Madrid woman dies after eviction
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Maricarmen Abascal, 87, died after being evicted from her Madrid home, becoming a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis as protests grew and Podemos politician Irene Montero condemned evictions.
"Taking an 87-yr-old woman out of her home after she had lived in the same house for 70yrs, that’s killing someone...The moment she left that apartment, or, rather, the moment they took her out of that apartment, she had to be hospitalized. & today, she is gone." www.democracynow.org/2026/10/8/ma...
“She Put Her Body on the Line”: Maricarmen, 87, Dies; Her Eviction Sparked Spain Housing Protests
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...
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October 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"Taking an 87-yr-old woman out of her home after she had lived in the same house for 70yrs, that’s killing someone...The moment she left that apartment, or, rather, the moment they took her out of that apartment, she had to be hospitalized. & today, she is gone." www.democracynow.org/2026/10/8/ma...