{
  "id": 11781392,
  "title": "Angered by housing shortages, Spaniards take to the streets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/angered-by-housing-shortages-spaniards-take-to-the-streets",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:24:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/257308/world/angered-by-housing-shortages-spaniards-take-to-the-streets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets on Saturday to protest the country's housing crisis, demanding decent housing and better tenant protection. The largest demonstration took place in Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles, with crowds gathered shoulder to shoulder. Protesters carried banners and placards, expressing their discontent.\n\nValeria Racu, spokeswoman for the Madrid Tenants' Union, stated, \"Power is back on the streets.\" She warned, \"This is a warning to everyone that we will not tolerate another four years without addressing the issue in our country. This will continue until everything changes.\" Racu also called for a general strike.\n\nIn Valencia, isolated clashes between demonstrators and police occurred, with rubber bullets used to disperse the crowd, according to RTVE. Protests are planned in over 50 cities across Spain, though a rally in Barcelona was postponed due to severe weather.\n\nThe protests followed the rejection of two government decrees in parliament aimed at tackling rising rents and evictions. The decrees were introduced after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from her home in Madrid, sparking widespread outrage and initial demonstrations. The failure of these housing-related initiatives has placed Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's minority government in a serious crisis. The government has struggled to pass any initiatives since conservative Catalan separatist party Junts withdrew its support just under a year ago.",
  "summary": "dpamadridThousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Saturday to protest the country’s housing crisis, demanding the right to decent housing and better protection for t...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Spaniards protest housing crisis as Sánchez weighs snap vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/spaniards-protest-housing-crisis-as-sanchez-weighs-snap-vote",
        "published": "2026-10-03T15:17:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}