if the bulk of your mobile devices (apart from the one you may have used to make this post) have been nicked, how on earth would anyone be able to help you out by sending you cash unless they knew you, as all your logins and other personal info could also be compromised, and they could end up sending the cash to the very same folk who robbed you, and worse, providing them with personal info.
If this is a genuine request, an incident where a visitor to an EU country has been a victim of violent crime and the local Police are not willing to investigate is worthy of investigation by the media, it would indicate an element of further social breakdown in Southern Europe and hatred of foreigners that is starting to develop in those countries.
A hotel owner (or anyone else) cannot keep you prisoner for unpaid bills. That is a very serious criminal offence in all 28 EU countries, as bad as the original crime (and would if brought before Court hint at collusion with the thieves). Italy may not be the most stable of countries compared to mainland Northern Europe or even the UK but this incident seems extremely unusual.
As you have access to telecommunications equipment of some kind, and are proficient in English, it would be worth contacting these European media organisations, using whatever communications method you consider most secure (be aware that wifi and telecoms equipment in hotels can be and often is subject to surveillance and interception).
BBC UK : BBC News – Have you got a good story?
Guardian UK : 00 44 20 353 2000 (telephone) : How to contact the Guardian and Observer | Help | theguardian.com
Euronews FR : 00 33 4 72 18 80 00 Contact euronews : euronews : the latest international news as video on demand
