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Spain Rallies for Affordable Housing

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Protesters rallied across Spain on Saturday against the housing crisis, demanding affordable homes and stronger tenant protections, while demonstrations in Valencia saw clashes with police.

elDiario.es
The housing rights protest turns into an encampment in the center of Valencia

The participants appeal for citizen support with provisions and tarpaulins to turn the square into a permanent debate space after this morning's clashes. Thousands of people mobilized against real estate speculation in Valencia and called for a general strike. A group of people who took part in the housing march held this morning in Valencia spontaneously decided to camp in the City Hall square, and the first tents have begun arriving, about fifteen. The Valencia Renters Union, one of the organizers of the demonstration held this Saturday, said it supports this spontaneous camp that has sprung up "autonomously" as a sign of the "rage the housing crisis has driven into the streets" and that their patience "has run out." On social media, the union clarifies that the camp "belongs to the diverse people who have organized it" and adds that for this reason they believe it is they who ...

The housing rights protest turns into an encampment in the center of Valencia
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Der Spiegel
Spain: How a mass protest forced rent sharks to back down – only good news this week

In Spain, young people protest against the housing shortage and in support of pensioner Maricarmen. Researchers discover a new penguin species. And: easy charging for electric cars. The good news of the week.

Spain: How a mass protest forced rent sharks to back down – only good news this week
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Mediapart
In Spain, large demonstrations for housing after MPs reject a series of emergency measures

A large part of the country was moved by the eviction ten days ago of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Madrid resident. The government proposed measures for tenants, rejected on Friday by Parliament. The mobilization is growing again.

In Spain, large demonstrations for housing after MPs reject a series of emergency measures
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La Repubblica
Among the new Indignados in Spain's squares: "We are all evicted"

Half a million, just in Madrid, the mobilization is spreading. In silence they jingle the keys of their homes: "We will not surrender until the laws change."

Among the new Indignados in Spain's squares: "We are all evicted"
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Die Presse
Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest: Housing shortage puts government under pressure

In more than 50 cities, demonstrators demand better tenant protections and affordable housing. In Madrid, around 70,000 people take to the streets; in Valencia, a rally turns tense.

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