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  "id": 12699954,
  "title": "The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-87-year-old-evicted-pensioner-who-sparked-spain-housing-protests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:58:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/10/07/the-87-year-old-evicted-pensioner-who-sparked-spain-housing-protests-dies_6758363_19.html"
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  "summary": "Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman, has died. According to the Madrid Tenants' Union, she passed away on Wednesday at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid. Her death comes after she was hospitalized with exhaustion following her eviction from her lifelong Madrid home on a stretcher on September 23.\n\nAbascal's eviction sparked nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis, with hundreds of people camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square. The protests led to a political debate, culminating in early elections called by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The housing issue was a major factor in the decision to hold a snap election.\n\nAbascal had previously withstood four eviction attempts in the past decade. From her hospital bed, she urged protesters to \"Fight!\" Her case became a symbol of Spain's housing market, and her eviction marked a turning point in the country's history, according to the Madrid Tenants' Union.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Woman, 87, whose eviction triggered snap election in Spain following housing protests has died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/woman-87-whose-eviction-triggered-snap-election-in-spain-following",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:40:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Maricarmen, symbol of Spain's housing protests, dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/maricarmen-symbol-of-spains-housing-protests-dies",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:47:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain protests dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pensioner-whose-eviction-sparked-spain-protests-dies",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:12:13.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evicted-pensioner-maricarmen-abascal-heart-of-spains-housing-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:19:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Spain’s PM offers condolences after reported death of 87-year-old whose eviction sparked protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/spains-pm-offers-condolences-after-reported-death-of-87-year-old",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:24:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Maricarmen, the woman who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, dies at 87",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/maricarmen-the-woman-who-became-a-symbol-of-spains-housing-crisis",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:38:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Evicted 87-year-old woman Maricarmen, heart of Spain’s housing protests, has died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evicted-87-year-old-woman-maricarmen-heart-of-spains-housing-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:46:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evicted-pensioner-who-sparked-spain-housing-protests-dies-tenant-union-12723537",
        "published": "2026-10-07T21:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "87-Year-Old Woman Who Had Been Evicted from Her Home Dies in Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/87-year-old-woman-who-had-been-evicted-from-her-home-dies-in-spain",
        "published": "2026-10-07T22:32:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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