We Take the Streets' The 15th of May is the Anniversary of the 'Toma la Plaza' movement (Take the Square) which predates (and probably inspired) the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement |
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| A Barcelona bullring, no longer used for bullfighting. Bullfights have been outlawed in Catalunya. |
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| The ever present 'Mossos d'Esquadra', or 'Squadron Boys'. The riot squads among the Mossos have a reputation for being heavy handed |
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| Londoners aren't the only ones to have a building of this shape in their neighborhood |
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