Evicted Pensioner Who Ignited Spain’s Housing Protests Dies, Tenant Union Confirms

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction triggered housing demonstrations across Spain, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union announced on Wednesday. Her displacement set off a wave of unrest throughout the country over recent weeks, including activist encampments in one of Madrid’s central squares and renewed demands to address the escalating housing crisis. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.

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