Shock and Anger: Death after Forced Eviction Fuels Protests in Spain
The fate of an 87-year-old Spaniard who was taken from her home by police has triggered mass protests and new elections. Her death will now further harden the fronts.
Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman, has died two weeks after being forcibly evicted from her Madrid home, sparking widespread outrage and grief in Spain. Abascal, who had lived in the apartment for 70 years, had become a symbol of the fight for affordable housing, and her death has galvanized protests against the country's housing crisis.
Demonstrators held a minute of silence and lit candles in her honor, while chanting "murderers" and condemning the government's inaction on housing. The left-wing government has announced new elections for November 29, and trade unions have called a general strike for November 11.
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