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Housing activists in Barcelona seized a mostly empty building to house vulnerable families and create a community hub.
Mohammed El-Kurd is a Palestinian writer, poet and journalist. He is the author of the poetry collection Rifqa and the book "Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal", which was just published in French translation last week. Mohammed grew up in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem and as a child, his family were displaced from their homeย by Israeli settlers in a high-profile eviction. He spoke to us in Perspective.
Tens of thousands marched in Madrid to mourn pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction made her a housing crisis symbol and sparked fresh protests.
The 87-year-old whose eviction last month sparked nationwide protests in Spain has died. Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her home of more than 70 years last month, after it was bought by an investment fund. After news of her passing, some who took to the streets say they believe her death was brought on by the stress of the eviction.
Maricarmen โ Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose โ dramatic eviction last month sparked mass โ housing protests in Spain that ultimately led to an early election, has died, Madridโs tenantsโ union said on Wednesday, provoking an outpouring of grief and anger on the streets of the capital. Abascal had been in hospital since her eviction on โSeptember 23 from her home of more than 70 years, when police and social workers removed her by stretcher. Since then, protests have included activists camping...
Maricarmen โAbascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing โprotests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Abascal's eviction sparked a series of โprotests โacross Spain in the past couple โ of weeks, including activists camping on one of Madrid's main โsquares, and calls for tackling a โ mounting housing crisis. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.