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‘Please fight’: How an elderly woman’s eviction put Spain’s housing crisis in the spotlight
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By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid (CNN) — If there’s one name on people’s lips in Spain this week it’s Maricarmen. The eviction of the 87-year-old from her home has sparked a huge wave of spontaneous solidarity in various cities and drawn attention to one of the most pressing problems facing the country: …
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The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on Wednesday sparked a thousands-strong protest in the streets of Madrid Saturday, with demonstrators calling for greater protection for tenants. Widespread anger at rising housing costs have put pressure on centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who…
Thousands of people have marched in Madrid to protest against Spain’s housing crisis and ask for protective measures for tenants, anti-fraud measures, and a ban on evictions without alternative housing
Thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction earlier this week of an 87-year-old woman from her lifelong home, calling for greater protection for tenants.
Tens of thousands of people have marched in Madrid to protest against Spain’s housing crisis and ask for protective measures for tenants, anti-fraud measures, and a ban on evictions without alternative housing
Tens of thousands rallied in the Spanish capital after an 87-year-old woman was dramatically evicted from her home this week. Protesters called for measures to curb rising costs and reduce evictions.
Images of Maricarmen Abascal being forcibly removed from her home sparked protests and a reckoning over the country’s soaring real estate market Images of an octogenarian being evicted from the home she had lived in for seven decades on a stretcher, flanked by protesters and police officers, sparked…
MADRID -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid on Saturday to protest against Spain's housing crisis and ask for protective measures for tenants, anti-fraud rules and a ban on evictions without alternative housing.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Spanish capital on Saturday to call for greater protection for tenants. The protest was sparked by the eviction of an elderly woman who was forced out of her lifelong home after her rent nearly quadrupled.
A historic Madrid plaza is packed with protesters who camped overnight against the eviction of an 87-year-old woman. Protests against Spain's housing crisis were expected for second straight day in Puerta del Sol plaza. Tens of thousands of people marched…
Protesters packed Madrid’s historic Puerta del Sol plaza on Sunday after camping there overnight, extending demonstrations over Spain’s housing crisis into a second day
By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid (CNN) — If there’s one name on people’s lips in Spain this week it’s Maricarmen. The eviction of the 87-year-old from her home has sparked a huge wave of spontaneous solidarity in various cities and drawn attention to one of the most pressing problems facing the country: …
Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza.
The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal Martín in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, has become a symbol of Spain’s rising cost of living and sparked nationwide protests against corporate greed and wealth inequality.
Public outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman has put Spain’s left-wing government under immense pressure to tackle the nation’s housing cost crisis
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