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Spanish housing protest icon Maricarmen dies amid housing crisis

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Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home became a symbol of Spain's housing crisis, has died. Her removal from her residence of over 70 years, which involved police and social workers carrying her out on a stretcher, had ignited widespread housing protests. These demonstrations, including activists camping in Puerta del Sol, led to calls for action on the escalating housing crisis and ultimately prompted the Prime Minister to call an early election. Following the news of her death, thousands marched in protest, with some attributing her demise to the circumstances of her eviction. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Evicted 87-year-old woman Maricarmen, heart of Spain’s housing protests, has died

    Maricarmen ⁠Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose ⁠dramatic eviction last month sparked mass ⁠housing protests in Spain that ultimately led to an early election, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said on Wednesday, provoking an outpouring of grief and anger on the streets of the c…

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