SocietyA Madrid pensioner whose eviction triggered nationwide protests can return home after her lawyer said she reached a deal with the property owners. The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal last Wednesday pushed Spain’s long-running housing crisis to the centre of political debate and increased pressure on the government to act.
SocietyAngered by Spain’s chronic housing crisis and the eviction of a pensioner, protesters camped in central Madrid for a third consecutive night on Monday, keeping pressure on the government ahead of a key cabinet meeting. Around 2,000 people also rallied in Barcelona, demanding ambitious action during Sanchez’s visit.
SocietyProtesters are camping in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square, calling for political action to stop evictions and ease the housing crisis. They are waiting for the Spanish government to announce new housing decrees.
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Society8:24Housing protesters have camped in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol for a fourth day, calling for stronger tenant protections. The demonstrations began after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from the home where she had lived for more than 70 years, while activists await new government housing measures.
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SocietyThe eviction of an elderly woman from the Madrid home where she grew up has prompted protests against Spain’s worsening housing crisis. Al Jazeera’s Cara Legg reports.
SocietyMadrid protesters say they will continue pressuring the Sánchez government over rising housing costs. After tens of thousands marched on Saturday to demand lower housing expenses and stronger tenant protection, demonstrators set up about 100 tents in the capital’s busy Puerta del Sol square.
SocietyProtesters have camped outside Madrid’s regional government building for a third straight day, opposing the eviction of an elderly resident and calling for stronger tenant protections amid rising rents and housing shortages.
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SocietyProtesters have camped outside the Madrid regional government headquarters for a third day, objecting to the eviction of an octogenarian and calling for stronger tenant protections amid a housing shortage and soaring rents.
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SocietyAround 150 tents now fill Madrid’s Puerta del Sol after Saturday’s protest over the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen. Mobilised by the Tenants’ Union, demonstrators are calling for a housing decree on Tuesday, warning: “Either rentierism falls or the government.”
SocietyTens of thousands rallied in Madrid on Saturday for stronger tenant protections after an elderly woman was evicted from her lifelong home when her rent nearly quadrupled. Her case has resonated with Spaniards who say rent increases, partly driven by tourism, are making cities increasingly unaffordable.
SocietyPeople are protesting Spain’s housing crisis in Madrid after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from the apartment where she had lived for decades.
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Society1:01Tens of thousands marched in Madrid against Spain’s housing crisis, calling for tenant protections, anti-fraud measures and a ban on evictions without alternative housing. The eviction Wednesday of an 87-year-old woman from the Madrid apartment she had lived in for decades became the latest flashpoint.
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SocietyProtests are continuing in Madrid, where many demonstrators are carrying signs and banners declaring “Maricarmen vs the Vultures,” “Maricarmen, you are not alone” and “Not one more Maricarmen.”
SocietyProtesters gathered in Granada to support 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal after she was evicted from her apartment in Madrid.
SocietyPolice clashed with protesters in Madrid after María del Carmen Abascal, known as “Maricarmen,” was forcibly evicted from the flat where she had lived on Sainz de Baranda Street since 1956. The Madrid Tenants' Union and the UN had opposed the eviction.