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Police clash with protesters in Madrid following forced eviction of 'Maricarmen'

María del Carmen Abascal had lived in her flat on Sainz de Baranda Street since 1956. Madrid’s Tenants' Union and the UN had opposed the decision to evict her. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesSep 23, 2026, 7:44 PM
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EuronewsSep 23, 2026, 7:44 PM

Police clash with protesters in Madrid following forced eviction of 'Maricarmen'

María del Carmen Abascal had lived in her flat on Sainz de Baranda Street since 1956. Madrid’s Tenants' Union and the UN had opposed the decision to evict her.

The GuardianSep 23, 2026, 12:00 PM

Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home

Housing rights campaigners decry landlord’s ‘barbaric behaviour’ after apartment Maricarmen had lived in for 71 years was bought by a developer There were violent scenes in Madrid on Wednesday as riot police fought with protesters trying to prevent the eviction of an 87-year-old disabled woman from her apartment in the Retiro district. Hundreds of protesters had gathered, many of them overnight, in an effort to block the fourth attempt to carry out the eviction. Activists from the Madrid and Barcelona tenants’ union, and celebrities including the actor Carlos Bardem and the singer and actor Ana Belén, joined the protest. Continue reading...

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