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María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87

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Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early electionMaría del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction set off a nationwide wave of protests against Spain’s housing crisis, has died.News of her death came two weeks after Maricarmen, as she had come to be known across Spain, was evicted from the Madrid apartment where she had liv... 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 capital. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early electionMaría del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old wh...S1
  • 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...S2
  • An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis has died.S3
  • An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminatedS4
  • Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Abascal's eviction sparked a series of ​protests ‌across Spain in the past couple ⁠of weeks, including activists...S5
  • Maricarmen, as she was known, had been hospitalized since she was carried out on a stretcher from the apartment where she had lived for seven decadesS6
  • An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wednesday, a tenants' union said.S7
  • Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.S8
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6h The Guardian

María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87

Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin…

6h Scmp

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…

7h Sbs

Evicted octogenarian who sparked Spain's housing protests dies

An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis has died.

7h Wol

Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain’s housing protests dies

An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated

7h France 24

Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union

Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Abascal's eviction sparked a seri…

7h Independent

Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked major protests in Spain, dies aged 87

Maricarmen, as she was known, had been hospitalized since she was carried out on a stretcher from the apartment where she had lived for seven decades

7h Thelocal

Maricarmen: Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain's housing protests dies

An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wedne…

7h Lemonde

The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.

8h France 24

Evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, dies

Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Massive protests following Abasca…

8h Euronews

Maricarmen, symbol of Spain's housing protests, dies

The 87-year-old woman had withstood four eviction attempts in the past decade. In a final message from her hospital bed, she urged protesters: "Fight!"

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María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87

9 outlets 10 reports
The brief

Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early electionMaría del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction set off a nationwide wave of protests against Spain’s housing crisis, has died.News of her death came two weeks after Maricarmen, as she had come to be known across Spain, was evicted from the Madrid apartment where she had liv... 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 capital. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early electionMaría del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old wh...S1
  • 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...S2
  • An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis has died.S3
  • An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminatedS4
  • Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Abascal's eviction sparked a series of ​protests ‌across Spain in the past couple ⁠of weeks, including activists...S5
  • Maricarmen, as she was known, had been hospitalized since she was carried out on a stretcher from the apartment where she had lived for seven decadesS6
  • An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wednesday, a tenants' union said.S7
  • Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.S8
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Sources · 8 citations

S1 The Guardian 1 report · EN
S2 Scmp 1 report · EN
S3 Sbs 1 report · EN
S4 Wol 1 report · EN
S5 France 24Lead 2 reports · EN
S6 Independent 1 report · EN
S7 Thelocal 1 report · EN
S8 Lemonde 1 report · EN
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