An 87-year-old woman who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis after being evicted from her Madrid home—where she had lived for over seven decades—has died. Her forced removal two weeks ago sparked widespread protests, drawing attention to the struggles of vulnerable tenants amid Spain’s deepening housing emergency. Activists had gathered at a Madrid encampment, urging political action ahead of the country’s upcoming election. The case has reignited debates over eviction protections and affordable housing as authorities face mounting pressure to address the issue.
Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early electionMaría del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction set off a nationwide wave of protests against Spain’s housing crisis, has died.News of her death came two weeks after Maricarmen, as she had come to be known across Spain, was evicted from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than seven decades. Continue reading...
