BARCELONA ERUPTS in Housing Protests After Evicted 87-Year-Old Maricarmen Dies | Times Now World

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Thousands of people marched through Barcelona on Friday to honour 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction and subsequent death have intensified Spain’s debate over affordable housing and tenants’ rights. Demonstrators carried flowers, candles and placards reading “Thank you, Maricarmen” and “We are the voice of Maricarmen”, while calling for action against evictions and property speculation. Abascal died on Wednesday at Madrid’s Gregorio Marañón Hospital, where she had been receiving treatment since September 23, the day she was evicted following a lengthy legal dispute with her landlord. She had been removed from her home on a stretcher. Following public protests, the landlord agreed to a new rental contract that would have allowed her to return, but she died before signing it. Protesters said housing insecurity was leaving families facing eviction with nowhere else to go, and called on lawmakers to ensure access to decent, affordable homes. Activist Tania Maria Silva said supp

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