St. John Church in Barcelona vandalised by left-wing group

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Barcelona
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Social Media

On January 9, the church of Saint John in Barcelona, Spain, was vandalised by the left-wing organisation ARRAN. The church is considered a cultural asset of the city. The incident was published in X by and several users called for ARRAN to be fined.

The graffiti the group has left reads: "Patriarchy and Capital, criminal alliance". A local resident who witnessed the incident published it on social media. Seemingly, there has been no police investigation.

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