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Coverage dated October 5, 2026

Spain’s lefty government evicted an 87-year-old woman from her home of 70 years and thousands of protesters took the streets

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Spain’s average rent has nearly doubled in a decade, while more than a quarter of renters spend 40% of their income on housing.

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  1. Fortune

    Spain’s lefty government evicted an 87-year-old woman from her home of 70 years and thousands of protesters took the streets (opens Fortune)

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    Spain’s average rent has nearly doubled in a decade, while more than a quarter of renters spend 40% of their income on housing.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    What to know about Spain's housing protests sparked by an 87-year-old woman's eviction (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Public outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman has put Spain's progressive government under immense pressure to tackle the nation's entrenched housing cost crisis.