Spain: Madrid protesters mourn evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal
First reported 8 Oct, 12:14 UTCUpdated 15h ago4 sources
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Tens of thousands marched in Madrid to mourn pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction made her a housing crisis symbol and sparked fresh protests.
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The 87-year-old pensioner in Spain whose eviction from her lifelong home sparked nationwide protests has died. María del Carmen Abascal, better known as Maricarmen, died on Wednesday just hours before she was set to sign a new rental agreement. She was forcibly removed from her Madrid apartment last month on a…
Tens of thousands marched in Madrid to mourn pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction made her a housing crisis symbol and sparked fresh protests.
The 87-year-old “Maricarmen” became the face of the struggle to fix Spain’s broken housing market. Her death turned her into a political martyr.
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- "She Put Her Body on the Line": Maricarmen, 87, Dies; Her Eviction Sparked Spain Housing Protests (opens Democracy Now! in a new tab)
The 87-year-old pensioner in Spain whose eviction from her lifelong home sparked nationwide protests has died. María del Carmen Abascal, better known as Maricarmen, died on Wednesday just hours before she was set to sign a new rental agreement. She was forcibly removed from her Madrid apartment last month on a…
- In Spain, Grief and Politics Mix After Death of Evicted Woman (opens The Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The 87-year-old “Maricarmen” became the face of the struggle to fix Spain’s broken housing market. Her death turned her into a political martyr.
- Spain: Madrid protesters mourn evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal (opens Africanews in a new tab)
Tens of thousands marched in Madrid to mourn pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction made her a housing crisis symbol and sparked fresh protests.
- Graffiti artist honours Spain’s housing rights figure ‘Maricarmen’ (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
