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Received — 7 October 2026 ⏭

Maricarmen, the woman who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, dies at 87

✇El País - English
By: Lucía Franco
7 October 2026 at 20:38

Maricarmen Abascal, the woman whose eviction became a rallying cry against Spain’s housing crisis, died on Wednesday at Madrid’s Gregorio Marañón Hospital at the age of 87, the Tenants’ Union announced in a statement.

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Maricarmen waits at home, before being evicted. Protest camp at Puerta del Sol in response to Maricarmen's eviction and the housing crisis in Spain, Madrid. Maricarmen, the day the eviction was halted.

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Maricarmen Abascal, in her home in the Ibiza neighborhood of Madrid, before being evicted.
Received — 28 September 2026 ⏭

Maricarmen, elderly woman evicted from home in Spain, becomes a global symbol for housing activists

✇El País - English
By: Beatriz Olaizola · Lucía Franco
28 September 2026 at 11:32
Nadz Vogel, an activist with the London Renters’ Union, at the Puerta del Sol encampment on September 27, 2026.

They came to Madrid to counterprogram one of Europe’s largest real estate fairs, The District. What they found was an 87-year-old woman who was about to be evicted from their home — and was, before their eyes. Around 200 housing activists from more than 20 countries across Europe decided to join the demonstrations against the eviction, and later joined a spontaneous encampment in front of the Madrid regional government headquarters at the historic Puerta del Sol plaza.

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Members from different countries of the European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City hold an assembly at Puerta del Sol.Teresa Mamede, of the Lisbon Renters’ Union, at the Puerta del Sol encampment on September 27, 2026.Ronja Senkpiel, urban geographer and German researcher specializing in urban development, at the Puerta del Sol encampment on September 26, 2026.
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