Death of 87-year-old Maricarmen is reenergizing Spain's protests to stop evictions
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María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman known widely as Maricarmen, died suddenly on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain, just two weeks after being evicted from the downtown apartment her family had rented for decades.
Her sudden death following the displacement has reenergized protests across Spain aimed at stopping evictions. The case has drawn widespread attention and galvanized housing activists.
Prior to her eviction and subsequent death, Abascal's struggle to avoid losing her long-term home transformed her into a prominent symbol of the broader housing and eviction crisis in the country.
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StuffFocuses on the immediate aftermath, her sudden death, and protest reenergization.
Toronto StarProvides biographical context of her long-term tenancy and symbolic status.
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