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

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What happened

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 t…

Key facts

  • 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 t…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:20 UTC.

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